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Fyre Festival 2 Postponed Indefinitely After Permit Issues in Mexico

Ticket holders have been refunded as organizers confirm the event will no longer take place on the scheduled dates or at previously announced locations.

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Billy McFarland in New York in 2023.
In this March 6, 2018 file photo, Billy McFarland, the promoter of the failed Fyre Festival in the Bahamas, leaves federal court after pleading guilty to wire fraud charges in New York. More than three years after the highly publicized Fyre Festival famously fizzled out in the Bahamas. A planned second installment of the festival was postponed amid permit issues in Mexico.

Overview

  • Fyre Festival 2, initially planned for May 30 to June 2 in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, has been postponed without a new date or location confirmed.
  • Organizers have issued refunds to ticket holders, with a promise of future updates on rescheduling and venue details.
  • Local officials in both Playa del Carmen and Isla Mujeres denied granting permits for the event, casting doubt on its feasibility.
  • Billy McFarland, the festival's organizer, claims to have been working with local authorities since March, though no concrete evidence has resolved the disputes.
  • The sequel to the infamous 2017 festival was widely criticized for its lack of transparency, with no artist lineup announced and ticket packages priced as high as $1.1 million.