Billy McFarland and the organizers of the controversial Fyre Competition have postponed a deliberate sequel to the notorious 2017 occasion following disputes with Mexican authorities over its location, in response to an e-mail issued to ticket-holders and obtained by EDM.com.
Fyre Competition 2 will not happen in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, as beforehand introduced. The organizers declare they’ve been “blindsided” by native authorities officers who allegedly first supported the occasion earlier than publicly denying any information of it.
“When a government takes your money, issues permits, promotes the event, and then pretends it’s never heard of you, that’s not just dishonest—it’s theft,” the assertion reads. “Due to this, we have decided to move FYRE Festival 2 elsewhere.”
The assertion described a sample of comparable challenges with officers in Isla Mujeres, the place the competition was initially deliberate. After receiving “official government documentation stating full support” in December 2024, organizers mentioned they secured venues and commenced promoting tickets, solely to face public disavowal from the identical authorities.
When approached by the federal government of Playa del Carmen with what they known as “a proposal we couldn’t refuse,” Fyre organizers relocated the occasion there. In response to their assertion, they obtained and paid for varied permits, participated in a joint press convention with varied companions and obtained public help by means of authorities social media accounts earlier than dealing with one other denial.
“Then, days later, and after international media coverage, the same government publicly denied any awareness of FYRE Festival 2,” they wrote in in the present day’s e-mail. “You can’t make this stuff up.”
McFarland in 2018 entered a responsible plea for fraud for his position organizing the unique Fyre Competition, a botched occasion that devolved into chaos on the Bahamian island of Nice Exuma. He was launched from jail in 2022 after serving 4 years for wire fraud.
The staff behind Fyre Competition 2 insists the occasion “is still on” and are at present “vetting new locations.” They haven’t introduced new dates or refund insurance policies at press time.
