Thousands of costumed revellers, driving vehicles straight out of a Mad Max movie, gathered in the southern California desert for the Wasteland Weekend festival. The annual four-day post-apocalyptic party imagines a future where civilisation as we know it has collapsed. An alternative compound springs up in the Mojave desert, and attendees have to survive without electricity and running water.
Bands and DJs provide the soundtrack for the adults-only festival, which sees topless burlesque dancers, fire-breathers and stunt fighters perform in the Thunderdome. IBTimes UK presents a gallery of photos taken at this year's Wasteland Weekend.
Mario Anzuoni/ReutersMario Anzuoni/ReutersBarbara Ellquist, dressed as "Auntie Virus"Mario Anzuoni/ReutersDesirae Hepp, dressed as "Immortan Joe"Mario Anzuoni/ReutersMario Anzuoni/ReutersMario Anzuoni/ReutersMario Anzuoni/ReutersMario Anzuoni/ReutersMario Anzuoni/ReutersEnthusiasts fight at the ThunderdomeMario Anzuoni/ReutersFestival-goers fight at the ThunderdomeMario Anzuoni/ReutersSpectators watch fights at the ThunderdomeMario Anzuoni/ReutersMario Anzuoni/ReutersMario Anzuoni/ReutersPeople play cards at the casinoMario Anzuoni/ReutersBrien Deegan waits on his motorcycleMario Anzuoni/ReutersJohnny Skunt is reflected in the rearview mirror of his motorcycleMario Anzuoni/ReutersMario Anzuoni/ReutersMario Anzuoni/ReutersMario Anzuoni/ReutersRevellers watch a fight in the gladiator arenaMario Anzuoni/ReutersMario Anzuoni/ReutersChristine Shea poses for portraitMario Anzuoni/ReutersMario Anzuoni/ReutersMike Kemling, dressed as a "Wasteland Ranger"Mario Anzuoni/ReutersJake McKinnon, dressed as "Pez, Brother of Wez"Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
