“Fyre Festival II is finally happening,” says the disgraced founder

Billy McFarland and Fyre Festival survivor, Andy King. (Credit: Patrick McMullan—Getty Images)

You could be excused for asking if Billy McFarland is serious.

Just a year after being released from prison after serving four years for defrauding investors in his infamous failure of a music and culture extravaganza—the Fyre Festival—its disgraced founder says he's bringing the event back.