‘Storm Area 51’ creator pulls out, dubs Alienstock the next Fyre Festival
The original plan to free aliens from Area 51 has collapsed due to entirely human reasons. Continue reading
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B.C. man among thousands stranded after bus breakdown at Miami’s Ultra Music Festival
By Robyn Crawford Reporter
Problems with shuttle buses Friday night at Miami’s Ultra Music Festival forced an estimated amount of 70,000 people to walk home. Continue reading
Fyre Festival merch to be auctioned off to benefit scammed victims
“‘We have an assortment of the ‘real thing’ Fyre Festival-branded tee-shirts, sweatpants, sweatshirts, hats, wristbands and medallions,’ ” a United States Marshals Service representative confirmed. Continue reading
Ja Rule encourages fans to yell, swear at him over Fyre Festival fiasco
Ja Rule recognized fans “might be a little mad” over the ‘FYRE: The Greatest Party that Never Happened’ documentary on Netflix. Continue reading
‘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. Continue reading
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.’ Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Fyre Festival organizer Billy McFarland arrested, charged with wire fraud
McFarland could face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Continue reading
Fyre Festival leaked emails show organizers ill-prepared weeks before festival
From cutting staff to questioning the number of available toilets, Fyre Festival organizers seem quite disorganized in earlier emails. Continue reading