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| Is AlienStock still happening near Area 51? | Is AlienStock still happening near Area 51? |
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| Mysterious goings-on are nothing new for Area 51 in the USA. | Mysterious goings-on are nothing new for Area 51 in the USA. |
| The top secret US airbase has long been associated with aliens and government conspiracies. | The top secret US airbase has long been associated with aliens and government conspiracies. |
| Which is why the nearby town of Rachel seemed a good place to hold AlienStock - a music festival to celebrate aliens and UFOs. | Which is why the nearby town of Rachel seemed a good place to hold AlienStock - a music festival to celebrate aliens and UFOs. |
| But is it happening? We've got a mind-warping "yes" but not quite "no". | But is it happening? We've got a mind-warping "yes" but not quite "no". |
| What is AlienStock? | What is AlienStock? |
| You might remember the Storm Area 51 Facebook event which went viral back in July. A "hoax" or "satirical" call to gather at the airbase. | You might remember the Storm Area 51 Facebook event which went viral back in July. A "hoax" or "satirical" call to gather at the airbase. |
| It seems the "hoax" message may not have got through to two Dutch YouTubers, who were arrested and charged with trespassing in the Nevada National Security Site on Wednesday. | |
| Govert Charles Wilhelmus Jacob Sweep and Ties Granzier said they saw the "no trespassing" signs but wanted to look at the facility, according to the Nye County Sheriff's Office. | |
| The creator of the Storm Area 51 event was due to launch a music festival, called AlienStock, in the town of Rachel - with a population of 87. | |
| On seeing his social media prank turn into an internet sensation, Matty Roberts, 21, decided to create an actual event scheduled to take place on 20-22 September. | On seeing his social media prank turn into an internet sensation, Matty Roberts, 21, decided to create an actual event scheduled to take place on 20-22 September. |
| Now he says it's cancelled and claims it's for safety reasons and wanting to avoid creating another Fyre Fest - the world's most infamous festival flop. | Now he says it's cancelled and claims it's for safety reasons and wanting to avoid creating another Fyre Fest - the world's most infamous festival flop. |
| This view was repeated in a statement on the organiser's website that claimed there was a "lack of infrastructure, poor planning, risk management and blatant disregard" for the safety of the expected 10,000 attendees. | This view was repeated in a statement on the organiser's website that claimed there was a "lack of infrastructure, poor planning, risk management and blatant disregard" for the safety of the expected 10,000 attendees. |
| "We foresee a possible humanitarian disaster in the works, and we can't participate in any capacity at this point," they wrote. | "We foresee a possible humanitarian disaster in the works, and we can't participate in any capacity at this point," they wrote. |
| "We just don't want anyone to get injured or stuck in the middle of the desert," they added. | "We just don't want anyone to get injured or stuck in the middle of the desert," they added. |
| So it's clearly off? | So it's clearly off? |
| The official event isn't going ahead. | The official event isn't going ahead. |
| But Connie West, a bar owner in the town who signed up as a key partner, says a festival is "still happening". | But Connie West, a bar owner in the town who signed up as a key partner, says a festival is "still happening". |
| "I'm going to do it on my scale," she told KVVU-TV - a television news outlet in Nevada. | "I'm going to do it on my scale," she told KVVU-TV - a television news outlet in Nevada. |
| "It is what it is... if [Matty Roberts] chooses to go somewhere else, that's his choice." | "It is what it is... if [Matty Roberts] chooses to go somewhere else, that's his choice." |
| "I'm still having a party because people are still coming to Rachel." | "I'm still having a party because people are still coming to Rachel." |
| And according to Connie West's event site, there will be a line-up of local bands looking to beam attendees into musical space. | And according to Connie West's event site, there will be a line-up of local bands looking to beam attendees into musical space. |
| Any other ways to get your supernatural freak-on? | Any other ways to get your supernatural freak-on? |
| Matty Roberts has decided to help host an alien-themed club night in Las Vegas on 19 September instead. | Matty Roberts has decided to help host an alien-themed club night in Las Vegas on 19 September instead. |
| He revealed on Facebook that his event had been renamed the "Area 51 celebration". | He revealed on Facebook that his event had been renamed the "Area 51 celebration". |
| So yes, that's two pieces of top-secret alien entertainment taking place in Nevada. | So yes, that's two pieces of top-secret alien entertainment taking place in Nevada. |
| Hopefully though, they all come in peace... | Hopefully though, they all come in peace... |
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