Déjà vu.
Ticketholders who deliberate to attend Billy McFarland’s controversial Fyre Competition 2 subsequent month have been left in a state of panic on Wednesday after its official web site posted – after which deleted – an announcement saying the occasion was postponed.
“Fyre 2 Festival is postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date in the future,” the now-deleted assertion learn, per The Solar. “If you have purchased tickets already, you will receive an email once the new date is confirmed.”
The web site additionally stated that tickets for the competition, which begin at $1,400 and go as excessive as $1.1 million, have been “unavailable.”
Nonetheless, the official Fyre Competition 2 web site was reportedly up to date once more to make it look as if the preliminary “postponed” announcement had by no means appeared.
As an alternative, it insisted that “FYRE Festival 2 is still on” and the organizers have been “vetting new locations and will announce our host destination soon.”
“Our priorities remain unchanged,” the most recent assertion learn, per NBC Information, “delivering an unforgettable, safe, and transparent experience.”
Nonetheless, many rushed to social media to mock the complete ordeal.
“Who could have imagined?” one particular person posted on X. “This has to be a joke,” wrote one other.
“Well that’s not good,” a 3rd particular person tweeted. “Who could have possibly seen this coming?”
“It’s very easy to postpone something that was never gonna happen anyway,” added a fourth.
The chaos and confusion on Wednesday got here simply a couple of month earlier than Fyre Competition 2, the successor of the disastrous Fyre Competition in 2017, was set to happen from Might 30 to June 2 in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.
McFarland, who served 4 years in jail for fraud associated to his involvement within the failed Fyre Competition in 2017, first introduced his plans for a second try in September.
However these plans have been solid doubtful in February after Mexican officers stated that McFarland, 33, and the occasion’s different organizers by no means requested permits.
“Due to information circulating in the media regarding the ‘FYRE FESTIVAL II,’ the General Directorate of Tourism of Isla Mujeres informs that no person or company has requested permits from this office or any other Municipal Government department for said event,” the Isla Mujeres authorities stated in a press release on its Fb web page on the time.
Like Fyre Competition 2, the unique Fyre Fest promised big-name musicians like Blink-182 and Migos; celebrities just like the Hadid sisters and Emily Ratajkowski; high quality meals; and luxurious lodging.
Nonetheless, the competition failed miserably and later went viral on social media after each Hulu and Netflix launched documentaries in regards to the disaster.
McFarland was sentenced to 6 years in jail for his monetary crimes, though he solely served 4 years from 2018 to 2022. Prosecutors additionally revealed that the failed competition price buyers upwards of $26 million.
“This is the most tangible way to repay the $26 million that I owe, and having real partners gives an opportunity in the next five to seven years to actually pay back that $26 million,” McFarland advised The Solar final month.
“And unfortunately,” he added, “no one’s offering me $26 million to work somewhere else.”
