The second instalment of Fyre Festival has once again fallen into chaos
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Last week it was announced the second instalment of this infamous 'festival' had been postponed, but now the brand is actually up for sale
Look, we were as shocked as you when we reported that Fyre Festival, that infamous, celebrity-endorsed car crash of a supposedly 'luxury' weekender which descended into carnage back in 2017, was coming back for a second instalment in 2025, and set to take place in Quintana Roo, Mexico.
We were less shocked to learn that last week, according to the New York Times, people who had bought tickets received refunds along with a notification that the event had indefinitely been 'postponed'.
Now, in an even more unhinged turn of events, Billy Macfarlane, founder and convicted fraudster dubbed by Vanity Fair as the 'poster boy for millennial scamming', has actually put the brand up for sale.
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The announcement on the festival's Instagram reads: 'Since 2017, FYRE has dominated headlines, documentaries and conversations as one of the world's most talked-about music festivals.'
'We knew that FYRE was big, but we didn't realise just how massive that wave would become. That wave has brought us here: to a point where we know it's time to call for assistance.'
'We have decided the best way to accomplish our goals is to sell the FYRE Festival brand, including its trademarks, IP, digital assets, media reach and cultural capital – to an operator that can fully realise its vision.'
'To the supporters, believers and builders who've stuck with my team and me: thank you. We will pick the new group based on their ability to execute the vision of FYRE in a transparent, grand and expeditious manner. The next chapter of FYRE will be bigger, better and built to last without me at the helm.'
The internet obviously has some opinions on this outcome. Read on for our favourite reaction to the news so far.
If you bought a ticket to Fyre Festival 2, there is a high probability that you are a complete moron pic.twitter.com/iZyGcbxOgg
— Joe Perkins (@joeprkns) April 17, 2025
Sorry to hear Fyre Festival 2 has been cancelled. I was really looking forward to the scathing documentaries.
— Just Bill (@WilliamAder) April 24, 2025
Fyre Festival is the perfect music festival because you don't have to actually go to it. https://t.co/SIy0kQNDtO
— Julius Sharpe (@juliussharpe) April 17, 2025
if you gave your money to 'Fyre Festival 2' and it turns out you got scammed I don't think you should get it back. I think you're arguably getting the experience you paid for. https://t.co/5BXRYaj7uN
— one dozen rats at a keyboard (@PanasonicDX4500) April 16, 2025
Don't worry y'all. Fyre Festival 3 is gonna be DOPE!!!!!!
— Jay Michi (@jaymichi) April 20, 2025
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