Guy Fieri And The Dude Who Started 'Storm Area 51' Are Allegedly Hosting A Music Festival For 'Believers' Called 'Alien Stock'
Source - The man who vowed to “see them aliens” — aka the founder of the viral Facebook group “Storm Area 51”— is instead settling for a blowout bash with a bunch of weirdos in the desert.
Matty Roberts, whose social media stunt eventually pulled in over 2 million “interested” Area 51 raiders, says he wasn’t planning on the group’s media momentum, which was so explosive that even the feds thought it necessary to step in. It was just a joke, after all.
But when hotels near the heavily guarded military installment began booking up, Roberts decided to capitalize.
Now he’s promoting Alienstock Festival, a celebration of all things extraterrestrial, scheduled to go down on the same weekend of the original “Storm Area 51” event, Sept. 19-22.
Remember this guy? The one who started Storm Area 51 to “see them aliens” only to have two million people say they were actually interested in “seeing them aliens?”
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Yeah, well apparently he’s either the greatest troll of all time or a genius business man because I can’t name one person who wouldn’t want to attend his music festival. Not with this kind of marketing…
For the record, Guy Fieri hasn’t officially signed on yet, but he will. He was all about it back in July when he was pumping his radioactive ribs.
“The carnival promises many vague attractions, including “a world full of live music, arts and camping under the stars.” An artist lineup, vendors and amenities have yet to be announced. (The Post also reached out to Guy Fieri via social media to ask whether the grillmaster would attend the fest, as previously announced, with his “Radioactive Ribs.” He has not returned our request.)”
Like most festivals, the town it’s being held in is furious. Mostly because they only have one building that doubles as the town restaurant/hotel/bar, which doesn’t have the infrastructure to handle the tens of thousands of alien-believing goth foodies planning to descend on the town. Although that didn’t stop these guys from signing up…
It’s obviously not going to be burning man, but the people who live in Rachel, Nev are acting like it is…
“Alienstock is set to take place in Rachel, Nev., a town of just 98 official citizens (alien population to be determined) that neighbors the Nellis Air Force Base and Area 51. While the website claims Rachel property owners are signed on, some of the town’s several dozen residents are apparently not so stoked.
There’s no grocery store, and whatever services do exist take cash only. Attendees might have a hard time getting there, too. According to their site, the only gas station in Rachel is closed, and the nearest pump is 50 miles south in Ash Springs, Nev.
Ominously, the town also states that they “expect cell service and the internet to be offline,” which means no credit cards, no navigation, no contact with the outside world.
The festival website seems to acknowledge their unwelcome status, writing, “This event is taking place whether we set up or not — it’s basically its own entity now.”
We’ll see what happens. Regardless, congrats to Matty Roberts on capitalizing on his fifteen minutes of fame. Now all he has to do is get Guy to fully commit and it’s off to the races.