Fukkery Nearing: Fyrie Festival 2 (2024)

[Lord Beasley]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/22/entertainment/fyre-festival-2-tickets/index.html

CNN —

Founder of the disastrous 2017 Fyre Festival Billy McFarland appears ready for round two.

McFarland, who served time in federal prison for crimes related to his involvement in the 2017 fest that fell apart in grand fashion, announced on his Instagram page on Sunday that tickets for “Fyre Festival 2” are now on sale, and on Tuesday he updated via his social media that the first batch of tickets were already sold out.

“It has been the absolute wildest journey to get here, and it really all started during a seven-month stint in solitary confinement,” he said in his video on Sunday, going on to say that he’d written a 50-page plan outlining how he’d “make the impossible happen.”

Fyre Festival 2, according to McFarland, is heading to the Caribbean sometime toward the end of 2024, but no specific date or any musical headlining acts have been announced yet.

“Since 2016 FYRE has been the most talked about festival in the world. We now saw this convert to one of the highest priced GA pre-sales in the industry,” he wrote in his Tuesday update, adding that he’s working with “the best logistical and infrastructure partners” this time around.

His also specified that revenue from ticket sales “will be held in escrow until the final date is announced.”

The Fyre Festival in 2017 notoriously unfolded as a complete disaster after it was heavily promoted by social media influencers as a luxurious weekend in paradise where attendees would rub shoulders with celebrities, eat top-notch food and see performances by artists such as Blink 182, Migos and Major Lazer.

But when attendees – who’d spent thousands of dollars on tickets – arrived on the Bahamian island of Exumas, they were met with mass disorganization, half-built tents, and catered food that was little more than limp cheese sandwiches.

Many of the musicians who were expected to perform ended up backing out of the festival because of the chaotic planning.

In 2018, McFarland was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of wire fraud, bank fraud and making false statements to federal law enforcement, the US attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York confirmed to CNN at the time.

Prosecutors said in a statement at the time that McFarland defrauded Fyre Festival investors and ticket vendors of about $26 million, and that he’d participated in a separate “sham ticket scheme” in which he sold bogus tickets to fashion, music and sporting events while out on bail.

McFarland was released from prison in 2022 after serving nearly four years of his six-year sentence.

CNN’s Dakin Andone contributed to this report.

oh shyt, we bout to get blessed again i hope they make another documentary when it fails (again)

 

[the elastic]

Only certain kind of people can get caught majorly scamming and go right back to business like nothing

Go look in Billy McFarland's mentions and see the type of people that are encouraging and supporting his business. fukk this bullshyt ass system, engineered to keep dikkheads like Billy on top.

 

[Richard Glidewell]

Oh please oh please let them fall for it again......I can't wait for the memes

 

[Remote]

Only certain kind of people can get caught majorly scamming and go right back to business like nothing

Go look in Billy McFarland's mentions and see the type of people that are encouraging and supporting his business. fukk this bullshyt ass system, engineered to keep dikkheads like Billy on top.

That Craig Carton guy went to prison for a sports ticket fraud scheme and is back on the radio earning millions.

 

[Lexington Steele]

 

[Realm-Breaker]

Prime Fukkery time!

 

[Yinny]

He must be a down ass dude- imagine doing time and busting out ready to take the exact same risk

*prints “Free Billy Again” T-shirts in advance*

 

[White City Black]

Fyre Fest 2: (Lack of) Electric Bugaloo

Ja Rule back on the payroll?

I can imagine his Cheshire Cat cheesing ass popping up in the trailer like, “Once again it’s on Baybaaaay!” in his raspy ass smokers voice

 

[Contrefaire]

Anybody who buys tickets or falls for this bullshyt again will get exactly what they deserve so I say let Billy do what he gon do because no poor minorities will be harmed in the making of this production.

 

[downtheline]

Anybody who buys tickets or falls for this bullshyt again will get exactly what they deserve so I say let Billy do what he gon do because no poor minorities will be harmed in the making of this production.

Except whatever island it is held on and he takes advantage of the locals.

Im thinking it will be in the US out in the desert somewhere. Like a low rent Burning Man.

 

[br82186]

Anybody who buys tickets or falls for this bullshyt again will get exactly what they deserve so I say let Billy do what he gon do because no poor minorities will be harmed in the making of this production.

Pretty much, it was the YOLO crowd with money who was the suckers the first time.

 

[UberEatsDriver]

These investors are no different than red pill guys using idiots to get paid.

Why does an invested need to go to an investor event? Also did this cost money?

When I use to go to real estate events it’s cost nothing and you needed was a rsvp