Question: have you ever heard the phrase: “fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice? Shame on me?”
Oh, and Fyre Festival is back!
As Vanity Fair Reporter Kase Wickman describes with a great sense of humor:
Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland is back with Fyre 2, a sequel to the disastrously scammy 2017 music festival that landed him in prison for six years for fraud (he served four, released early for good behavior) after federal prosecutors labeled him “the consummate con artist.”
So, yes, let’s do it again! Tickets, which are on sale as of Monday, February 24, range in price from $1,400 to $1.1 million. And, as a redirect page that shows up when you search for tickets reassuringly insists, “Fyre Festival 2 is real.” Real! Just like Fyre Original Recipe partner Ja Rule. (Ja Rule has not been publicly named as a collaborator this time around.)
Here is a previous announcement about it returning in Asia…now it wile Mexico McFarland says….and if you want to see what they are promising, here is the link to the site:
McFarland was interviewed by the Today Show Monday, where according to Vanity Fair he insisted that “Fyre 2 really isn’t about the past and it isn’t about me, it’s about taking the vision, which is strong.”
McFarland says he never saw this really terrific documentary about the first festival – and admits that he still owes $26 million in restitution for Fyre Festival. Ten percent of the profits from Fyre 2 will go toward that, with a minimum of $500,000.
“My dream is finally becoming a reality,” McFarland told Today.
In a statement released on his X (formerly Twitter) Monday, McFarland celebrated the opening of ticket sales, telling hopeful attendees to expect “boundary-pushing excursions by day” and “intimate beach-side performances by night.” The festival takes place over four calendar days, but is billed in that statement as “a three-day escape to the Mexican Caribbean.”
Based on what happened at the first Fyre Festival, it’s hilarious to me that he is trying to sell people on a second go-round. You may want to check out this incredible documentary that tells the story of the original disastrous Fyre Festival that landed McFarland behind bars…here’s the story and trailer:
Folks, it’s your money, but if the phase “there’s a sucker born every minute” isn’t racing around your brain right now, it should be…
The disastrous first Fyre Festival had repercussions for years, including several of the Models from the original ad campaign sued or fined for their involvement…see that story here:
And this is just one of the great documentaries that showcases scams of the highest order:
This is the story of a man convicted of selling counterfeit wine – and it’s a doozy! See the trailer here:
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johnrieber 
It will be really interesting to see how this 2nd event pans out.
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Im not expecting it to happen but we will see…unprecedented to announce dates for a show in three months WITH NO ARTISTS!
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this is insane that they are back at it
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Beth, it really is…I re-watched the documentary two nights ago and people were scammed SO bad! Why would they EVER trust it to go better this time?
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just nuts
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So many people just have too much money to waste in a world where people cannot drink clean water or eat every day. Am I wrong in really hoping they get totally scammed again? I don’t think so, they deserve it.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Pete, the documentary shows just how corrupt he is – that’s why he went to prison – for anyone to think this could be real is only true because of the stupidity in the world today…
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People buy tickets for $1.1 million? They must have more money than sense!
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I assume NO ONE will be stupid enough to buy that…or hopefully nothing on offer here – they don’t even have musical guests to announce!
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