Is Burning Man Recession-Proof?
August 25, 2010 Some interesting Burning Man statistics from Lisa Schmeiser’s blog on SFGate: I was looking at the fantastic infographic “This is Burning Man,” which charts all sorts of data related to the shindig on the playa. Fun facts: tickets to Burning Man cost $200 in 2000, and 25,400 people showed up. Last year, tickets ran between $210-360, and 43,435 people attended. (For those wondering about the disparity in ticket prices, Burning Man operates several tiers of ticket prices, each with a set of limitation and/or ways to purchase them. $200 tickets are below-cost tickets; the higher-tier tickets underwrite some of these costs.) What is heartening about these stats: bottom-tier ticket prices have stayed level over nine years despite an estimated 24.6% rise in inflation during that time. Attendance increased by 71%. This has helped the festival keep pace with rising costs, which went from $5.2 million in 2001 to $12.3 million last year. 2009 was the year “staycation” thudded int
