Wasteland or waste land may refer to: *

Desert A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to denudation. About on ...

or barren area * an uncultivated area of land, whether wooded or not, whether

common land Common land is land owned by a person or collectively by a number of persons, over which other persons have certain common rights, such as to allow their livestock to graze upon it, to collect Wood fuel, wood, or to cut turf for fuel. A person ...

or not

Art, entertainment, and media

Comics

* ''Wasteland'' (DC Comics), 1987–1989 anthology-style horror/humor comic by John Ostrander and Del Close * ''Wasteland'' (comics), 2006–2015 comic book series by Antony Johnston and Christopher Mitten * Wastelands, setting of ''

Old Man Logan Old Man Logan is an alternative version of the Marvel Comics fictional character Wolverine. This character is an aged version of Wolverine set in an alternate future universe designated Earth-807128, where the supervillains overthrew the super ...

'' and its several spin-offs, since 2008 * Marvel's ''Wastelanders'', 2021 ongoing series of radio drama podcasts produced by SiriusXM

Fictional entities

* Wasteland (Warhammer), a fictional region in the world of Warhammer Fantasy * Wasteland, the post-Great War United States in the ''

Fallout Nuclear fallout is the residual radioactive material propelled into the upper atmosphere following a nuclear blast, so called because it "falls out" of the sky after the explosion and the shock wave has passed. It commonly refers to the radioac ...

'' series of video games * Wasteland, a world in which

Epic Mickey ''Epic Mickey'' is a 2010 platform game for the Wii developed by Junction Point Studios and published by Disney Interactive Studios, except in Japan, where it was published by Nintendo. The game focuses on Mickey Mouse, who accidentally damag ...

and Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two take place

Films

* ''Wasteland'' (1960 film), a 1960 French film directed by Marcel Carné, based on Hal Ellson's novel ''Tomboy'' * ''Waste Land'' (film), a 2010 documentary about Brazilian trash-pickers * ''Wasteland'', North American title of the 2012 British film '' The Rise'' * ''Wasteland'' (2013 film), a zombie horror film * ''Waste Land'' (2014 film), a Belgian thriller directed by Pieter Van Hees * '' Mad Max: The Wasteland'', working title for the upcoming fifth film in the ''Mad Max'' franchise * The Wasteland (2020 film), an Iranian drama film *

The Wasteland (2021 film) ''The Wasteland'' ( es, El páramo, links=no), also known during the production stage as ''The Beast'' (), is a 2021 Spanish horror drama film directed by David Casademunt from a screenplay by Casademunt, Fran Menchón, and Martí Lucas. The fi ...

, a Spanish horror drama film

Games

* ''Wasteland'' (video game), a 1988 computer role-playing game ** ''

Wasteland 2 ''Wasteland 2'' is a post-apocalyptic role-playing video game developed by inXile Entertainment and published by Deep Silver. It is the sequel to 1988's ''Wasteland'', and was successfully crowdfunded through Kickstarter. After the postponement o ...

'', a 2014 sequel to the above game ** ''

Wasteland 3 ''Wasteland 3'' is a role-playing video game developed by inXile Entertainment and published by Deep Silver. It is a sequel to ''Wasteland 2'' (2014) and was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on August 28, 2020. It was po ...

'', third game in the series

Literature

Wasteland (mythology) The Wasteland is a Celtic motif that ties the barrenness of a land with a curse that must be lifted by a hero. It occurs in Irish mythology and French Grail romances, and hints of it may be found in the Welsh ''Mabinogion''. An example from Iri ...

, the Celtic motif of the land of the Fisher King * ''Wasteland'' (novel), a 2003 novel by Francesca Lia Block * "Wastelands" (short story), a 2002 short story by Stephen Dedman * '' The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands'', a 1991 novel by Stephen King * ''

The Waste Land ''The Waste Land'' is a poem by T. S. Eliot, widely regarded as one of the most important poems of the 20th century and a central work of modernist poetry. Published in 1922, the 434-line poem first appeared in the United Kingdom in the Octob ...

'', a 1922 poem by T. S. Eliot * '' Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse'', a 2008 anthology of post-apocalyptic fiction

Music

Albums

* ''Wasteland'' (The Jam album), 1992 * ''The Waste Lands'' (album), a 1992 album by Venom * ''Wasteland'' (Atargatis album), 2006 * ''

Grace/Wastelands ''Grace/Wastelands'' is the debut solo album from Babyshambles frontman/The Libertines co-frontman Peter Doherty. It was released in Australia on 13 March 2009, in the UK on 16 March, and in the US on 24 March, with the single " Last of the Engl ...

'', a 2009 album by Pete Doherty * ''Wastelands'' (album), a 2013 album by Eskimo Joe * ''Wasteland'' (Riverside album), 2018 * ''Wasteland'' (Brent Faiyaz album), 2022

Songs

* "Wasteland" (Billy Idol song), 1993 * "The Wasteland" (Elton John song), 2001 * "Wasteland" (Poison song), 2002 * "Wasteland" (Maxïmo Park song), 2005 * "Wasteland" (10 Years song), 2005 * "Wasteland" (The View song), 2007 * "Wasteland" (Needtobreathe song), 2014 * "Wastelands" (Linkin Park song), 2014 * "Wastelands" (Suede song), 2018 * "Wasteland", a song by Against the Current from the album '' In Our Bones'' * "Wasteland", a song by All That Remains from the album ''

Victim of the New Disease ''Victim of the New Disease'' is the ninth studio album by American heavy metal band All That Remains. It was released on November 9, 2018 on Razor & Tie Records. It is the final album to feature founding guitarist Oli Herbert, who died on Octo ...

'' * "Wastelands", a song by Amoral from the album '' Beneath'' * "Wastelands", a song by Avantasia from the album ''

The Wicked Symphony ''The Wicked Symphony'' is the fourth full-length album by Tobias Sammet's German rock opera project Avantasia, released on 3 April 2010, parallel with ''Angel of Babylon''. ''The Wicked Symphony'' was released both as part of a box set, with the t ...

'' * "Wasteland", a song by Chelsea Grin from the album ''

Desolation of Eden ''Desolation of Eden'' is the debut studio album by American deathcore band Chelsea Grin. It was released February 16, 2010 through Artery Recordings. Upon its release, the album reached 21 on the Top Heatseekers chart. ''Desolation of Eden''at Bi ...

'' * "Wastelands", a song by Extol from the album ''

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'' * "Wastelands", a song by Hawkwind from the album '' Alien 4'' * "Wasteland", a song by The Jam from the album ''

Setting Sons ''Setting Sons'' is the fourth studio album by the English rock band the Jam, released on 16 November 1979 by Polydor Records. It reached No. 4 in the UK Albums Chart upon the first week of release, continuing the commercial (and critical) favou ...

'' * "Wasteland", a song by John Cale from the album ''

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'' * "Wastelands", a song by Midge Ure from the album '' The Gift'' * "Wasteland", a song by The Mission from the album ''

God's Own Medicine ''God's Own Medicine'' is the debut studio album by the English gothic rock band The Mission. It was released in November 1986 under Mercury Records. The original LP version contains 10 songs. The CD and cassette versions had the songs "Blood B ...

'' * "Wasteland", a song by Shadows Fall from the album '' Fire from the Sky'' * "Wasteland (Vechnost)", a song by Silent Planet from the album ''

The Night God Slept ''The Night God Slept'' is the debut studio album by American metalcore band Silent Planet. The album was released on November 10, 2014, through Solid State Records. It was co-produced by guitarist Spencer Keene and former Volumes' member Daniel ...

'' * "Wasteland", a song by Trapt from the album '' Only Through the Pain''

Television

* ''Wasteland'' (American TV series), an American television drama, debuted in 1999 * ''Wasteland'' (Czech TV series), a Czech television series * Wasteland Speech, a 1961 speech by FCC chairman Newton N. Minow

Other uses

* Wasteland (event), a bi-annual fetish event held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands *

Wasteland Weekend Wasteland Weekend is an annual festival held in Edwards, California. The event is listed as a full immersion event, with all participants required to adhere to the set theme. It has been held annually in September since 2010, except for 2020, whe ...

, an immersive post apocalyptic event held annually in the Mojave Desert since 2010