THOUSANDS of scantily clad, horror-obsessed followers have come collectively for the twenty fourth annual Gathering of the Juggalos Competition which has one thing for everybody from moist t-shirt contests to a Freakshow.
The competition takes over Thornville, Ohio — 37 miles east of Columbus — for 4 days yearly, with the occasion taking place this yr from August 14 to 17.
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Juggalos are the followers who’re followers of the rap duo Insane Clown Posse.
The members are Violent J, whose actual title is Joseph Bruce, and Shaggy 2 Dope, whose actual title is Joseph Utsler.
They’re recognized to put on clown faces and outfits for his or her reveals which impressed followers to match their icons.
“Juggalos” reportedly stems from the 1992 ICP track entitled The Juggla.
The notorious, rowdy occasion takes place in Legend Valley, Ohio which has greater than 130 acres of grounds for the present and extra house for tenting.
Yearly the theme adjustments and this yr the theme is horror.
Previously, the competition has been intergalactic and the Gathering of Desires.
Juggalos and Jugallettes have dressed to the nines to embrace the theme this yr, adorned with the basic face paint, tattoos, terrifying masks, and barely-there clothes.
The U.S. Solar additionally captured most of the festival-goers soaking one another in Faygo soda which is a Gathering custom.
$6 FACE SLAP
Absolutely anything is welcome on the occasion.
One lady, named LouLou, was strolling round barefoot in a inexperienced leotard and a inexperienced mico-skirt.
She held a inexperienced signal that learn $6 face slaps, together with different gives.
You by no means know what to anticipate whenever you flip the nook.
One other couple Toni and Krissii received married on the competition.
Who’re the Insane Clown Posse?
Insane Clown Posse was shaped by Violent J, whose actual title is Joseph Bruce, and Shaggy 2 Dope, whose actual title is Joseph Utsler.
ICP operates a music label referred to as Psychopathic Data and in addition orchestrates the yearly Gathering.
Based in Detroit within the early Nineteen Nineties, ICP is thought for creating its personal musical universe often known as the Darkish Carnival.
Characters launched on every of the duo’s albums have their very own storyline.
A number of the characters embrace Ringmaster, the Nice Milenko, and The Superb Jeckel Brothers.
Although music within the Darkish Carnival may be violent, it’s meant to function a metaphor for systematic oppression, Insider reported.
Juggalos preserve that they don’t stand for violence. As a substitute, they’ve repeatedly stated their neighborhood is about love and peace.
The group makes use of clown-like face paint and the custom of spraying Faygo soda on one another as a solution to develop nearer.
They have been dosed with Faygo after saying “I do.”
Others have been seen holding phallic-shaped objects whereas others overtly embraced the garments optionally available coverage.
Whereas concert events blared by the venue, folks crowded the barricades as confetti flew within the space.
Followers have been climbing out and in of the crowds as Faygo was being sprayed all over the place.
Some folks have been crowd browsing and stage diving into the large crowd.
Girls have been additionally seen coated in water and Faygo throughout a moist t-shirt contest.
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CONCERTS, COMEDIANS, CONTESTS
The four-day competition is packed filled with occasions from events, contests, sideshows, wrestling, and extra.
ICP will play two units on the competition this yr with one being Home of Hours.
The pair hasn’t carried out the present since 1998, however “one evening solely, what’s lifeless and buried is made as soon as once more new and contemporary for The Gathering’s resurrection of Insane Clown Posse’s Home of Horrors Present,” per the competition’s web site.
They’re additionally enjoying one other present referred to as The Crimson Present.
“While you hear the sharp pipes of a calliope winding its manner into your mind, it is already too late. The music rises, rising ever extra frantic, as a gang of redrum clowns take to the stage alongside two titans of bloody terror: Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope, collectively often known as the Insane Clown Posse!” described the present, per Psychopathic Data.
“From placing the worst of the ghetto in your face to dragging you all the way down to reddish glow of Hell’s Pit, it is a title synonymous with Horror Rap since 1992, and in 2024 they’re dropping three a long time of Depraved S*** on The Gathering of The Juggalos like a Hatchet to the dome!
“Put together your eyes and ears for among the scariest and most influential cuts dedicated to wax, performed reside and in your face because the Faygo flies like a bigot’s head after a go to from a Joker’s Card!
“You need horror? Welcome to the core, OG Depraved Clown type painted on a pink canvas utilizing actual blood! And the one solution to attain it’s at The Gathering of The Juggalos!”
There may be additionally an enormous lineup stacked with musicians together with Rakim, A Killer’s Confession, Large Jay Oakerson, Clownvis, Nick Gage, Mishpit Mike, and so many extra, per the competition flyer.
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Along with music, festivalgoers can attend aspect reveals such because the Freakshow Deluxe Horror Present.
“You’ll witness scenes of flesh being taxed and examined proper earlier than your eyes. Scenes of torture inflicted upon the human physique, pushed to the dizzying heights of extremity,” per Psychopathic Data.
“A carnival simply isn’t a carnival and not using a freakshow. However that is The Darkish Carnival. We’re going full darkish, no stars- however possibly a pair scars- with the Chronicles of Horror Freakshow!
“Squeamish souls ought to keep at camp, however for the adventurous spirits and morbidly curious we now have a macabre show of grotesque oddities, positive to shock and amaze!”
One other thrilling occasion is the Queen of Cheeks contest which is judged by the gang.
Juggalettes have been pictured on stage and towards a pole to indicate off their greatest strikes and makes an attempt at butt-related obstacles.
There may also be a dressing up contest, the Miss Juggalette Pageant, an artwork battle, a rap battle, a Juggalo flea market, and late-night events.
DRUGS AND ARRESTS
Previously, the Gathering has made headlines resulting from drug overdoses and rowdy habits.
In 2013, 24-year-old Cory Collins died on the competition after not feeling effectively.
He had reportedly been to the “drug bridge” which was notorious on the occasion.
The “bridge” was a market for varied leisure medicine that have been used in the course of the competition.
Although there had been earlier reviews of overdoses on the festivals, Collin’s demise triggered the closure of the “drug bridge” the following yr.
In 2017, eight folks have been arrested when the competition was held in Oklahoma Metropolis.
One man was arrested with marijuana possession, drug paraphernalia, and a whole lot of {dollars}, and two others have been caught setting off unlawful fireworks, per Fox affiliate WFXT.
Juggalos preserve that they don’t stand for violence and wish their neighborhood to be a spot of affection and peace.
The perplexing group was designated as a non-traditional gang as a part of its Nationwide Gang Menace Evaluation by the FBI in 2011.
On the time there have been about a million individuals who recognized as Juggalos and Juggalettes.
ICP has tried to file lawsuits and problem the designation however continues to make music and maintain its annual competition regardless of it.
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