Fyre Festival is back – how to get tickets after first doomed music gig

The “real return” for later this year has been confirmed by the Festival.

The supposed “luxury” event was scheduled to take place in the Bahamas in 2017, but security and accommodation issues, among others, prevented the event from being postponed indefinitely. After accepting money from investors and ticket buyers totaling $ 26 million (£ 20 million), co-founder Billy McFarland later admitted guilt to two fraud charges. He was sentenced to four years in prison.

Now, he has announced the festival’s comeback between May 30 and June 2 at Mexico’s Isla Mujeres. In a statement, McFarland – who was released from jail in 2022 – said: “I’m sure many people think I’m crazy for doing this again. but I think it’d be crazy not to do it once more. The new team and I have amazing plans for Fyre 2 after years of reflection and careful planning. The adventurers who put their trust in their leap will contribute to the preservation of history. For the second chance, I thank my partners.

The team explained in an Instagram post that “Fyre Festival 2 is real” that “Fyre 2 is a three-day escape to the Mexican Caribbean where you’ll explore by day alongside your favorite talent and come together at night to celebrate with music.

The event’s organizers have also promised “adventures led by international and local talent that take guests on day-to-day boundary-pushing excursions and unite for intimate beach-side performances at night.” There are currently no bands announced for the event, while the original 2017 festival was reportedly set to feature the likes of Blink-182, Major Lazer, Disclosure, Tyga, Pusha T and Migos.

After the pre-sale sold out last year despite no dates or location being announced at the time, tickets are now on sale for between $1, 4000 and $1.1 million. Several models, including Bella Hadid, were hired to promote the original 2017 festival – which is the subject of Netflix documentary ‘ Fyre ‘ – and revellers paid between $1, 200 to $100, 000, only to arrive and find out they would have to sleep in tents rather than luxury accommodation.

McFarland admitted to using fake documents to persuade investors to invest more than $ 27 million in his Fyre Media Inc. company in March 2018. His co-founder Ja Rule was not detained, and it was not suggested that he had any part or connection to the fraud.

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Source: Mirror