By: Andy Wang
March 16, 2025· 2 min read
Last Night, MAXIM hosted their annual “Welcome To The Desert” festival pre-game party minutes from the festival grounds at Laguna Seca estates in Bermuda Dunes. The sprawling grounds and an airplane hanger served as the focal point of the nightlife festivities. MAXIM debuted the new “take flight” themed cover with the iconic Cindy Crawford, and celebrated Too $hort’s Freaky Tales film. The festival kick off party included a special live performance by the west coast rapper, and featured some of your favorite celebrities, such as: Wiz Khalifa, Amber Rose, David Dobrik, Alissa Violet, Dale Moss, Blake Gray, Patrick Ta, Faze Banks, and many more.
VIP Guests
The special 1,000 VIP guests were treated to a dynamic evening offering a hybrid high-impact experience filled with digital storytelling. Notable Talent in attendance inclusive of Music artists, actors, models and influencers included Too $hort, Wiz Khalifa, David Dobrik, Alissa Violet, Amber Rose, Patrick Ta, Blake Gray, Chloe Vietch, Becca Brazil, Dale Moss, Joshua Uduma, Red Lotus, Crime By Design, Natalie Noel, Shannon K, Griffin Johnson, Mark Estes, Faze Banks, Olivia Alboher, Emma Pill, Paul Butcher, Freaky Tales Executive Producer David Weintraub and Director Ryan Fleck, Mike Majlak, Love Island personalities Kaylor Martin, Mackenzie Dipman, Kendall Washington and Harrison Luna.
A headlining performance by rap legend Too $hort (whose new album drops 4/18) wowed the high energy crowd with an iconic set to a packed dance floor, layered with DJ sets by Beau Cruz, Quenville, Lightleak and Hamoodie.
Zouk: Curating the VIP Experience
Zouk Los Angeles, which recently made its grand opening debut from top global hospitality leaders Sam Nazarian’s sbe and Singapporean nightlife powerhouse, Hui Lim of Zouk Group (Zouk Las Vegas), brought the nightlife flare to the Maxim party with VIP bottle service and hospitality.
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