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The notoriously disastrous Fyre Festival is, apparently, nonetheless getting a sequel.
Fyre Festival 2 is about to be held on Mexico’s Isla Mujeres between May 30 and June 2, in accordance with the pageant’s founder Billy McFarland.
McFarland on Monday described Fyre Festival 2 as a “three-day escape to the Mexican Caribbean where you’ll explore by day alongside your favorite talent and come together at night to celebrate with music,” in a news release posted to his X web page.
The launch additionally guarantees “world class accommodations” and “adventures led by international and local talent, taking guests on boundary-pushing excursions by day and uniting for intimate beach-side performances at night.”
Performers haven’t been introduced.
McFarland is the founder of the unique 2017 Fyre Festival that gained recognition after it was closely promoted on social media by influencers and celebrities earlier than disastrously unfolding.
Attendees, who spent hundreds of {dollars} on tickets, have been met with mass disorganization, shoddy tented lodging and now-infamous limp cheese sandwiches once they arrived on the island of Exumas within the Bahamas for the pageant.
Many of the musicians who have been anticipated to carry out – like Blink-182 and Major Lazer – ended up backing out of the pageant previous to its begin.
In 2018, McFarland was sentenced to 6 years in jail after pleading responsible to prices of wire fraud, financial institution fraud and making false statements to federal legislation enforcement, the US lawyer’s workplace for the Southern District of New York confirmed to NCS on the time.
McFarland was launched from jail in 2022 after serving practically 4 years of his six-year sentence.
“I’m sure many people think I’m crazy for doing this again. But I feel I’d be crazy not to do it again,” McFarland mentioned in a press release Monday.
His assertion continued: “After years of reflection and now thoughtful planning, the new team and I have amazing plans for FYRE 2. The adventure seekers who trust the vision and take the leap will help make history. Thank you to my partners for the second chance.”
In 2023, McFarland first introduced his plans for Fyre Festival 2, which on the time was set to happen within the Caribbean final yr. According to the LA Times, plans for that pageant have been scrapped and tickets have been refunded.