Billy McFarland has officially announced Fyre Festival II, with tickets beginning at $499: 'It has been the absolute wildest journey to get here.'
's stint in prison for fraud gave him the time to churn out a 50-page business plan to revive Fyre Festival — and now you can buy tickets.posted Sunday, the convicted con artist officially announced Fyre Festival II, set to take place in the Caribbean sometime at the end of 2024.
With the "best partners in the world" who have allowed "me to be me, while executing Fyre's vision to the highest level," McFarland says he "spoke to people as far away as the Middle East and South America" before deciding to once again bring the fest to the Caribbean. "In the meantime, we'll be doing pop-ups and events across the world," he adds. "Guys, this is your chance to get in. This is everything I've been working towards.
McFarland was released from federal prison in May 2022 after serving four years for defrauding investors and committing wire fraud in the ill-fated 2017 Fyre Festival he launched with rapper , which had been branded as a luxury musical extravaganza with gourmet dining that amounted to FEMA tents and cheese sandwiches. McFarland was subsequently transferred to a halfway house for community confinement and has since been on supervised release.
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