Storming Area 51, Alienstock, and the Collision of Internet Myth and Everyday Life

To the point

A joke about storming Area 51 sparked by Joe Rogan's interview with Bob Lazar and posted by Matty Roberts grew into a multi-site Alienstock festival from Rachel to Las Vegas, attracting a diverse crowd and media attention, but ended without a raid and left locals weighing costs and safety.

I stormed Area 51 and it was even weirder than I imagined
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I stormed Area 51 and it was even weirder than I imagined

No one had any idea what to expect of a plan for people to meet in Rachel, Nevada, to see for themselves if the government was hiding aliens