The Gathering of the Juggalos

Bare-knuckle boxing at the Gathering of the Juggalos

By Drew Ailes
Jul 28, 2014

Nate "Igor" SmithNebraska, a personable and modest 22-year-old dishwasher from Lincoln, Nebraska, takes a punch.As our nation's culture and economy continues to deteriorate, more and more people are taking an interest in watching people beat the shit out of each other. While, under normal circumstances, these events are highly promoted...
The best things we overheard at the Gathering of the Juggalos 2014

By Daniel Hill and Drew Ailes
Jul 28, 2014

Another Gathering of the Juggalos has come and gone, and with it thousands of face-painted, fun-loving freaks and misfits to and from the event's first year in Thornville, Ohio. While the move from the deep wilderness of Cave-In-Rock, Illinois, to this year's decidedly more inhabited location did make the experience...
Ten reasons juggalos are better than you

By Drew Ailes
Jul 27, 2014

Life sucks. There is a multitude of reasons why, and no one has come to terms with this inescapable truth better than juggalos. Zen masters of nihilism and partying, they have become unquestionable experts at finding creative ways to cope with the unrelenting pain of reality. See also: Our complete...
The twenty best-dressed juggalos at the Gathering

By Daniel Hill
Jul 27, 2014

Juggalo fashion generally involves great big pants and T-shirts that were possibly purchased at truck stops. Hair is best when it is braided and aloft in the style of Coolio, and everything looks better coated in a thin layer of sticky-delicious Faygo, of course. See also: Our complete coverage of...
Mike Busey brings viral lap dances and Three 6 Mafia's BBQ seasoning to the Gathering

By Daniel Hill
Jul 26, 2014

Yesterday, TMZ posted a video of a juggalo stripper giving a lap dance to the belly button of an enormously fat man here at the Gathering -- a short film actually shot by DJ Paul of Three 6 Mafia/Da Mafia 6ix fame. The video quickly went viral. We know what...
A wedding at the Gathering of the Juggalos

By Drew Ailes
Jul 26, 2014

"Please, we ask you to hold your Faygo until the wedding begins," a woman with electric green braids instructs the crowd. Standing anxiously nearby is the groom, outfitted in a Jack Skellington top hat. His big day has arrived -- he is about to be wed to the love of...
Jared Gomes of Hed PE jumped off stage and punched a fan at the Gathering

By Drew Ailes
Jul 25, 2014

While the Gathering of the Juggalos is generally known as a peaceful event filled with unity and togetherness, there are still occasional scuffles. One such incident took the form of a melee early Thursday morning when Hed PE rapper/singer Jared Gomes launched himself into the crowd to confront a rambunctious...
The Gathering of the Juggalos' Night Court helps wicked clowns bury the hatchet (NSFW)

By Daniel Hill
Jul 25, 2014

Those in the outside world tend to view the Gathering of the Juggalos as a lawless festival of debauchery, with apparently violent clowns -- "gang members," even, if you ask the U.S. government -- running rampant and chaos ruling the day. In actuality, this notion is far from the truth...
We talked to the cops at the Gathering of the Juggalos

By Daniel Hill and Drew Ailes
Jul 24, 2014

What's different about this year's Gathering of the Juggalos in Thornville, Ohio? Well, the cops for one thing. During last year's coverage of the event, set in Cave-In-Rock, Illinois, we encountered minimal security. The gatekeepers and patrol staff, which were seemingly just exceptionally large juggalos in "SECURITY" shirts, peered into...