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Detonation

Overview

Detonation (detonation.us) is a post apocalyptic festival in northern Arizona hosted on private land half an hour east of Holbrook.

While there's no potable water on site, the event tends to feature live entertainment and occasionally even special guests.

History

Chronology of Arizona Conventions

# Date Location Chair Guests Book Web Notes
1 2015
21 May
24 May
Uranium Springs
Holbrook
Reverend Lawless
2 2016
26 May
29 May
Uranium Springs
Holbrook
Reverend Lawless Vernon Wells
3 2017
26 May
29 May
Uranium Springs
Holbrook
Reverend Lawless Kjell Nilsson 1
4 2018
28 May
3 Jun
Uranium Springs
Holbrook
Reverend Lawless
5 2019
27 May
2 Jun
Uranium Springs
Holbrook
Reverend Lawless
6 2020
31 Aug
6 Sep
Uranium Springs
Holbrook
Reverend Lawless 2
6.5 2021
25 Oct
1 Nov
Uranium Springs
Holbrook
Reverend Lawless 3
7 2022
23 May
29 May
Uranium Springs
Holbrook
Reverend Lawless
8 2023
1 May
7 May
Uranium Springs
Holbrook
Reverend Lawless
9 2024
6 May
13 May
Uranium Springs
Holbrook
Reverend Lawless
10 2024
5 May
11 May
Uranium Springs
Holbrook
Reverend Lawless

Notes

  1. Attendance at Detonation 3 was capped at 500.
  2. Detonation 6 was originally scheduled from Monday, 25th to Sunday, 31st May, but was rescheduled to run from Monday, 31st August to Sunday, 6th September, because of concerns over the COVID-19 crisis. It was later cancelled entirely.
  3. Detonation's 2021 event was their seventh year but, as they cancelled their 2020 event and this one happened out of their usual season, they called it Detonation 6.5 and returned to regular numbering in 2022.

Other Documents

Index of Ephemera

Detonation 5

Mini-Postcard (598k)



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Last update: 24th February, 2025