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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Sammy Gecsoyler

Scandal-hit Fyre festival is back with tickets at nearly $8,000

Food at the festival, Bella Hadid featured in the publicity for the festival; Billy stands in front of angry crowd who arrived at the unfinished Fyre festival site.
Fyre festival in 2017, promoted by influencers including Bella Hadid (centre), was beset by problems that led to a jail term for the event’s co-founder Billy McFarland (right). Composite: Alamy/YouTube/Fyre festval; Netflix

It was the festival disaster that gripped the world. A modern-day Lord of the Flies with Instagram influencers instead of schoolchildren.

But the return of the infamous Fyre festival is still on, its organiser has announced, but it remains uncertain when or where it is – or who may be performing is still not known a year on.

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