San Francisco Decompression 2019: Black Top City!

  • Date and Time: October 19 - October 20, 2019 @ 2:00 PM - 2:00 AM
  • Format: Event
  • Location:
    Potrero Power Station, 420 23rd Street, San Francisco CA 94107
  • Cost: $25-32 in advance, $38 at the gate.
  • Tickets: Buy tickets or RSVP

Bring the spirit and imagination of Black Rock City to the Bay and help create this year’s inspiring incarnation of “Black Top City” — an urban version of Burning Man along the waterfront at the Potrero Power Station. Last year was an incredible experience at this location, and we are thrilled to be back in 2019.

Let’s once again create a wonderful microcosm of BRC, with art big and small, mutant vehicles, theme camps, inner- and deep-playa explorations, performances, parades, live music, film, dancing, friends, family, and discovery!

  • Tickets available here.
  • Kids 12 and under free.
  • Food & drinks available all day.
  • No outside alcohol or coolers permitted.
  • No In’s & Out’s – but we will have a coat check for your nighttime gear.
  • Stay hydrated! Free water stations – bring your own empty bottle.
  • Reduce waste! Bring your own reusable cup for the bars just as you would at Burning Man. We are working with the city to reduce use of disposable cups and utensils and need your help.
  • All ticket purchases are final. Tickets are non-refundable, but they are transferrable.

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🔥 And now… our Black Top City 2019 performance schedules… all together now! CAN’T WAIT! 🔥

OPULENT TEMPLE & DUCK POND STAGE
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2:00 PM Callback Funk
3:00 PM Ariel Ocean
4:00 PM Vulcan
5:00 PM Kaatja
6:00 PM ELiKi
7:00 PM Dulce Vita
8:00 PM Backcheck
9:00 PM Syd Gris
10:00 PM DJ Icon
11:00 PM Chantski!
12:00 AM – STAGE CLOSES

HOTD (HAIR OF THE DOG) STAGE
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6:00pm – 7:00pm DJ Dylan MacNiven
7:00pm – 8:00pm Stellar Madness
8:00pm – 8:30pm Sharkbite Comedy
8:30pm – 9:30pm Moldover
9:30pm – 10:00pm Trash Kan Marchink Band
10:00pm – 11:00pm Jethro
11:00pm – 11:30pm Miss Conception
11:30pm – 12:30am Baby Squid
12:30am – 1:00am Reno Aerial
1:00am – 2:00am SHRED
2:00 AM – STAGE CLOSES

THE GIVING TREE STAGE
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2:00pm – 3:00pm Sloboran Mynobavic
3:00pm – 3:45pm Conandrum
3:45pm – 4:30pm Oona X (Tashi)
4:30pm – 5:15pm Buck Down
5:15pm – 6:00pm Space Cadet
6:00pm – 6:45pm Dancing Mandy
6:45pm – 7:30pm Major Trouble
7:30pm – 8:15pm Kareem
8:15pm – 9:00pm *Rizzo/Vassalo
9:00pm – 9:45pm Ney vs Miss Mak
9:45pm – 10:30pm TekFreaks
10:30pm – 11:15pm Matt the Katt
11:15pm – 11:59pm DJ Durty

SILENT DISCO: ZEROdB
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ZEROdB Silent Disco Ch. 1
5:00pm – 6:00pm The Vaude Villainz/Dj Skyler Villain
6:00pm – 7:00pm Caylove
7:00pm – 8:00pm Mike Bledsoe
8:00pm – 9:00pm Colin Craft
9:00pm – 10:00pm Bumblicious
10:00pm – 11:00pm Katz
11:00pm – 12:00am HNGVR
12:00am – 1:00am Rich DDT
1:00am – 1:59am Wildcard
2:00am – STAGE CLOSES

ZEROdB Silent Disco Ch. 2
5:00pm – 6:00pm Frogmoose
6:00pm – 7:00pm Hyde & Sikh
7:00pm – 8:00pm Magic Madrigal
8:00pm – 9:00pm Crazy Cloud
9:00pm – 10:00pm DJ Loomer
10:00pm – 11:00pm DJ Dashi
11:00pm – 12:00am Matt Abdalah
12:00am – 1:00am Italic Disco
1:00am – 1:59am DJ Craig
2:00am – STAGE CLOSES

ZEROdB Silent Disco Ch. 3
5:00pm – 6:00pm DJ Boris
6:00pm – 7:00pm DJ PartyPreet
7:00pm – 8:00pm Gypsy Kid
8:00pm – 9:00pm The Stern Selecta
9:00pm – 10:00pm Kenai
10:00pm-11:00pm The Stern Selecta
11:00pm – 12:00am DJ Unagi
12:00am – 1:00am divaDanielle B2B Bounce
1:00am – 1:59am Franccesco Cardenas
2:00am – STAGE CLOSES

SILENT DISCO: RIZZO
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Rizzo Silent Disco Ch. 1
10:00pm – 11:00pm Tari Karkanen – The Illustrated Music Listening Hour
11:00pm – 12:00am Christina T
12:00am – 1:00am Ben Nobody b2b Nobody Zach
1:00am – 1:59am After School Special
2:00am – STAGE CLOSES

Rizzo Silent Disco Ch. 2
10:00pm – 11:00pm vovogadget
11:00pm – 12:00am Castaway
12:00am – 1:00am Jason Godfrey
1:00am – 1:59am ALASTAIR
2:00am – STAGE CLOSES

Rizzo Silent Disco Ch. 3
10:00pm-11:00pm Bobb-E
11:00pm – 12:00am DJMJ
12:00am – 1:00am Lisa Rose
1:00am – 1:59am Dot Diggler
2:00am – STAGE CLOSES

BAAAHS STAGE

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2:00 – 3:00PM – DJ Hil
3:00 – 4:00PM – DJ Breezy
4:00- 5:300PM – DJ Brian
5:30: – 7:00PM – Bradley P
7:00 – 8:00PM – DJ Marek
8:00 – 9:00PM – Kevin Karrera
9:00-10:30 – Chuck Gunn
10:30 – 12:00 – Devin Jay

RED HOT BEVERLY STAGE
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2:00pm – 3:00pm Jonboy
3:00pm – 3:45pm Dreyma Dance – Metamorphosis Ballet
3:45pm – 4:30pm Hijinx
4:30pm – 5:15pm Maria Konner & Her Not From Jersey Band
5:15pm – 6:00pm Tropo
6:00pm – 6:45pm Yodav
6:45pm – 7:30pm J9 v. Ernie Trevino
7:30pm – 8:15pm Burning Band (BM)
8:15pm – 9:30pm FIRE PERFORMANCES: Aaron Zamarron, Fire of Transformation, Eshwari Murty, Liquid, Bramani Quinn, Ministry of Flow, Poi Legion, Cory & Alicia, August Toman-Yih, Cary Jerome the Cosmic Cowboy, Electric Embers
9:30pm – 10:20pm DJ Now v. Deadbeatzz
10:20pm – 11:10pm Anthony James v. DJ Eva
11:10pm – 11:59pm Tadao v. Kiwi Herman
12:00am – STAGE CLOSES

CHURCH OF THE OPEN MIND STAGE
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2:00 – 3:00pm — DJ Sonicweaver (COTOM)
3:00 – 4:00pm — Matt Haze (More SF)
4:00 – 5:00pm — Keerd (Inquiry Collective)
5:00-6:00pm — Freshie (Nightchaser, Everything is Happening, SF)
6:00 – 7:30pm — DJ Deee-Vice (COTOM)
7:30 – 9:00pm — Sono`form (Moontribe Collective, (FnF)
9:00 – 10:30pm — DJ Rusty B (All Good Funk Alliance)
10:30 – 11:55pm — dj adm (COTOM, SF/DC)
12:00 AM – STAGE CLOSES

SHOUTING FIRE RADIO
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11:00a- 12:00p Bobzilla
12:00p – 1:00p Miss Nicolette
1:00p -2:00p Diablo
2:00p – 3:00p Donkey Show
3:00p – 5:00p DJ Caliban
5:00p – 7:00p Aeion Solar
7:00p – 8:00p David Cooper & Miranda
8:00p – 10:00p Blonde Ambition & DJ Global Rukus
10:00p – 11:00p Diablo
11:00p – 12:00a Bobzilla
12:00 AM – STAGE CLOSES

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ART & ART ON FIRE:
#Slonik, A Burners Galatea, Ayana Tarot, Becoming, Bee Cautious, Bee or Not to Bee, BurmaShave Signs, BURN2 projection, Burner VR, Chamber of Infinite Wonders, Cockin’ and Clammin’, Comic Book Art, Cryspergury, Fire Tornado (No Place Like Home), Fuego Fire Horse, Hearts on the Outside, Individuation, InnerSun, Key Bearer Project, Lost TeaParty, MerKaBa Portal, Morphoscope, Murder Inc., My Brother Mikey, Neural Anemone, Photon Salon, Pinhole Project, Porcs Riches Galerie D’Art Cher, Project Flashlight, Puzzle Quest, Puzzles and Prayers, Registroid, Rune Dice, Shrine of the Macabre, SIXTY NINE, Snap Yourself Photo Booth, Soul Journal – Burners of 2019 book, Take What You Need, Tank O Lanterns, The 3 Whitneys, The Booth of Booths, The Manimal Project, The Ovule, The Solonomo Project, Vacuum Cube, Volterra the Cyborg
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MUTANT VEHICLES:
BAAAHS, Boogie Bug, Church of The Open Mind, Golden Gate Car, Giving Tree, Ha-Ha-Harvey, Hundroid, Kissy Fish, Landau the Dragon, Out of Band III, Playa Crawler, Red Hot Beverly, Rocket Luna, Stardust, Stuart, The Game Train, Tiki Tiki, Tilt-a-Hurl, Wooha1
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FIRE PERFORMANCES BY:
Aaron Zamarron, August Toman-Yih, Bramani Quinn, Cary Jerome the Cosmic Cowboy, Cory & Alicia, Electric Embers, Eshwari Murty, Fire of Transformation, Liquid, Ministry of Flow: Poi Legion
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THEME CAMPS:
Accidental Puppet, Beaverton, Black Rock Beacon, BLACK ROCK EXPLORERS, BRC3PO, Bubble City, Camp Orange You Glad We Didn’t Say Banana?, Camp Tender Explorations, Comfort & Joy, CommuniTea, Duck Pond, EGGS, Elecrtroluxx, EVERYWHERE, Feed the Artists, Gender Blender, Glamcocks, Hardly Saloon, HeeBeeGeeBee Healers, Hotel California, iChing Reading Booth, KIDSVILLE, Mystopia, Opulent Temple, Personal Principle: your n+1 principle, Quantum Multiverse Bifurcator, Red Hot Beverly, Sketchy Camp, Something Else, Swag Kart, The Chill Dome, The Golden Guy Alley, The Hangry Bishop, The Petting Zoo Chill Space, Unicorner, VICE, Volunteer Resource Team (VRT)
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Volunteer! Burners know the best way to enjoy something is to be a part of creating it! Sign up for a volunteer shift in Black Top City here!

Questions, comments, concerns that don’t fit into the above… email flambelounge@burningman.org. We hope to hear from you soon, and see you in Black Top City!

We will be collecting donations for victims of the 2018 Camp Fire:

As the one year anniversary of the Camp Fire approaches we are reminded of how much work still needs to be done in Paradise. Paradise was a small town in Northern California which was destroyed by one of the most devastating fires in California history.  Many survivors are still couch surfing or living in hotels, tents, cars and old trailers/RVs that leak.

Burners Without Borders Bay Area Chapter has been working closely with Paradise Adopt a Family collecting needed items for survivors. Below is a short list of items that we are looking for to help survivors, and that we will be collecting at the gate. Please do not bring other items not on this list, no matter how useful you think they may be.

  • Tarps – 10×10 or larger, needed to cover trailers and RVs that leak
  • Work gloves – all kinds and sizes
  • Hand Tools – hammer, pliers, staple gun with staples, screw drivers, wrenches, hand saw, metal tape measure
  • Rain Gear – all sizes/styles
  • Heaters – portable electric or propane

If you have any questions, please contact Moxie, BWB Bay Area Chapter Lead, at moxie@burningman.org. Thank you for helping those in need, and honoring the Principles of Communal Effort and Civic Responsibility!