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'

The town is about an hour southwest of Las Vegas and includes approximately 80 acres of land on the edge the Mojave Desert.

The sales history for the town is a bit murky.

In 2017, American Green, a cannabis company, acquired the town, along a working solar farm, for nearly $5 million with hopes of turning it into a destination for marijuana enthusiasts and influencers.

The following year, American Green abandoned its ambitious plans for the town and sold the property to a Scottsdale-based energy company for $7.1 million, the Los Angeles Times reported. Other groups like a religious cult, a cryptocurrency enthusiasts, and investors who wanted to build a train line to Las Vegas have also tried to buy the property, the Wall Street Journal reported.

However, the Wall Street Journal also reported that Freeman and Lang were the ones who sold Nipton to Spiegelworld.

He told The Journal that Nipton's remoteness reminds him of being in Australia.

However, he did caution that there may be a limited scope to their plans.

"I don't want to build a resort," Mollison told the Wall Street Journal. "This is a very high-end circus. At the same time it's filled with character and personality."

Admission for the self-described "rowdy" and "raunchy" show ranges between $129 to $169 per ticket.

Mollison told The Journal that he brought in two prop builders who lived nearby, Alex and Frank Strebel, to take care of the town.

The Strebels, who operate their Elite Creations, LLC businsess out of Las Vegas, said they have removed an estimated 250 tons of debris from the town, including a rusted rail car water tank and several disintegrating mattresses.

One idea is to create a "permanent Burning Man," referring to the annual music and art festival held in Nevada's Black Rock Desert, which is about 600 miles north of Nipton. Other ideas include creating a skydiving park and making accommodations in Nipton's underground mining bunkers.

Mollison will also get the help of Jim Eslinger, a local who has been the longtime unofficial "mayor" of the town. "They're awesome people and what I hear is they have some really good shows," Eslinger told The Journal.