Billy McFarland

• Fyre Fest II tickets are allegedly selling out — despite no lineup or venue

  Though 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.

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  Aug 22, 2023
  
• Fyre Fest II is ‘finally happening,’ says Billy McFarland a year after his prison release

  Billy 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.

  Entertainment

  Apr 11, 2023
  
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• U.S. authorities put Fyre Festival clothing up for auction

  In 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.

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  Aug 1, 2020
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• Fyre Festival creator Billy McFarland requests early prison release amid coronavirus pandemic

  The 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.

  Entertainment

  Apr 16, 2020
• ‘My life was changed’: Fyre Festival victim crowdfunds more than $200,000

  The money was raised by 6,703 people and the page has been shared 7.9K times.

  Entertainment

  Jan 24, 2019
• Unpaid Fyre Fest caterer receives more than $130K in donations after documentaries air

  Maryann Rolle told her story in the Netflix documentary 'FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened.'

  Entertainment

  Jan 21, 2019
• Fyre Festival founder says he committed fraud because of mental illness: lawyer

  A lawyer says mental illness caused the promoter of a failed music festival to rip off investors and commit other crimes.

  Sep 25, 2018
• 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.

  Entertainment

  Mar 7, 2018
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• Fyre Festival organizer Billy McFarland arrested, charged with wire fraud

  McFarland could face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

  Crime

  Jun 30, 2017