Forget the Nevada desert for one second.
This Saturday, one of Burning Man’s most legendary mobile stages is setting up shop under a bridge in Greenpoint instead of out on the playa.
Mayan Warrior, the roving art car and sound system that’s become one of the most iconic sights at Burning Man, is bringing its full-scale installation to Under The K Bridge Park on Saturday, August 15, marking the art car’s first-ever appearance at the Brooklyn venue.
It’s quietly setting itself up to be one of the summer’s most anticipated parties, yet no one seems to be talking about it.
Here are all the details and how to grab tickets before everyone catches on.
What exactly is Mayan Warrior
If you’ve never been to Burning Man, picture a semi-truck reimagined as a glowing, pyramid-topped temple, wrapped in visionary artwork and firing off full-spectrum laser beams into the desert sky, and you’re starting to get the idea.
Mayan Warrior began in 2012 as the brainchild of Mexico City-based Pablo González Vargas, who wanted to build a mobile platform celebrating Mexican culture and Mesoamerican imagery after seeing Mayan masks and artifacts at the National Museum of Anthropology.
Over more than a decade, it’s evolved into one of the most sought-after stages on the playa, hosting sets from artists like Carl Cox, Rüfüs du Sol, Black Coffee, and John Summit, all while running on lasers supplied by the same team behind Pink Floyd’s legendary Dark Side of the Moon tour visuals.
The car survived its own apocalypse
Here’s the part of the story that makes this weekend’s appearance even more of a big deal.
In 2023, while touring between Guadalajara and Sayulita, Mexico, the original Mayan Warrior caught fire from a combination of heat, weight, and tire friction, and burned completely to the ground.
Rather than fold, the team behind it rebuilt from scratch, and by 2024 a new version was back on the playa, reportedly costing close to $3 million to construct.
Now on its third iteration, the art car remains a full-scale operation, with around 30 people involved year-round and a Burning Man camp of roughly 200 people supporting it, 70 of whom work as crew.
Source / Mayan Warrior
Who’s actually playing
Saturday’s lineup is stacked with serious dance music pedigree.
Headlining is Carl Craig, the Detroit techno pioneer whose career dates back to 1989 and who’s widely credited as one of the genre’s defining architects, alongside a Grammy nomination and a catalog of aliases including Psyche, BFC, and Innerzone Orchestra.
Joining him is Art Department, the influential dance act now led solo by Toronto’s Jonny White after the project’s long-running partnership with Kenny Glasgow wound down.
Rounding out the bill is Chaim, the Tel Aviv-born producer known for tracks like “Blue Shadow” and his knack for organic, forward-thinking house and techno, plus Lauren Ritter completing the night’s lineup.
Getting tickets
Tickets are already moving, with prices varying by entry time.
As of this week, general admission listings were running from around $100 to $200-plus.
Given that this marks the art car’s first-ever stop at this particular venue, and that it’s still riding high off its post-fire rebuild, this is shaping up to be one of the more unique nights of electronic music Brooklyn will see all summer.
If you’ve ever wanted a taste of Burning Man without trekking out to the Black Rock Desert, Saturday night under the K Bridge might be the closest you get.
🌴 Purchase your tickets for this weekend’s Mayan Warrior party here!