Billy McFarland has revealed new particulars about Fyre Fest 2, together with a brand new date and placement.
Initially introduced as going down April twenty fifth by means of twenty eighth, Fyre Competition 2 is now taking place from Could thirtieth to June 2nd. In a brand new interview with TODAY, the convicted fraudster defined, “We simply wanted the additional month to offer our companions time to get every little thing prepared.”
The competition 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 instructed TODAY. “It’s not simply music,” he added. “We’d have an expert skateboarder do an indication. We’d have an MMA champion train you methods within the morning.”
Tickets are actually on sale by means of the festival’s website, with choices starting from $1,400 for the “Ignite” common entry cross to $25,000 for the “Phoenix” artist entry tier. For these trying to really set their cash on hearth, there’s a $1.1 million “Prometheus” bundle for eight individuals.
“You can be on a ship, have the luxurious yachts that we companion with who will likely be docked and parked exterior 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 released early in Could 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.
