“ It’s real ”: Fyre Festival 2 tickets for sale up to $ 1.1 million
The Fyre Festival was releasing in 2025, despite the conviction and past failures of the founder Billy McFarland, with tickets up to $ 1.1 million.
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- Fyre Festival 2, a second attempt at infamous 2017 festival, is scheduled from May 30 to June 2, but a range of entertainment has not yet been shared.
- Barely 70 days before the first day of the festival, it was announced that the event would take place in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, rather than at the ISLA Mujeres initial promotion, in Mexico.
- 40 artists from the festival are supposed to be announced next week, but applications remain open to “excursion” hosts on the festival website.
In just 60 days, a “take two” of the infamous Fyre Festival is supposed to launch in Mexico, but an artist’s range has not yet been shared, the entertainment applications remain open and a whole new location has just been announced.
The second attempt at Festival 2017 Scandal is scheduled from May 30 to June 2 in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, a recent change compared to the initially promoted location of the Isla Mujeres festival, Mexico. The place announcement was shared on the social media of the Fyre Festival on March 21, only 70 days before the first day of the festival.
Founder of the Fyre Festival Billy McFarland USA Today said Festival Entertainment would be announced in March. But now, fans can expect that a list of 40 artists will be shared this next week, said the head of artists and commercial relations in Lostnights, Manuel Reta on Thursday at a press conference in Playa del Carmen. Lostnights, a festival production company, helps produce the Fyre Festival 2 this time.
McFarland attended the press conference on Thursday virtually because it remains in probation in the United States in 2018, McFarland was sentenced to six years in prison For having participated in several fraudulent programs linked to the Fyre festival. After his arrest, he acknowledged that he had thrilled investors out of $ 26 million and more than $ 100,000 in fraudulent ticket sales.
Why did Fyre Festival 2 changed the locations?
Last month, eyebrows began to increase when heads of the Isla Mujeres government and the management of a five -star hotel was registered on the Fyre Festival website asserted that they did not work with Fyre Festival 2 Or even knew it.
In response, McFarland shared that the festival had ended contracts with two hotels which “made misleading statements, saying that they had never heard of Fyre”. McFarland did not specify which hotels were, but from Friday, the ISLA impression by secrets, who claimed that it was not affiliated with the fyre festival, had been removed from the festival website.
“We have been working on the construction of Fyre in Mexico since September (2024),” McFarland told USA Today in a press release. “We were blind by comments made to the media, and we finally found the perfect house for the Fyre Festival 2 in Playa del Carmen.”
Fyre Festival opens applications for “excursion” hosts
Despite the supposed artists locked, from Friday, a new Fyre Festival 2 website allows people to apply to host “Organized excursions and experiences” For festival guests. The page indicates that the festival is looking for people who can carry out activities such as whale shark diving, cliff jump, luxury catamaranes sails or survivalist challenges.
“This is an exclusive and unique opportunity for people with a committed audience and an experience of providing premium experiences” website Read. “If you are selected, your experience will be an official part of the Fyre Festival itinerary, with dedicated marketing and media support.”
The Fyre Festival website does not specify remuneration or benefits for excursion hosts.
The festival prohibits reimbursements of $ 1.1 million in tickets
Only 2,000 tickets are available for Fyre Festival 2, including $ 1,400 for a person at $ 1.1 million for a group of eight. The details of the ticket package vary, but none is reimbursable.
“We can cancel any event at any time at our only discretion. Conditions of use of the festival States.
What happened during the First Fyre Festival?
Intended to stick to two weeks in April and May 2017, the first Fyre festival was promoted by influencers on social networks like Kendall Jenner,, Bella Hadid And Hailey BieberAnd tickets have promised that acts like Blink-182 and Migos.
However, when he arrived, festival -goers learned that the artists had canceled. Due to bad weather in the Caribbean, the festival was mainly carried away, with promised luxury accommodation and gastronomic food anywhere. At the end, participants only stayed one night before being evacuated.
The failure of entertainment resulted in two documentaries, including Netflix Fyre: The biggest party that has never occurred.
Greta Cross is a journalist with a national tendency to USA Today. History idea? Send him an email to gcross@usatuday.com.