The Latest Breaking News from Fyre Festival 2

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 · Apr 24, 2025

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 · Apr 23, 2025

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.

Pedestrian.tv · Apr 18, 2025

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

Who could possibly have seen this coming?

Louder · Apr 16, 2025

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

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

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025

"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?

MusicRadar · Mar 4, 2025

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

The Guardian - US · Feb 27, 2025

Fyre Festival 2 tickets are on sale for up to $1.1 million after founder served prison time for defrauding investors of the first event

"I'm sure many people think I'm crazy for doing this again,” 33-year-old founder Billy McFarland said. "But I feel I'd be crazy not to do it again.”

Fortune · Feb 26, 2025

Second time lucky? Everything we know about Fyre Festival 2, from sky-high prices to lineup

Convicted fraudster Billy McFarland said the second iteration of his Fyre Festival is ‘my dream finally becoming a reality‘

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2025

Relighting the Fyre: will anyone risk the follow-up to the worst festival ever?

Billy McFarland is claiming that Fyre festival 2 is on the way, following on from his catastrophic 2017 disaster, with tickets already selling out

The Guardian - US · Aug 24, 2023