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'Fyre Festival II' is 'finally happening', says convicted fraudster Billy McFarland

Billy McFarland rides a jetski in the Bahamas in the lead-up to Fyre Festival. (Supplied: Netflix)

The founder of the disastrous Fyre Festival — a 2017 music festival that was cancelled during its opening weekend, leaving attendees stranded and starving on a remote island in the Bahamas with no musical performances — says he wants to have another go at running the event.

Billy McFarland, who served four years in prison after being convicted of wire fraud for his role in securing financing for the original festival, tweeted on Monday that "Fyre Festival II is finally happening".

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