Billy McFarland
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Fyre Fest II tickets are allegedly selling out — despite no lineup or venueThough there is no official date, musical line-up or even a location, the first 100 tickets to Fyre Festival II have allegedly already sold out at US$499 each.TrendingAug 22, 2023
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Fyre Fest II is ‘finally happening,’ says Billy McFarland a year after his prison releaseBilly McFarland, the fraudster creator of the infamous failed Fyre Festival, is once again viral — this time for claims that a second Fyre Festival is currently in the works.EntertainmentApr 11, 2023
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U.S. authorities put Fyre Festival clothing up for auctionIn a release Thursday, the U.S. Marshals announced that 126 items from the festival will be auctioned off, with proceeds going toward the victims of Billy McFarland.EntertainmentAug 1, 2020
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Fyre Festival creator Billy McFarland requests early prison release amid coronavirus pandemicThe convicted fraudster's lawyers wrote to a U.S. district court judge that he is "particularly vulnerable to catching and suffering from severe or fatal consequences" of COVID-19.EntertainmentApr 16, 2020
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‘My life was changed’: Fyre Festival victim crowdfunds more than $200,000The money was raised by 6,703 people and the page has been shared 7.9K times.EntertainmentJan 24, 2019
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Unpaid Fyre Fest caterer receives more than $130K in donations after documentaries airMaryann Rolle told her story in the Netflix documentary 'FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened.'EntertainmentJan 21, 2019
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Fyre Festival founder says he committed fraud because of mental illness: lawyerA lawyer says mental illness caused the promoter of a failed music festival to rip off investors and commit other crimes.Sep 25, 2018
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Fyre Festival promoter pleads guilty to fraud, faces up to 10 years in prison"I grossly underestimated the resources that would be necessary to hold an event of this magnitude,'' Billy McFarland admitted.EntertainmentMar 7, 2018
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Fyre Festival organizer Billy McFarland arrested, charged with wire fraudMcFarland could face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.CrimeJun 30, 2017
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