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A message sent to ticket holders this afternoon confirmed Fyre Festival 2 will not go forward as planned in Mexico from May 30 to June 2. “The event has been postponed and a new date will be announced. We have issued you a refund. Once the new date is announced, at that time, you can repurchase if it works for your schedule,” the message to ticket holders reads.
Representatives for Fyre Festival have not responded to comments or questions about the refund. As late as last week, Billy McFarland shared what he considered evidence of the festival happening on social media. That evidence was permits at nightclubs in Playa del Carmen to play music in a club for 250 people—not a live music bash as was being touted.
Tickets for Fyre Festival 2 started at $1,400 for general admission. Tickets were available for as much as $1.1 million with destination festival package promises including live sessions with MMA stars. Organizers said that package sold out—which was intended for eight people with amenities including a stateroom yacht and private chauffeur service.
The lack of delivery bordered on false advertisement, with Billy McFarland arrested and charged with wire fraud and other financial crimes related to the festival. In October 2018, he was sentenced to six years in federal prison and ordered to forfeit $26 million. McFarland pleaded guilty to multiple counts of fraud, having defrauded both investors and ticket holders. He was released after less than four years—with an order to pay the original victims restitution. Shortly afterward, he began planning Fyre Festival 2.
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Fyre Festival 2 Postponed, All Tickets Refunded – Digital Music News
