Billy McFarland has revealed new particulars about Fyre Fest 2, together with a brand new date and site.
Initially introduced as happening April twenty fifth by way of twenty eighth, Fyre Pageant 2 is now taking place from Might thirtieth to June 2nd. In a brand new interview with TODAY, the convicted fraudster defined, “We simply wanted the additional month to present our companions time to get all the pieces prepared.”
The pageant will happen on Isla Mujeres in Quintana Roo, Mexico.
MacFarland isn’t able to reveal any of the acts he’s supposedly booked to play. Nonetheless, “We’re going to have artists throughout digital, hip hop, pop, and rock,” he informed TODAY. “It’s not simply music,” he added. “We’d have knowledgeable skateboarder do an indication. We’d have an MMA champion educate you methods within the morning.”
Tickets at the moment are on sale by way of the pageant’s web site, with choices starting from $1,400 for the “Ignite” basic entry cross to $25,000 for the “Phoenix” artist entry tier. For these trying to really set their cash on fireplace, there’s a $1.1 million “Prometheus” bundle for eight folks.
“You may be on a ship, have the luxurious yachts that we accomplice with who might be docked and parked outdoors the island,” McFarland mentioned in regards to the latter bundle. “However as soon as once more, Fyre is not only about this, like, luxurious expertise. It’s in regards to the journey. So that you’ll be scuba diving with me.”
In 2018, McFarland was sentenced to 6 years in federal jail after pleading responsible to a number of counts of wire fraud in connection to the unique Fyre Fest. After serving 4 years of the sentence, he was launched early in Might 2022.
This time round, McFarland has apparently eliminated himself from the logistical course of, having teamed up with Mexican live performance manufacturing firm LostNights. He’s additionally partnered with secondary ticket reseller soldout.com, which guarantees a 100% refund on tickets if Fyre Fest 2 is canceled.
