Fyre Festival was a fraudulent luxury music festival organized by Billy McFarland, an American businessman whose enterprises have been characterized by fraud, and the American rapper Ja Rule. It was originally created to promote the company's Fyre app for booking music talent.

1 day ago · Like the initial Fyre Festival event, McFarland's Fyre Fest 2 promised "an electrifying celebration of music, arts, cuisine, comedy, fashion, gaming, sports, and treasure hunting -- all set in the ...

11 hours ago · Fyre Festival 2 has been postponed and ticket holders are being offered refunds, multiple news outlets reported on Wednesday. The festival, which was scheduled to take place in Playa Del Carmen ...

16 hours ago · Fyre Festival. Fyre Festival 2, scheduled to take place May 30 to June 2 in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, has been caught up in controversy surrounding the event’s location. O fficials in Mexico ...

1 day ago · In a further statement to ticket holders, organizers were adamant the show would go on. "FYRE Festival 2 is still on," it says. "We are vetting new locations and will announce our host destination ...

1 day ago · McFarland previously pleaded guilty to fraud charges related to the disastrous first Fyre Festival and was released from prison in 2022 after serving less than four years.. Unfazed by his ...

13 hours ago · Fyre Festival 2 ticketholders were left in a state of panic on Wednesday after the festival's official website posted – and then deleted – an announcement saying it was postponed.

14 hours ago · Fyre Festival is the brainchild of Billy McFarland, who spent nearly four years in prison after being convicted of wire fraud for defrauding investors out of $27.4 million with the first Fyre ...

11 hours ago · Fyre Festival 2 is back up in the air, after the organizers of the event said they would be sending a message to ticket holders on Wednesday announcing that the festival would no longer take place ...

Apr 10, 2025 · Fyre Festival 2 is officially scheduled for May 30 to June 2 in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. That’s right: Billy McFarland is back with a sequel to the infamous 2017 disaster. But with less than ...