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Convicted frauster Billy McFarland’s Fyre Festival do-over failed after local officials revealed the ‘festival’ did not have ...
Plans for Fyre Festival 2 went up in smoke Wednesday after its creator, Billy McFarland, revealed he was putting the Fyre brand up for sale, effectively canceling the doomed music event.
When promoter and convicted fraudster Billy McFarland sought to revive his infamous Fyre Festival this year, he wanted to do it “with honesty, transparency, relentless effort, and creativity.” ...
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 ...
It's been eight years since the original Fyre Festival left attendees stranded in the Bahamas in far-from luxurious accommodations, but founder Billy McFarland is ready to try again. "My dream is ...
The second iteration of the festival will take place on Isla Mujeres from May 30 to June 2 jfizzy/Star Max/GC Images Billy McFarland has announced new information regarding the second iteration of ...
Festival founder Billy McFarland announced last year that the infamous music festival, first held in the Bahamas in 2017, would be returning. This year's come-back music festival, to be held on ...
Billy McFarland, promoter of the failed Fyre Festival in 2017, announced that he's bringing the festival back in 2025. (Mark Lennihan/AP) ...
Watch: Fyre Festival's Billy McFarland Claps Back After City Officials Say He Has No Permit for New Concert Billy McFarland has a fiery response to those who say Fyre Festival 2 isn’t happening.
Second time's the charm. Or so says Billy McFarland, creator of the disastrous 2017 Fyre Festival, which scammed people out of thousands of dollars and landed McFarland six years of prison time ...
Billy McFarland is a little over a year into planning Fyre Festival II, and he still doesn’t know where it’s going to be. Or when. Or who’s performing. But he says it’s definitely happening.
By Sarah Bahr A lawyer for Billy McFarland, who ended up in prison on fraud charges after his musical festival flopped, says his client was punished for his new project. By Joe Coscarelli The ...