Diplo and Chris Rock had to hitchhike from the Burning Man festival on Saturday.
The DJ, 44, and the comedian, 58, were among the attendees who had to go home after the festival was closed three days earlier due to heavy rain in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. According to CNN, more than 70,000 people were left stranded in the muddy conditions. Additionally, a man believed to be in his 40s also died at the festival, however, the outlet confirmed it was not weather-related.
Sharing the post on Instagram, Diplo revealed that a fan had offered to pick him and Rock up in his truck to help them escape. In the video, Diplo took his ski goggles off his eyes while pointing the camera at a group of participants.
Rock also appears in the clip, wearing a New York Knicks varsity jacket, a black cap and matching sunglasses. The Everyone hates Chris the star went on to joke about how much he wanted a cold drink.
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Burning Man participants walk six miles through mud.
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“A fan offered Chris Rock and I a ride from Burning Man in a pickup truck,” Diplo wrote via video. “After walking six miles through the mud, all Chris could think about was a fucking cold drink.”
Diplo also revealed in his caption that he went to great lengths to escape the festival because he had a show on the books in Washington, DC
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Chris Rock.
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“I walked for hours on the side of the road with my thumb sticking out because I have a show tonight in DC and I didn’t want to let you all down,” he wrote. “Also kudos to this guy for smartly buying a truck not knowing it was right at the moment ❤️.”
“No one will believe them when they tell this story in a bar. ‘Yeah, Diplo AND Chris Rock surrrrre,’ one fan joked in the comments section, referring to the good Samaritan.
“I love that Rock is wearing the most non-Burning Man outfit ever. A legend,” another person added.
Diplo actually came to the DC show – as well as New York later in the weekend.
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