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Back in June, we revealed that Jared Leto and his band Thirty Seconds to Mars was set to debut Camp Mars, a three-day, two-night camping adventure in Calabasas that features yoga, meditation, karaoke, tug of war, "spiritual teachings," and a performance by the band under the pseudo name Church of Mars. Packages ranged from $399 for a day visit to $1,999 for a sleepover in a semi-private cabin.
Although we didn't have a chance to visit the mystic hippie-worthy affair, one of our favorite blogstars—Marta Pozzan of It's Super Fashion—is giving us a sneak peek inside Leto's finale concert. See a few of her secret snaps above and her commentary below.
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My agency NEXT Model Management sent me the invite, which was a VIP guest pass for Jared Leto's private acoustic performance at Camp Mars. The location was very hard to get to; it was basically in the middle of the fields in Malibu/Calabasas and there were a bunch of tour buses that took us to the actual camping grounds.
Inside, there were some hardcore fans wearing all-white-everything outfits that spent the whole weekend there, in addition to fans and friends who went there later at night just to watch the performance. Jared started performing around 8:30pm, and he kept going for two hours. He played some amazing covers like ‘Where the Streets Have No Name' by U2 and some from Sting, too. He was telling jokes throughout the whole performance and at some point almost choked because he apparently had swollen a bug while singing! People loved the music, including celebrity guests like [androgynous model] Andreja Pejic.
After the show, Jared went on a night hike with all his fans. He mingled with fans before and after the show and was particularly friendly.