Billy McFarland, for no matter purpose, thought he may revive Fyre Fest, however now claims he’s canceling the struggling music pageant earlier than trying to make it occur.
Shortly after saying that he’s reworking Fyre Fest right into a music streaming video-on-demand service, McFarland is now saying that he’s formally canceling the pageant.
The information comes after phrase of the Fyre Fest 2 postponement, with no new date of the pageant’s return in sight. McFarland additionally introduced that he’s planning to promote the model that’s now synonymous with Ja Rule and wrestle after poor festivalgoers discovered themselves stranded on the Bahamian island of Nice Exuma.
McFarland introduced the information by way of a press release he shared on Instagram:
“A brand new chapter begins. After two years of rebuilding FYRE with honesty, creativity, and relentless effort, it’s time to cross the torch. We’re formally placing the FYRE model up on the market. To the proper purchaser: the platform is yours. Execute the imaginative and prescient. Make historical past.” On why he’s promoting the model, McFarland shares that he the pageant is changing into “larger than anyone particular person and greater than what I’m capable of lead alone.” He added within the assertion, “When my crew and I launched FYRE Pageant 2, it was about two issues: ending what I began and making issues proper. Over the previous two years, we’ve poured every part into bringing Fyre again with honesty, transparency, relentless effort, and creativity. We’ve taken the lengthy street to rebuilding belief. We rebuilt momentum. And we proved one factor indubitably: FYRE is among the strongest consideration engines on the earth.”
Welp.
Billy McFarland Got here Up With The Concept of Fyre Fest 2 Whereas In Jail
McFarland claimed he obtained the thought to strive once more with Fyre Fest throughout a stint in solitary confinement whereas he was in jail serving out his time period after being discovered responsible of economic crimes associated to the pageant.
It’s clear he didn’t study his lesson if he was planning on doing it once more. Our query is who can be dumb sufficient to bankroll this concept, and even contemplate buying tickets after the final fiasco.
