Rescheduled, reignited
By Dylan Mangahis, December 9, 2025
Camp Flog Gnaw returned for its 11th year on Nov. 22 and 23 at Dodgers Stadium, with a weekend filled with carnival games, rides, Los Angeles eats and ground-shaking performances.
After rescheduling because of the downpour, a week prior, crowds were gifted the long-awaited adrenaline and dopamine boost along with the scent of street-style hotdogs, the bumping bass from stage speakers and free goodies galore.
The carnival celebrates Tyler The Creator’s love for music, specifically hip-hop, rap, R&B and pop. It first emerged under the name OFWGKTA Carnival as a block party on Fairplex Avenue with a small lineup of artists and Tyler’s other musician friends, such as members of Odd Future and artists like Mac Miller and The Internet.
The carnival was renamed Camp Flog Gnaw in 2016 as a play on Tyler’s personal brand, Golf Wang, spelled backward and moved to the Dodger Stadium to welcome more fans.
As crowds gathered to the main stage for Tyler on day one Nov. 22, attendees noticed a bright orange blimp looming over the grounds, echoing a parody of a Zoom marketing meeting actor Timothée Chalamet released for his upcoming film “Marty Supreme,” in which Tyler costars, a few weeks prior.
“We should have the blimp go above Flog Gnaw and rain ping-pongs, Marty Supreme-branded, rain ping-pong balls on everyone,” Chalamet said.
Though ping pong balls weren’t showered over the grounds like fans anticipated, fans were happily surprised Tyler promoted the movie before and after his set.
Tyler decked out his stage to mirror a New York subway station but with Los Angeles stops. Some stops referred to personal places to Tyler, like Hawthorne, the suburb in LA where Tyler grew up. With the wind and moving graphics behind him, Tyler pulled attendees along from station to station.
Night-one headliner Childish Gambino revealed during his performance he had a stroke back in 2024, which halted his “The New World” tour. For the first time that night, the crowd went still.
“They found a hole in my heart,” Gambino said. “So, I had this surgery, and then I had to have another surgery.”
To represent his struggle, Gambino commissioned a drone show that looked like an anatomical heart, with drone lights cascading in blue, purple, and red. Gambino also blew the crowd away with his music, covering more than 10 songs, including 3005, Me and Your Mama and Heartbeat, in the span of an hour.
“We only have an hour,” Gambino said. “Next song.”
For the first time in CFG history, the fans were able to choose the setlist order back in October. Gambino had opened a feature on his website where fans could pick the songs and the order he performed them.
Rapper, DJ and comedian Zack Fox had a lively set midafternoon on day two, with his stage dressed as the back of a family barbecue restaurant. Fox was decked out in “dad gear” wearing jorts, comfortable shoes and an apron with his turntable made to look like a giant barbecue smoker.
The heart of the Abbott Elementary actor’s set was intended to bring everyone together, titling his set “Zack’s Big Nasty Barbeque and Booty Shake” to encourage a carefree, fun and safe vibe.
Built on a mixture of Ghetto Tech, Jersey Club and House, Fox created a nonstop dance party for his 90-minute slot. Pods of attendees embraced each other, shedding off layers planned for the late-night cold.
Fox also took the time in his set to slip in his worldly stances throughout his performance.
“We do not f–k with ICE,” Fox said. “We don’t even have any ice in this restaurant.”
Fox closed out with a Black church anthem, Kurt Carr’s “We Lift Our Hands in the Sanctuary.” Each time the track seemed like it was about to end, Fox comically brought it back a few more times with the lyrics “Yes, yes, Lord, for the rest of our days.”
As night fell, attendees swarmed the main stage to get ready for Grammy winner Doechii. =
This was her second year back on the Flog Gnaw stage, this time turning Camp into a “Live from the Swamp World Tour” stop.
Her set was built to look like a gigantic boom box with slides and old-school combo desks. Doechii took on the role of the rebellious student, eager to teach her “classmates,” background dancers and the audience about the elements of rap.
During her “Crazy” dance break tour, Doechii would dance on a table where a fan was seated. When the seat was rolled out, the crowd roared as everyone noticed her fan was Emmy winner and friend Ayo Edebiri.
For concertgoers who arrived early or had time to spare in between sets, Toyota had a music den featuring DJs spinning from opening till 8 p.m. The tent also featured a photobooth, build your own bag charm and donuts.
There were also a couple of exclusive pop-ups this year. Tyler’s streetwear brand Golf Wang held a collaboration with Arizona iced tea, selling specialty cans and merch exclusive to the weekend and for limited time online.
The pop-up featured a seating section next to the merch booth, decorated with faux cherry blossom trees and covered seating nooks made to look like Arizona cans. Towering in the center of the seating area was an inflatable Arizona can with “Golf Wang” printed to replace the Arizona logo.
Tickets to Camp Flog Gnaw go live in late May or early June and takes place in November.
The lineup is a mystery during the time of ticket sales, but a puzzle to solve when the lineup goes up on Instagram in mid-August. Last year’s puzzle was a crossword puzzle, while this year’s was a word search.
Full set times and stage locations are revealed on Instagram and in the Camp Flog Gnaw app three days before the weekend begins.
