Tickets for the long -awaited suite of the famous Fyre Festival, which collapsed in 2017, officially sold. The founder of the event, Billy McFarland, promises that Fyre Festival 2 will be a much more successful affair, despite the heavy luggage left by the first disastrous edition, which led to general indignation, to a trial and the conviction of McFarland for fraud.
The Fyre Original Festival, once presented as a luxurious music festival which takes place on a private island in Bahamas, became synonymous with failure after the participants were welcomed with lower accommodation, a lack of organization and acts of music.
The festival was nicknamed “closer to hunger matches … that Coachella” and has become the subject of documentaries, including Fyre: The Greatest Party which never took place and Fyre Fraud.
McFarland, who was sentenced to six years in prison for frauding investors and customers, has served less than four years and has since worked on his return.
The founder expressed his conviction that his second festival attempt could be a success. “I’m sure many people think I’m crazy to start again,” said McFarland. “But I think I would be crazy not to start again. After years of reflection and now a thoughtful planning, the new team and I have incredible plans for Fyre 2.. The adventure researchers who trust vision and will take the leap will help make history. »»
Taking place on Isla Mujeres, a small island off the coast of Quintana Roo, Mexico, the continuation is marketed as a luxury experience with the price of tickets from $ 1,400 and an escalation at $ 1.1 million Lush the eyes for premium packages.
McFarland explained that high prices tickets include exclusive access to luxury yachts anchored near the island. According to McFarland, a large part of funds – at least $ 500,000 – will be devoted to the reimbursement of debts of the first festival, estimated at around 26 million dollars.
Fyre Festival 2 should present a mixture of music, arts, cooking, comedy, fashion, games, sports and treasure hunting, promising “unforgettable performance” and “immersive experiences”. However, McFarland has not yet confirmed the programming, although it has mentioned in a recent interview with The Today Show that the event would have a diverse range of artists from electronic genres, hip-hop, pop and rock.
This time, McFarland will not personally supervise the festival management. He said that planning and execution will be managed by new partners, noting: “It is not really me. It is a question of taking the vision, which is strong. »»
Despite the failure of the original event, McFarland is optimistic about the future of the Fyre Festival brand. “Since 2016, Fyre has been the most spoken music festival in the world.
Obviously, a large part of this has been negative, but I think most people, once they are somehow under the hood and study the plans and see the team behind Fyre 2, they see the ‘advantage. And if it’s done well, I think Fyre has a chance to be this annual festival which really takes control of the festival industry. »»
Fyre Festival 2 is already doing debate, some criticisms wondering if McFarland should have a second chance after the scale of the failure of the first festival. Others are skeptical of the fact that the festival may live up to its promises, given the inheritance of its predecessor.
Tickets for the event are currently available for purchase, and McFarland has encouraged people to make a “no faith” and to trust his vision of Fyre 2.. Although no official range has been confirmed , fans are already speculating on artists who can be involved in the high -level event.
The official festival website continues to promise high -end experience for participants, the MCFARLAND Declaration reinforcing commitment to an event that redefines “creativity and culture”. Whether Fyre Festival 2 will draw these big promises or suffer the same fate as his predecessor remains to be seen, but the world looks closely.
