Fyre Festival 2 tickets on sale and customers are buying, disgraced founder says Wednesday, August 23 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The disgraced founder of the 2017 Fyre Festival, Billy McFarland, is selling tickets for a follow-up event and customers are buying them, he said in recent posts on Instagram.An initial batch of tickets for Fyre Festival 2 sold out just two... Read More.
Convicted Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland ‘apologizes’ after prison release Friday, November 4 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Billy McFarland, the convicted founder behind 2017's Fyre Festival, which rocked social media, is apologizing for his role in controversial music festival."I need to apologize. And that is the first and the last thing that needs to be done," McFarland said.... Read More.
Fyre Festival organizer Billy McFarland moved to halfway house Friday, May 20 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Billy McFarland, who pleaded guilty to scheming thousands of people out of money from his Fyre Festival, was moved to a halfway house this week, according to Bureau of Prison records.McFarland was sentenced to six years in federal prison for defrauding... Read More.
Man selling tweet of Fyre Fest sandwich as NFT to help with medical expenses Friday, April 9 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Nearly four years ago, a photo tweeted from the Bahamian island of Exuma of two flimsy cheese slices laying lifeless atop some whole wheat bread with a soggy-looking side salad went viral and perfectly captured the failed Fyre Festival experience.Now, Trevor... Read More.
