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Fire and Filthy EDM Fun at Dirty Disco 2017

By Benjamin Leatherman

Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 5:48 p.m.

Benjamin Leatherman Pasties count as clothing. 1/139

Benjamin Leatherman You're out of this world. 2/139

Benjamin Leatherman Why so mysterious? 3/139

Benjamin Leatherman Camouflaged cuties. 4/139

Benjamin Leatherman Yes. Let's. 5/139

Benjamin Leatherman Local artist Steve Caballero (left). 6/139

Benjamin Leatherman You've got moxy, kid. 7/139

Benjamin Leatherman Ready for Dirty Disco. 8/139

Benjamin Leatherman They came early. 9/139

Benjamin Leatherman You win the award for Dirty Disco's best beard. 10/139

Benjamin Leatherman Waiting for the madness of Dirty Disco to begin. 11/139

Benjamin Leatherman It's important to stay hydrated at any EDM event. 12/139

Benjamin Leatherman DJ Brook B kicked things off. 13/139

Benjamin Leatherman This dude really got into the music during Brook B's set. 14/139

Benjamin Leatherman Hanging out in the bleachers at Rawhide's Rodeo Arena, the venue for Dirty Disco. 15/139

Benjamin Leatherman Hanging out in the bleachers at Rawhide's Rodeo Arena, the venue for Dirty Disco. 16/139

Benjamin Leatherman Hanging out in the bleachers at Rawhide's Rodeo Arena, the venue for Dirty Disco. 17/139

Benjamin Leatherman Hanging out in the bleachers at Rawhide's Rodeo Arena, the venue for Dirty Disco. 18/139

Benjamin Leatherman We prefer the Netflix version. 19/139

Benjamin Leatherman You can't truly Dirty Disco without the official Dirty Disco T-shirt. 20/139

Benjamin Leatherman Hanging out in the bleachers at Rawhide's Rodeo Arena, the venue for Dirty Disco. 21/139

Benjamin Leatherman Rick and Morty approve of this totem. 22/139

Benjamin Leatherman Count on it. 23/139

Benjamin Leatherman Hanging out in the bleachers at Rawhide's Rodeo Arena, the venue for Dirty Disco. 24/139

Benjamin Leatherman Bleacher creatures. 25/139

Benjamin Leatherman Hanging out in the bleachers at Rawhide's Rodeo Arena, the venue for Dirty Disco. 26/139

Benjamin Leatherman Hanging out in the bleachers at Rawhide's Rodeo Arena, the venue for Dirty Disco. 27/139

Benjamin Leatherman He does a body good. 28/139

Benjamin Leatherman Hanging out in the bleachers at Rawhide's Rodeo Arena, the venue for Dirty Disco. 29/139

Benjamin Leatherman Join the Facemelt Crew. They've all got matching T-shirts. 31/139

Benjamin Leatherman Will do. 32/139

Benjamin Leatherman They've got spirit, yes they do. 33/139

Benjamin Leatherman Dirty Disco is a wee bit like Burning Man. 34/139

Benjamin Leatherman Rave pigs. 35/139

Benjamin Leatherman They came dressed for the occasion. 36/139

Benjamin Leatherman Happy to be at Dirty Disco. 37/139

Benjamin Leatherman Ready to rage. 38/139

Benjamin Leatherman Feel free to salute. 39/139

Benjamin Leatherman Ready to rage. 40/139

Benjamin Leatherman It ain't easy being him. 41/139

Benjamin Leatherman Ready to rage. 42/139

Benjamin Leatherman Dirty Disco attendees. 43/139

Benjamin Leatherman Dirty Disco attendees. 44/139

Benjamin Leatherman Dressed for the occasion. 45/139

Benjamin Leatherman Nope. Definitely not. 46/139

Benjamin Leatherman Anonymous likes to party, too. 47/139

Benjamin Leatherman Dirty Disco attendees. 48/139

Benjamin Leatherman Dirty Disco attendees. 49/139

Benjamin Leatherman Your bandanna is both stylish and functional. 50/139

Benjamin Leatherman They came dressed for the occasion. 51/139

Benjamin Leatherman Time to get schwifty in here. 52/139

Benjamin Leatherman We're glad you wore your formal festival attire. 53/139

Benjamin Leatherman It must be hard to hug you. 54/139

Benjamin Leatherman You definitely are. 55/139

Benjamin Leatherman Dirty Disco attendees. 56/139

Benjamin Leatherman Dirty Disco co-promoter Sam Groove (left) and his wife, Martha Palacios. 57/139

Benjamin Leatherman Dirty Disco attendees are nothing if not colorful. 58/139

Benjamin Leatherman Watch out for that mud. 59/139

Benjamin Leatherman DJ Matt Dunn, who headlined the first Dirty Disco in 2010. 60/139

Benjamin Leatherman White clothes might not be a good idea at Dirty Disco. 61/139

Benjamin Leatherman Local EDM fans at Dirty Disco 2017. 62/139

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Benjamin Leatherman Dirty Disco co-promoter Sam Groove. 68/139

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Benjamin Leatherman Yes, you are. 72/139

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Benjamin Leatherman They brought the whole crew. 76/139

Benjamin Leatherman Local EDM fans at Dirty Disco 2017. 77/139

Benjamin Leatherman Shine on. 78/139

Benjamin Leatherman Y'all have the best T-shirts ever. 79/139

Benjamin Leatherman That guy on the bottom had to cram into the photo. 80/139

Benjamin Leatherman Local EDM fans at Dirty Disco 2017. 81/139

Benjamin Leatherman Local EDM fans at Dirty Disco 2017. 82/139

Benjamin Leatherman Stay hype, bros. 83/139

Benjamin Leatherman One of the many totems at Dirty Disco 2017. 84/139

Benjamin Leatherman You're freaking us out, man. 85/139

Benjamin Leatherman Local EDM fans at Dirty Disco 2017. 86/139

Benjamin Leatherman Local EDM fans at Dirty Disco 2017. 87/139

Benjamin Leatherman They came dressed for the occasion. 88/139

Benjamin Leatherman Totes adorbs. 89/139

Benjamin Leatherman We'll try to vibe correctly. 90/139

Benjamin Leatherman Dreadheads are welcome at Dirty Disco. 91/139

Benjamin Leatherman Local EDM fans at Dirty Disco 2017. 92/139

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Benjamin Leatherman Can y'all see in those things? 95/139

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Benjamin Leatherman Cactuses love to party, too. Or is it cacti? 98/139

Benjamin Leatherman Local EDM fans at Dirty Disco 2017. 99/139

Benjamin Leatherman Local EDM fans at Dirty Disco 2017. 100/139

Benjamin Leatherman Don't you have a movie coming out soon? 101/139

Benjamin Leatherman Not visible in this photo: his enormous stilts. 102/139

Benjamin Leatherman Dirty Disco's stage after dark. 103/139

Benjamin Leatherman Local EDM fans at Dirty Disco 2017. 104/139

Benjamin Leatherman Take a look for yourself. It's pretty trippy. 105/139

Benjamin Leatherman Jets of propane-fueled flames light up the Dirty Disco stage. 106/139

Benjamin Leatherman Local EDM fans at Dirty Disco 2017. 107/139

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Benjamin Leatherman Lard Lad ain't got nothing on you. 109/139

Benjamin Leatherman So. Much. Kandi. 110/139

Benjamin Leatherman Local EDM fans at Dirty Disco 2017. 111/139

Benjamin Leatherman That's hot. 112/139

Benjamin Leatherman Jets of propane-fueled flames light up the Dirty Disco stage. 113/139

Benjamin Leatherman Local EDM fans at Dirty Disco 2017. 114/139

Benjamin Leatherman The gang's all here. 115/139

Benjamin Leatherman Goodness, gracious... 116/139

Benjamin Leatherman Local EDM fans at Dirty Disco 2017. 117/139

Benjamin Leatherman Local EDM fans at Dirty Disco 2017. 118/139

Benjamin Leatherman Smarter than the average bear. 119/139

Benjamin Leatherman Jets of propane-fueled flames light up the Dirty Disco stage. 120/139

Benjamin Leatherman She's a flapper. (See what we did there?) 121/139

Benjamin Leatherman Local EDM fans at Dirty Disco 2017. 122/139

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Benjamin Leatherman Lighting up the night. 124/139

Benjamin Leatherman Local EDM fans at Dirty Disco 2017. 125/139

Benjamin Leatherman Good advice. 126/139

Benjamin Leatherman A member of the MourningFyre performance art troupe blows fire at Dirty Disco 2017. 127/139

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Benjamin Leatherman He's casting a spell on us. 130/139

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Benjamin Leatherman This sort of sums up the vibe. 136/139

Benjamin Leatherman Matching outfits is cool. 137/139

Benjamin Leatherman Local EDM fans at Dirty Disco 2017. 138/139

Benjamin Leatherman Playing with fire. 139/139

Fire and Filthy EDM Fun at Dirty Disco 2017

As its name portends, Dirty Disco is what you’d call a messy experience. It’s sort of expected, given that the annual electronic dance party takes place in the middle of Rawhide’s outdoor rodeo arena and features thousands stomping and strutting around in the dirt while DJs drop high-energy and bass-filled sounds. Such was the case at this year's Dirty Disco on Saturday, May 20. Here's a look at who was there. Photos by Benjamin Leatherman

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