Billy McFarland.
Theo Wargo/Getty picturesYes, the Fyre Festival II spends eight years after the infamous failed event.
“Fyre II is real. My dream is finally becoming reality ”, entrepreneur Billy McFarlandwho created the original festival, was shared in an interview with Today On Monday, February 24, tickets on the same day for the event officially went on sale.
The second installment of the festival is scheduled to take place in Isla Mujeres, Mexico, from May 30 to June 2. TodayMcFarland, 33, explained that the dates recovered a month to “give time to our partners to prepare -everything.”
Unlike Fyre’s original festival, McFarland will not directly manage the planning details. Instead, he works with a “main festival operator”, hotel and travel partners and other travel companies to organize the event.
The 2017 Fyre Festival became a punch after defrauding its attendees and generally being a complete disaster. The idea of the Bahamas Music Festival reached the entrepreneur Billy McFarland, who wanted to promote his Fyre application, which helped users to reserve music talent. McFarland associated with Rule to create the event. The (…)
McFarland created the original Fyre Festival in 2017 with And rule As a means of promoting its application of reservation of musical talents, Fyre. Instead of the luxurious festival getaway promised on the island of Great Exumea, attendees encountered various planning problems involving security, accommodation, food availability, medical services and more. The festival was finally canceled, leaving the attendees stuck in a remote part of the island.
McFarland and already Rule, 48, were sought after $ 100 million by disappointed attendees in May 2017, and McFarland was arrested by federal agents for wire fraud a month later. Was found guilty of wiring fraud and defrauding the investors in March 2018. He was also accused of selling fraudulent tickets to meet Gala, Burning Man and Coachella six months later.
McFarland was sentenced to six years in prison in October 2018, but was released in early March 2022 and remained under home arrest until September 2022. Judge in November 2019 after claiming that he was scammed by McFarland. The ups and downs of the Failed Festival were documented in the documentary of 2019 Fifteen.
Although the 2,000 limited tickets of Fyre Festival II are on sale, no musical events have been announced for the event. “We will have artists through electronics, hip-hop, pop and rock. However, it’s not just music, “said McFarland Today. “We could have a professional skateboard to make a demonstration. We could have an MMA champion teaching -you techniques in the morning.”
The 50 hundred made another shot in his enemy enemy rule of a long time, this time on the latter’s performance at the BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards. Already, 47, he apparently referred to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ during his performance at the event on Wednesday, September 6 on Miami Beach. At one point, he was hit by a wooden column as a backup vocalists – (…)
When asked if the events have been officially reserved, McFarland stated: “I think what makes Fyre so fun is that we sell the Fyre experience. I want to be one of the first festivals that can be sold without artists. … we are announcing the artists in the coming months, so I am not responsible for reserving talent. “”
He said that, based on their conversations with the event’s organizers, attendees may “wait” participate in various names on the A.
McFarland said that he may not be able to attend the Fyre Festival II, as his legal sentence restricts his journey. “I don’t know. I have to be fine, mentally, maybe see a streaming from my computer and cry a little, “he said. “I have to ask for international trips.”
Noting that the event is not for everyone, McFarland said that Fyre Festival II is for people who “risk the risk, look for the adventure and want to be there for the moment.” He added: “I think it’s always a risk. You are taking a risk because I made many bad decisions and I disrupted the first festival. Until it is experienced, there is a risk.”
McFarland shared more details about the festival through social networks On Monday, describing the event as “Adventures led by international and local talent, taking the guests on excursions that push the day limit and joining for intimate beach performances at night”.
In a statement included in the publication, McFarland wrote, “I’m sure a lot of people think I’m crazy to go back. But I feel you would be crazy not to go back. After years of reflection and now Reflective planning, the new team and I have amazing plans for Fyre 2. The adventure applicants who trust the vision and give the leap will help to make history.
