The man behind the infamous Fyre Festival, Billy McFarland, said a follow-up will be happening. In fact, tickets are on sale now, with no details shared about what might be involved in the show. McFarland said he doesn’t know when the festival will happen, or who might be performing. Even with the scant information, tickets start at $499.
It has been seven years since the original Fyre Festival, which was supposed to be a luxury concert experience in the Bahamas. Villas, gourmet food and performances by major acts like Blink-182 and Migos were expected. A number of supermodels such as Bella Hadid and Hailey Bieber were brought in to promote it.
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The luxury experience did not come to pass, with reports of damp tents, cheese sandwiches and no performers. It was such a disaster that McFarland ended up in prison for fraud, spending six years behind bars. He also paid $26 million to investors.
McFarland was released from prison and put on probation last year, and has now started preparations for a second festival. He posted a video online, looking to sell the second festival as a comeback story.
McFarland himself said it’s going to be hard for people to trust him again. The biggest difference this time, according to McFarland, is that he handed over the festival’s finances to an unnamed production company.
