In information that may undoubtedly shock nobody, Fyre Fest 2, Billy McFarland’s second ham-fisted try to stage a music competition after the primary one landed him in federal jail for 4 years, has been indefinitely postponed.
In response to an electronic mail despatched to ticket-holders on Wednesday (sure, there have been really just a few folks loopy sufficient to ship cash to McFarland), the competition has been “postponed and a brand new date can be introduced.” Within the meantime, ticket-holders will apparently be issued refunds. “As soon as the brand new date is introduced, at the moment, you possibly can repurchase if it really works on your schedule,” the e-mail notes.
Information of Fyre Fest 2’s postponement is hardly surprising in case you’ve been following latest developments. Since saying the competition again in 2023, McFarland struggled to safe a location for the occasion. He initially deliberate for it to happen in Isla Mujeres, Mexico, solely to relocate it to Playa del Carmen after native officers denied having any data of his plans. Nevertheless, he quickly encountered related logistical points in Playa del Carmen, with officers stating that McFarland had not secured the required registrations or permits to carry the occasion. McFarland, for his half, insisted that he had obtained the right permits — although upon nearer inspection, it turned out to be for a 12-hour indoor listening social gathering restricted to simply 250 folks.
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McFarland additionally appeared to struggled to guide expertise to play Fyre Fest 2 — previous to its postponement, the one identified confirmed act was former NFL broad receiver Antonio Brown.
Regardless of all of this, McFarland was promoting tickets to Fyre Fest 2 as just lately as Wednesday morning, with costs starting from $1,400 for the “Ignite” basic entry to $1.1 million for a “Prometheus” premium expertise.
