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Fyre II: $1m tickets on sale for Fyre Festival II after fraudulent disaster

Fyre Festival II offers tickets priced from $1,400 to over $1 million, with 2,000 tickets currently available on the Fyre website.
The festival is scheduled to take place from May 30 to June 2 in Isla Mujeres, Mexico, after a delay.
Organizer Billy McFarland, previously convicted of wire fraud, claims the event has the potential to take over the festival industry.
McFarland's return to the festival scene has sparked criticism, but he asserts that Fyre II is not really about him.

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Business Insider

Who is Billy McFarland? How the founder of the infamous Fyre Festival went to prison for fraud, and what he's up to now

Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland.Patrick McMullan via Getty ImagesBilly McFarland founded the infamous Fyre Festival, which stranded attendees in the Bahamas in 2017.In 2018, he pleaded guilty to fraud charges, one of which was connected to the festival.McFarland was released from prison in 2022 and is now planning for Fyre Festival 2.It's been eight years since the original Fyre Festival left attendees stranded in the Bahamas in far-from l…

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5 days ago·United Kingdom

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Liberation

Fyre Festival 2 : released from prison, the organizer of the disastrous first edition of 2017 tries the come-back

No artists, no housing, nothing to eat... The event has become, in the wake of the documentary Netflix recounting this complete fiasco, an extreme case of the coolest culture. Billy McFarland, the manager, tries to remake himself with an unlikely second edition. Tickets are on over-the-counter.

5 days ago·Paris, France

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Global News

Fyre Festival 2: For just over $1M, you and 7 of your friends can attend

There are also cheaper options available for Fyre Festival 2, nearly eight years after the disastrous original Fyre Festival landed founder Billy McFarland in prison.

5 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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Sky News UK

Fyre II: Tickets go on sale for Fyre Festival after fraudulent disaster

Billy McFarland, who co-organised the luxury-turned-nightmare event in 2017, has officially launched Fyre II, with tickets ranging in price from $1,400 (£1,100) to $1.1m (£869,000).

5 days ago·United Kingdom

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