Three Day Stubble

Three Day Stubble was the first band to perform at Burning Man (in 1993).

History of Burning ManTrip BrownNovember 27, 2016Three Day Stubble, 1993, 1996

Empire Digital Media - Pictures from Burning Man 1996

Burning Man 1996 by Maggie Hallahan. Includes some of the most iconic photos from Burning Man 1996, Helco

Art, Burning ManTrip BrownSeptember 4, 1998Maggie Hallahan, 1996

Bonfire of the Techies | Time Magazine, August 25, 1997

Time Magazine coverage of Burning Man 1997

History of Burning Man, Burning ManTrip BrownAugust 28, 1997Time Magazine, 1996, Burning Man 1996, Burning Man 1997, 1997, Kevin Kelly

Digerati Are Unlikely Celebrants Of a Primitivist Conflagration

1997 New York Times coverage of Burning Man

News Reporting, History of Burning Man, Burning ManTrip BrownJuly 21, 1997Edward Rothstein, New York Times, 1996, 1997, Burning Man 1997, Burning Man 1996

Greetings from Burning Man! (1996)

Greetings from Burning Man, Wired Magazine, November 1996

Burning Man, News ReportingTrip BrownNovember 1, 1996Burning Man, Wired Magazine, 1996, Bruce Sterling, TAZ, Burning Man 1996

Barbara Traub Photo Page | Burning Man 1994, 1995 and 1996

Photos of Barbara Traub, from Burning Man 1994 to 1996. Barbara’s work was featured in Wired Magazine’s cover story on Burning Man.

History of Burning Man, PhotographsTrip BrownOctober 4, 1996Burning Man 1994, Burning Man 1995, Burning Man 1996, 1994, 1995, 1996, Wired Magazine, Bruce Sterling, Barb Traub, Barbara Traub, Oh My Gawd!, Rat car, Desert to Dream

Burning Man 1996 | Bob Stahl archive

Archive of Burning Man 1996 Geocity page by Bob Stahl. All photos and text © Bob Stahl

Burning Man, History of Burning ManTrip BrownSeptember 10, 19961996, Bob Stahl

Burning Man 1996

Burning Man 1996, Helco. One thing most will agree upon. 1996 was a significant year for Burning Man. People died. John Law quit. The event moved locations, returning to its home two years later. The population again had doubled, now to 8,000 and tickets cost $35.

Bruce Sterling wrote a cover story for Wired Magazine (see insert), HBO and PBS also covered the event. It was the year of the first official theme: Inferno. Love it or hate it, 1996 was an inflection point for Burning Man.