Tickets have gone on sale for a second edition of the infamous Fyre Festival, six years after the original event ended in disaster and fraud convictions for its co-founder Billy McFarland. Prices start at $499 (£391) for the first 100 tickets, with further tiers ranging from $799 to $7,999.
The original Fyre Festival, co-founded by McFarland and rapper Ja Rule, was scheduled for the Bahamas in 2017 but was cancelled after causing over $26 million in losses. Attendees arrived to find emergency tents, cheese sandwiches, and no running water or electricity. McFarland was jailed in 2018 after pleading guilty to fraud charges related to the festival and his company NYC VIP Access.
McFarland, released last year, announced plans for a second festival in a TikTok video, saying he devised the idea during seven months in solitary confinement. He stated the event would return to the Caribbean, with pop-ups and events worldwide leading up to the main festival, targeted for the end of next year.
A disclaimer on the website notes that the date is subject to change and that Fyre will host at least four pre-events before the second festival. McFarland has also outlined plans to repay the $26 million owed to investors from the first festival through TV shows and business ventures.
