TICKETHOLDERS planning to go to Fyre Festival 2 are left in limbo after a bizarre message announcing the event’s delay was posted and then deleted on the festival’s website.
Following weeks of speculation about the future of the controversial festival, a message on the event’s website on Wednesday said the weekend would be rescheduled for a later date.
The message was quickly revised moments later, leaving concertgoers confused about the future of the festival.
“Fyre 2 Festival is postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date in the future,” the now-deleted statement on the website read.
“If you have purchased tickets already, you will receive an email once the new date is confirmed.”
The website then said tickets, ranging from $1,400 each, were “unavailable.”
Then the site was updated again to appear as though it had never been changed at all.
Billy McFarland, the festival’s founder, has yet to share a comment on the news.
The festival was scheduled from May 30 to June 2 in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.
However, city officials previously told The U.S. Sun they knew nothing about the upcoming event.
McFarland, 33, shared social media posts on April 4 saying festival organizers had been working with Mexican officials to get permits for the festival.
He said a festival lineup would be announced in March, but no performers or celebrities have been revealed.
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It’s unclear if the festival will continue.
The unfolding chaos comes years after the first Fyre Fest in the Bahamas in 2017 ended in a mess.
The days-long celebration ended early after the festival ran short on food and accommodations for ticketholders, who had spent thousands of dollars to fly to the disappointing event.
The event, promoted by celebrities like Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid, was sold as a star-studded island getaway with acts by popular entertainers.
FYRE Festival & Billy McFarland
The inaugural FYRE Festival remains one of the most infamous event disasters in history.
Attendees were left devastated after spending tens of thousands of dollars to attend the event, only to arrive on an island in the Bahamas lacking food, water, and accommodation- not to mention the musical acts all pulled out at the last minute.
The debacle was magnified by social media, with disgruntled influencers sharing their outrage after stepping onto Great Exuma expecting the party of a lifetime.
Instead of the promised luxury villas, festival-goers were greeted by re-purposed emergency FEMA tents.
Enticed by the allure of world-class cuisine, ticket holders found themselves served cold cheese sandwiches in foam containers.
Despite the spectacular failure, Billy exclusively told The U.S. Sun in an interview that he has his reasons for attempting the event a second time.
Billy said: “This is the most tangible way to repay the $26 million that I owe, and having real partners gives an opportunity in the next five to seven years, to actually pay back that $26 million.
“And unfortunately, no one’s offering me $26 million to work somewhere else.”
The convicted felon, who faced charges for misleading his investors, went on to say he is taking full advantage of his notoriety.
“We are literally the most talked about music festival in the world. We’ve had three times as many mentioned this Coachella, which is in second place and there’s a huge drop-off after that.
“It’s an incredible opportunity to steer that ship into the storm and embrace everything that’s happened.”
Instead, attendees were met with boxed cheese sandwiches and canceled performances as they were left in the Bahamas with no proper food, water, or lodging.
McFarland eventually was arrested and pleaded guilty to wire fraud and other crimes.
Prosecutors said the failed scheme cost investors more than $26 million.
He was sentenced to six years in prison in 2018.
In 2019, the viral saga came back into the public eye when Netflix and Hulu documentaries covered the failed festival.
Billy previously said the second Fyre Festival would be a chance for him to redeem himself following the 2017 disaster.
