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Inside Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland’s comeback event — with tickets ranging from $500 to $26,000

The founder of Fyre Festival, a disastrously organised luxury music festival which saw guests stranded on an island in the Bahamas, has hosted a comeback party.

The Independent UK

Legendary 2000s music sharing brand LimeWire acquires Fyre Festival — and everyone is saying the same thing

Crypto company that owns LimeWire’s iconic name has outbid Ryan Reynolds to buy branding rights for the infamous festival. Sorry, what?

The Independent UK

“I never saw something as completely mind-bendingly ridiculous and intriguing as what went down”: Hold on to your cheese sandwiches – it’s Fyre Festival: The Musical!

But Billy McFarland won’t get a dime

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Marvel director and pop-star wife to adapt Fyre festival nightmare into a musical

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The Independent UK

Taika Waititi and Rita Ora to turn Fyre Festival fiasco into a stage musical

The couple, who married in 2022, are set to produce a musical based on the ill-fated Caribbean festival

The Independent UK

Fyre Festival sells on eBay for $245K, a sum so low it wouldn’t have been able to afford disgraced founder Billy McFarland some tickets at his own event

The final bid is only a fraction of the court-mandated $26 million McFarland owes in restitution of his fraudulent scheme.

Fortune

Convicted fraudster Billy McFarland sells infamous Fyre Festival on eBay for less than $250,000

“Entrepreneur” and Fyre Fest fraudster Billy McFarland has sold the brand IP on eBay for less than $250,000 - while still owing $26 million.

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Someone bought all the rights for Fyre Festival on eBay

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The Independent UK

Billy McFarland sells Fyre Festival brand for just $245K on eBay

‘Damn. This sucks, it’s so low,’ said the convicted fraudster

The Independent UK

Fyre Festival 2 cancelled as founder Billy McFarland puts brand up for sale

Fyre Festival 2 had been scheduled to take place on Isla Mujeres, Mexico, from May 30 to June 2

Evening Standard

Billy McFarland cancels Fyre Festival 2 and puts brand up for sale a week after postponement

Founder Billy McFarland says ‘it’s time to pass the torch’

The Independent UK

Fyre Fest 2’s Fate Left Unclear After Location In Mexico Fell Through & Is Anyone Shocked?

Ticket-holders to Fyre Festival 2 have been informed that the event will be postponed, after location planning fell through.

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Fyre Festival 2 ticket holders react after Billy McFarland postpones at the last minute

McFarland served jail time after the original 2017 Fyre Festival failure

The Independent UK

Fyre Festival 2 postponed

Fyre Festival 2 has been postponed and ticketholders have been told their tickets have been refunded.

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The Independent UK

New twist in Fyre Festival saga as comeback event postponed

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Fyre Festival 2 postponed just weeks ahead of scheduled kick-off date

Event organised by convicted fraudster Billy McFarland, the man behind the original doomed festival, had been charging thousands for tickets

Louder

In this year's least surprising news, Fyre Festival 2 has been postponed

Who could possibly have seen this coming?

The Independent UK

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong joins The Go-Go’s at Coachella

The original five members of the LA new wave band reunited to perform at this year’s festival

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The Independent UK

Coachella branded ‘worse than Fyre Festival’ after 12 hour wait to get in

The opening night of the Californian festival will be headlined by Lady Gaga

Latin Times

Texas Country Music Festival Draws Fyre Fest Comparison Before Being Temporarily Shut Down

Country music legend Alan Jackson performed his last concert in Texas at a festival drawing unfortunate comparisons to the infamous Fyre Festival.

Metal Hammer

"There will be no event called 'Fyre 2' in Playa del Carmen." Grand plans to revive disastrous event come as a surprise to the resort city supposed to be hosting it

Fyre Festival was an unrivalled disaster and subject of two documentaries – now part 2 looks to be off to a less than ideal start

The Independent UK

Fyre Festival 2 tickets go on sale — but Mexican officials say it has no permits

Ticket prices range from $1,400 to $25,000

MusicRadar

"This festival is not going to happen. There are red flags all over the place”: Bad news for Fyre Festival 2 ticket holders – Mexico’s tourist board reckon that the event “does not exist”

They shocked the world with the original… Then baffled us all with a sequel… Is Fyre Festival 2 on the brink of disaster again?

The Guardian - US

Alarms raised over legitimacy of Fyre festival 2: ‘An event that does not exist’

Tourism and local officials in Mexico deny any knowledge of proposed follow-up to disastrous 2017 event

International Business Times UK

What Is Fyre Festival 2: What Happened The First Time And Will Rich Kids Get Stranded Again?

Fyre Festival is set to make an unforgettable comeback later this year, featuring a lavish Caribbean island, luxury rooms and diverse acts for the perfect summer getaway.

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