A sexy Vegas circus paid $2.5 million in cash to buy a California town in the Mojave Desert and build a 'permanent Burning Man'

Robert DavisJan 5, 2023, 03:11 IST

The Nipton Trading PostMark Boster/Getty Images

Spiegelworld bought the town of Nipton, California in 2021 for $2.5 million in cash.
The town has a population of 25 people and sits on the eastern edge of the Mojave Desert.

Spiegelworld, a Vegas circus known for its raunchy routines, purchased the town of Nipton, California in 2021 for $2.5 million, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The entrance to Nipton, California, a tony unincorporated town near the Nevada border and on the edge of the Mojave National Preserve.Getty Images

Nipton was previously owned by Jerry Freeman and Roxanne Lang, a California couple who purchased the town for about $200,000 in the 1980s.

Cannabis items for sale at the Nipton Trading Post.The Washington Post/Getty Images

Ross Mollison, Spiegelworld's Australian founder, has purchased the town in hopes of turning it into the circus' global headquarters.

Ross Mollison (center) with cast members of Spiegelworld's "Absinthe" production.Bryan Steffy/Getty Images

Spiegelworld's latest show is called "Absinthe" and transports viewers into an old-timey yet futuristic world inside Caesars Palace, complete with the scantily-clad performers that Las Vegas is known for.

The Green Fairy character (Left) and chair stack artist Maxim Popazov perform during the "Absinthe" show at Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas StripEthan Miller/Getty Images

Spiegelworld's latest show is called "Absinthe" and transports viewers into an old-timey yet futuristic world inside Caesars Palace, complete with the scantily-clad performers that Las Vegas is known for.

Purchasing the town hasn't come without its challenges.

Piles of debris at the town landfill dump in the Mojave Desert.Getty Images

Mollison told The Journal that he and his team have several ideas for transforming the town.

Walkway to the Burning Man.Andrew Wyatt/Burning Man

Despite the challenges ahead for Mollison, he told The Journal that his team "will not fail" in their efforts to revive Nipton because they are "relentless" and they "love this place."

Spiegelworld performers walking to NiptonCourtesy of Spiegelworld

Despite the challenges ahead for Mollison, he told The Journal that his team "will not fail" in their efforts to revive Nipton because they are "relentless" and they "love this place."

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A sexy Vegas circus paid $2.5 million in cash to buy a California town in the Mojave Desert and build a 'permanent Burning Man'

Spiegelworld, a Vegas circus known for its raunchy routines, purchased the town of Nipton, California in 2021 for $2.5 million, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Nipton was previously owned by Jerry Freeman and Roxanne Lang, a California couple who purchased the town for about $200,000 in the 1980s.

Ross Mollison, Spiegelworld's Australian founder, has purchased the town in hopes of turning it into the circus' global headquarters.

Spiegelworld's latest show is called "Absinthe" and transports viewers into an old-timey yet futuristic world inside Caesars Palace, complete with the scantily-clad performers that Las Vegas is known for.

Purchasing the town hasn't come without its challenges.

Mollison told The Journal that he and his team have several ideas for transforming the town.

Despite the challenges ahead for Mollison, he told The Journal that his team "will not fail" in their efforts to revive Nipton because they are "relentless" and they "love this place."