The event takes Getting its name from its culmination , the symbolic ritual burning Damaging of a large wooden effigy ( `` The Man '' ) that traditionally occurs Coming_to_be on the Saturday evening of the event.First held in 1986 on Baker Beach in San Francisco as a small function organized Arranging by Larry Harvey and Jerry James who built Creating the first `` Man '' , it has since been held annually , spanning Change_event_time the nine days leading up to and including Labor Day ( the opening day is a Sunday , while the closing day is the first Monday in September ) .

The second test Testing was `` Baker '' .

A third deep-water test Testing named `` Charlie '' was planned for 1947 but was canceled Removing primarily because of the United States Navy 's inability to decontaminate the target ships after the `` Baker '' test .

The `` Baker '' test 's radioactive contamination of all the target ships was the first case of immediate , concentrated radioactive fallout from a nuclear explosion .

Minogue confirmed Check the tour Traveling after her creative directors , William Baker and Steve Anderson , had discussed Communication the idea with her .

Both Baker and Anderson , who were inexperienced in touring Traveling , decided Deciding to direct and promote Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the tour Traveling after Minogue left Departing Deconstruction Records and Sony BMG .

Despite success , the aftermath of the tour Traveling took Conquering a toll on both Minogue and Baker , who were suffering Catastrophe from depression .