What Is Happening With Fyre Festival 2?
After weeks of confusion, the organizers of the event have scrapped its location once again.Fyre Festival 2 is back up in the air, after the organizers of the event said they would be sending a message to ticket holders on Wednesday announcing that the festival would no longer take place in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.In the update, which was shared with The New York Times, the organizers assured would-be festivalgoers that it was vetting new locations and that the event was “still on”: “We are vetting new locations and will announce our host destination soon. Our priorities remain unchanged: delivering an unforgettable, safe, and transparent experience,” the message read.But it was already the second time in three months that the festival, a sequel to the ill-fated concert event in 2017, had been moved to a new location. And uncertainty surrounding performers, ticket availability and accommodations in the last few weeks has led many to wonder if the event would happen at all, or if it was another epic disaster waiting to happen, much like the one that had sent its organizer, Billy McFarland, to prison after he entered a guilty plea to charges that included wire fraud.On Wednesday, the event’s organizers blamed the local authorities in Playa del Carmen for the latest hitch in their plans, accusing the government of robbing Fyre Fest without offering any evidence. (Calls to city officials from Playa del Carmen seeking comment went to voice mail.)Fyre Fest 2, which had been slated to take place next month, might have served as a redemption tour for Mr. McFarland, who was released in 2022 after close to four years in prison and another six months of confinement.In February, Mr. McFarland, 33, announced that the sequel event would be held at the end of May on Isla Mujeres, a Mexican island and vacation hot spot off the coast of Cancun.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe. More
