Billy McFarland Shares Details of Second Fyre Festival as Tickets Go for Up to $1.1 Million After He Spent 4 Years in Prison
Bill McFarland — who spent three years in prison — shared new details on the upcoming Fyre Festival 2.
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Billy McFarland in July 2023. Photo:
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Billy McFarland has announced new information regarding the second iteration of the infamous Fyre Festival.
On Monday, Feb. 24, McFarland — who spent four years in prison for the original festival — told TODAY that Fyre Festival 2 will take place from May 30 to June 2 in Isla Mujeres, a Mexican island in the Caribbean sea.
"FYRE 2 is real. My dream is finally becoming a reality," he said during his appearance on the show. "FYRE 2 really isn’t about the past, and it’s not really about me. It’s about taking the vision, which is strong."
While no performers have been announced for the festival, McFarland, 33, confirmed that the lineup will consist of "artists across electronic, hip hop, pop and rock."
Billy McFarland Reveals Fyre Fest 2 Details — and Cheese Sandwiches Will Be on the Menu
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"However, it’s not just music. We might have a professional skateboarder do a demonstration. We might have an MMA champion teach you techniques in the morning," he said.
Tickets went on sale on Feb. 24, ranging from $1,400 to $1.1 million. Find more ticket information here.
In September, McFarland told TODAY's Savannah Sellers the festival was taking place from April 25-28 on "a private island off the coast of Mexico in the Caribbean."
He also said he was planning on having "karate combat" available as entertainment at the festival.
As for the range in ticket prices, McFarland said that the most expensive tickets will be a luxurious experience. “You will be on a boat, have the luxury yachts that we partner with who will be docked and parked outside the island."
"But once again, Fyre is not just about this, like, luxury experience. It’s about the adventure. So you’ll be scuba diving with me," he said. "You’ll be bouncing around to other islands and other countries on small planes."
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McFarland also confirmed that cheese sandwiches — which took the internet by storm after the first festival — will be on the menu.
“We will have cheese sandwiches,” McFarland said. “They’re going to be super expensive, too. We’re going to make them, like, really good. That’ll be the highest-priced food item, I think.”
McFarland was found guilty of two counts of wire fraud in relation to the festival and served time in prison from 2018 until 2022. The original iteration took place in April 2017 and attendees paid upwards of $1,500 for tickets. The festival took place in the Bahamas and it promised performances from Blink 182 and Migos.
However, upon arrival, guests learned that the luxury accommodations they were promised were makeshift tents and folding chairs. The disorganized event upset attendees and even inspired two documentaries about the chaos: Netflix'sFYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened and Hulu's Fyre Fraud.
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