Fyre Pageant has introduced the dates, location and tickets for its “actual return” this 12 months – discover out extra under.
In 2017, Fyre Pageant took the world by storm – not for its line-up and success, however for the infamously botched planning and fan experiences that resulted in a number of lawsuits and documentaries.
After years of founder Billy McFarland teasing that the pageant would return this 12 months, its comeback has now been confirmed, with Fyre Pageant and McFarland taking to social media to announce key particulars.
Constructed across the tagline “Fyre Pageant 2 is actual”, McFarland and Fyre Pageant have confirmed that its second try will happen between Might 30 and June 2 at Isla Mujeres in Mexico. Tickets are actually on sale between US$1,400 and a whopping $1.1million for an eight-pax bundle.
The pageant is described as a “three-day escape to the Mexican Caribbean the place you’ll discover by day alongside your favorite expertise and are available collectively at night time to rejoice with music”.
Fyre Pageant 2 additionally claims that it’ll function “adventures led by worldwide and native expertise, taking company on boundary-pushing excursions by day and uniting for intimate beach-side performances at night time”.
As for the musical acts set to play at Fyre Pageant 2, no expertise has been introduced but. The unique Fyre Pageant in 2017 was reportedly set to incorporate performances from Blink-182, Main Lazer, Disclosure, Migos, Pusha T, Tyga and extra.
In a press release shared alongside the Fyre Pageant 2 announcement, disgraced founder Billy McFarland mentioned: “I’m certain many individuals suppose I’m loopy for doing this once more. However I really feel I’d be loopy to not do it once more. After years of reflection and now considerate planning, the brand new crew and I’ve superb plans for Fyre 2. The journey seekers who belief the imaginative and prescient and take the leap will assist make historical past. Thanks to my companions for the second probability.”
In August 2023, pre-sale tickets to Fyre Pageant 2 offered out even though the pageant has no line-up, venue, or dates mounted for the occasion.
First developed by McFarland eight years in the past, the botched pageant Fyre Fest was initially set to run over two weekends on a non-public seashore within the Bahamas however was revealed to be fraudulent as soon as punters arrived on the scene, with insufficient circumstances and an absence of meals and water. The debacle was then captured in the now-iconic Netflix documentary FYRE.
McFarland was launched from jail in 2022 after he pleaded responsible to a number of counts of fraud.