2492 desert rush
“Go to Indio！”
Thousands of netizens on social networks issued a call, and then spread it to tens and hundreds of people. This has evolved into the hottest annual topic on social networks, like a belief, like a symbol, and comparable to a paragraph. The journey makes young people’s blood boil..
This is a real carnival! This isn’t a new century Woodstock, this is contemporary Pioneer Village.
Not only North America, but people from all corners of the world are flocking to Indio, California. The mighty enthusiasm is pouring in the same direction from all directions. It is obviously late autumn, but it exaggerates the atmosphere that is incomparable even in the middle of summer. The heat wave is burning.
Not to mention Don Quixote, even Gavin Hunter couldn't suppress his excitement and expectations..
Regarding the Pioneer Village Music Festival, all major media have sent people to report on the scene. However, considering the desert environment of Indio, the weather and the scene are bound to be a severe test. It is necessary to send interns or young reporters to the front line to endure hardships. , this is the normal operation of the media.
“Us Weekly was no exception. They sent a five-person team to Indio two days in advance to report.——
Based on past experience, we must be fully prepared for Renly's activities, otherwise we may miss the point; facts also prove this point of view, even if it is forty-eight hours in advance, it still cannot catch up with the enthusiasm of Don Quixote, and some people even advance it We have been camping on the edge of town for a week and came to Indio early to start the party..
A week is actually not too early, nor is it lonely.
It can be seen from the photos of netizens on the photo wall that hundreds of Don Quixotes arrived at the Indio Desert early in advance, and there were also hundreds of young people with "Participating in Woods" in their arms. "Toque" came to the Indio Desert early. The party had started early. They were talking loudly, singing and dancing, and partying all night long. It was like celebrating the end of the world, and they had a final wild show on the edge of the isolated desert..
That kind of excitement can be felt just through the photos.
While waiting for Gavin Hunter to arrive in Indio, it was already the first day of the Pioneer Village Music Festival, but it had not started yet.
Gavin did not come to the music festival as a reporter for "American Weekly", but came to participate in this event in his personal capacity. He always felt that if he missed it, he might regret it for the rest of his life. Even if he did not buy a ticket, he still came impulsively. When I arrived in Indio and slowly entered the town, I started to hesitate - how should I enjoy the music festival without tickets? Is arriving at the scene a futile effort?？
But soon, Gavin temporarily put this thought behind him: because the grand event in front of him attracted all the attention.
In the distance, still two miles from the town, you can see RVs and vans parked neatly on the roadside, bustling on both sides of the road. In the center is a two-way carriageway, and on both sides are a The vast parking lot, with countless vehicles spread out as far as the eye can see, makes people think of "****", but it's just the "Mad Max" version, showing a mechanical grandeur on the deserted desert..
After passing the endless queue of cars, we officially entered the campsite..
Although there is already a camping ground near the RV and van, the large and small tents in front of us are another magnificent scene..
High, low, and staggered tents stretched out along both sides of the long yellow sand road, like a huge nomadic people camping in the desert. The morning sun had just fallen, and the soft golden color outlined a golden edge for the countless tents. People who get up early stretch themselves to welcome the arrival of dawn.
Diagonally ahead on the right, a group of young people are surrounding the extinguished bonfire, banging soup pots and wooden benches, singing loudly, "We will! We will! We will rock you (We-will-rock-you) )" is a classic song by Queen. The people around who had just woken up subconsciously clapped their hands along with it. It was so lively..
Further forward, groups of people in twos and threes were slowly moving forward, keeping the same direction as Gavin, heading to the performance venue. They were arguing with red faces. As you got closer, you could hear that they were arguing about "Explosion Drummer" and "Explosion Drummer". Which work of "Drunk Country Ballads" is more outstanding?.
Just on the left, a tent was pulled down and a chicken coop emerged. Gavin was startled. He rubbed his eyes and asked in a loud voice, "What time is it now?" He got "a quarter past eight". After answering, he immediately raised his voice and shouted, waking up the friends in the surrounding tents one after another, "The horn is ringing!" Then Gavin could see each tent becoming restless one after another, full of vitality mixed with the smell of sunshine. Coming at you.
incredible！
Even the well-informed Gavin was still stunned. He had imagined the scene in advance.：
Seventy thousand people? Although the Pioneer Village Music Festival only sold 70,000 sets of tickets, the enthusiastic audience arriving in the Indio Desert was definitely more than 70,000. A conservative estimate of 200,000 should be the base; and Gavin's own opinion should be able to exceed 250,000 people.
Don’t underestimate this set of data. The throughput of the top music festivals in the world is only around 100,000 people. The most sensational Nürburgring Music Festival in Germany (Rock-Am-Ring) ), the number of people mobilized is a maximum of 150,000 people - and this set of data is difficult to achieve in any performance venue around the world..
The venue in Indio is located in the desert, and there is currently no worry about a capacity limit, but 200,000 people is still an extremely scary predicted number..
Gavin's prediction of 250,000 was already crazy. However, when he arrived at the scene, he realized that he was too naive..
More than 250,000 people？
At this time, Gavin really understood what a huge crowd of people meant. He now strongly hoped to have a helicopter's perspective and overlook the entire desert. Only in this way could he see the overall grand scene and what a magnificent scene it was. scene.
If you look down from above, you can see a thin stream like a yellow ribbon meandering to outline the majesty of the entire desert. Dotted and colorful squares on both sides are like villas on the sea, building up the majesty of a dense forest. , if you look carefully, you can see that the dense crowd is like huge waves rolling towards the dark blue black hole. The deep blue is so rich that it is almost blue-black, quietly but turbulently swallowing all the light. The entire The vastness of the world is all gathered there, and the mystery of the universe makes people feel small..
people, people people.
Those colorful dots are all people. Like countless gravels in the desert, the small particles gather into a vast sea..
According to data released by the Los Angeles Times, the town of Indio attracted half a million people, incredibly exceeding the 450,000 people who attended Woodstock, truly writing its own history. However, the newspaper also admitted that the statistics were only vague estimates, and the actual number may be even higher. In just three days, this barren desert was even more noisy than half of the cities in the United States..
Gavin, who was in it, wanted to believe that a sea of 500,000 people could easily swamp him..
Even if they were unable to purchase tickets, fanatics from all over the world still gathered together. During these three days, Indio became the heart of the earth, and all blood was transported and pushed towards the heart, even if they could not reach it in person. At the scene, he still cast his gaze.
incredible！
Gavin stared at the grand scene in front of him greedily and in shock. The hot air penetrated into the blood vessels along the pores, and then he couldn't help but jump for joy. It seemed that he had returned to his youth again. The throbbing and hotness of youthful hormones made his heart beat all the time. It is hitting the chest vigorously and forcefully all the time..
Once, he believed that one passion could change the world; now, he is willing to believe again.
“hey- hey! Man! Gavin was a little rusty. He had almost forgotten how young people talked and partyed, but he still awkwardly regained the feeling, "Do you have any tickets?" What should I do if I don’t have a ticket? Uh... I'm not asking about scalpers..”
Gavin was worried that his words might cause misunderstanding, so he quickly explained with additional explanation, which made the group of young people burst into laughter..
“Trust us, no one will sell scalpers here and no one will buy them.”
“Stand here with both feet, this is the best ticket！”
“Let me tell you, this is a music festival. As long as we show up at the scene, we can party together, even if we can't see the stage performance in person..”
“Yes, yes, after the music starts, you can also enjoy it outside the venue, we have our own party.”
“Come and join us! We don’t have tickets either. We plan to go to the back of the venue, where there is an open space where we can party and listen to the performances on the main stage..”
The young people didn't give Gavin a chance at all, and they talked all over the place. Before Gavin could react, they were already inviting Gavin to move forward together..
Gavin followed him confusedly, but he was still a little anxious, "Well, I came here specially to admire Renly..”
“Haha, of course! "Everyone burst into laughter.
Gavin doesn't know why.
One of the young girls with an afro said cheerfully, "More than half of the audience came for Renly, or in other words, who didn't come for Renly?？”
Gavin also laughed.
“We have asked, and the organizers have realized that the scene is a bit beyond expectations, and they are thinking of solutions. Of course, it is absolutely impossible for everyone to enter the infield to see Renly, but on the evening of the last day, they should Temporary admission is open at the venue, and queuing is allowed on a first-come, first-served basis. This is the current temporary plan. We still need to wait for notification on how to implement it, but you can be sure that we still have a chance..”
Then, she turned to look at her friends around her, and everyone said in unison, "No one can refuse Renly."！”
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