Fyre Festival 2 Postponed, Organizers Claim Mexico Stole Their Money

Fyre Pageant 2 ain’t taking place in late Might, early June prefer it was initially scheduled … ‘trigger it has been postponed, with out new dates chosen but — and organizers are laying full blame on Mexico.

The web site solely says tickets are “at present not accessible” when prospects attempt to make a purchase order, however the occasion’s notorious promoter Billy McFarland is now admitting it simply ain’t taking place … confirming the story TMZ broke 10 days ago.

FYRE Pageant 2 organizers say … “Over the previous 18 months we have labored intently with skilled third-party pageant operators to make sure FYRE Pageant 2 is constructed to the very best commonplace” … however he claims the federal government in Playa del Carmen screwed ’em.

An announcement organizers are sending to ticketholders says, “When a authorities takes your cash, points permits, promotes the occasion, after which pretends it is by no means heard of you, that is not simply dishonest — it is theft.”

As for a way a lot dough organizers are allegedly out — McFarland tells us, “Permits value a whole lot of hundreds of pesos. Many instances that spent on venues, lodges, and so forth. that [Playa del Carmen] directed us to guide.”

He additionally says they have been filming all their conferences with the identical PDC authorities officers who’ve been telling the media they’ve by no means heard of Fyre.

Whereas the present for positive is not taking place from Might 30 to June 2, he says they’re deciding on a brand new location and date quickly.

As we instructed you … Fyre Pageant 2.0 was McFarland’s shot at redeeming himself after the catastrophe of the primary pageant led to his incarceration for wire fraud — for which he served more than three years in jail.

BM got here on “TMZ Reside” back in February and warranted us the present was all set … although he refused to call a single act he claimed had been booked, providing solely a obscure trace about one DJ.

As organizers insisted the pageant was set to occur in Mexico, a supply confirmed to us that organizers say the Mexican authorities backstabbed them and left them without a place to placed on the present. In March, Billy posted a video mentioned any claims on the contrary had been bogus.

Our supply instructed us, “…at this level we’re not doing any occasion there and we plan on making it very public and exhibiting all the proof.”

Whereas authorities in Mexico initially appeared to be onboard with the pageant taking place within the nation, they’ve just lately claimed that they had no data of Fyre Pageant 2 taking place … whereas photos shared to the pageant’s account appear to indicate paperwork filed with town of Playa del Carmen.