The entire area is called Black Rock City (BRC). In less than a week the population on the playa grew to 67,000. At night, it was amazing.

Happy burners everywhere!

Endless activity on Esplanade in Black Rock City.

Robot Heart was one of the most popular EDM DJ art cars at Burning Man.

The rings are part of Sonic Runway, one of the coolest art pieces in Black Rock City.

Sonic Runway.

Sonic Runway.

Sonic Runway.

Sonic Runway.

Sonic Runway.

Sonic Runway works by reacting to the music coming from an EDM art car. Colored light waves zoom down the rings in a fabulous display that enthralled burners.

Sonic Runway works by reacting to the music coming from an EDM art car. Colored light waves zoom down the rings in a fabulous display that enthralled burners.

Art car

TV art car..

The large center structure is called Black Rock Lighthouse. Everything else around it are art cars—mobile vehicles that are incredibly engineered with lights, sound, and an amazing design theme. So you can see the absolute circus surrounding the Lighthouse (which was burned 1am on Day 9).

The large center structure is called Black Rock Lighthouse. Everything else around it are art cars—mobile vehicles that are incredibly engineered with lights, sound, and an amazing design theme. So you can see the absolute circus surrounding the Lighthouse (which was burned 1am on Day 9).

All of the lights in the foreground are from bicycles. The Man is in the background.

The large center structure is called Black Rock Lighthouse. Everything else around it are art cars—mobile vehicles that are incredibly engineered with lights, sound, and an amazing design theme. So you can see the absolute circus surrounding the Lighthouse (which was burned 1am on Day 9).

Black Rock Lighthouse

Black Rock Lighthouse

The large center structure is called Black Rock Lighthouse. Everything else around it are art cars—mobile vehicles that are incredibly engineered with lights, sound, and an amazing design theme. So you can see the absolute circus surrounding the Lighthouse (which was burned 1am on Day 9).