The ticket company that was associated with Fyre Festival 2 told Fox News Digital that the event to do on, scheduled for Mexico from next month, has “postponed” officially only one week after its organizers promised a successful event.
Billy McFarland, creator of the disastrous original Fyre festival eight years ago, served four years in prison for financial crimes after organizing the event in 2017 that promised the attendees of world -class musical acts and the survey of dollars.
“We understand that the organizers of Fyre Festival 2 have officially postponed the event. At this time, it has not announced any new date or location,” said Soldout.com, which appears as a partner of Fyre Festival 2 on the website of the event, he told Fox News Digital in a statement. “All customers who bought tickets directly through Soldout.com have received complete refunds. Our commitment to customer satisfaction is reflected in our 100% money guarantee, which applies to all events on our platform.”
But despite the apparent postponement, nothing on the website of the event or social media pages mentioned something about a postponement. Until Friday morning, Fyre Festival was still a promotion merchandise on his Instagram account, namely, sweatshirts that said: “Fyre Festival 2 is real.”
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A photo of the Fyre Festival attendees outside their stores in the Bahamas Durtation the original event in 2017. (Splash News)
Fyre Festival 2 did not respond to a Fox News Digital consultation.
Last week, The organizers of the Fyre Festival say goodbye In the statement of Playa del Carmen, saying that the Government of Mexico City had no knowledge of the event.
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“Fyre has been working directly with the Government of Playa del Carmen (PDC) and its officials since March 5, 2025, to guarantee a safe and successful event,” said the organizers.
The founder of Fyre Fest, Billy McFarland, is in the process of planning a return with Fyre Festival 2, which was originally scheduled to take place in Isla Mujeres, Mexico, between May 30 and June 2, but since then he has moved to Playa del Carmen. (Istock)
“All media reports that the team has not worked on the PDC government is simply inaccurate and based on erroneous information,” says the statement, along with screenshots and photos of “relevant payments, payments and communications” Officials of Playa del Carmen. “Fyre has operated as a good partner with the PDC government and has followed the clean processes and procedures to organize a legal event.”
McFarland also published a video of a press conference that he and his team’s hero in Playa del Carmen on March 28, which included government representatives of the area.
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Billy McFarland visits “Jesswatters Primetime” in Fox News Studios on August 25, 2023 in New York City. (Theo Wargo)
The statement came in response to the publication of the social networks of Playa del Carmen that said “[i]n Rumors Answer about an alleged event called ‘Fyre 2’, we inform you that no event of that name will be hero in Playa del Carmen. “
It was the second statement of a government entity that denied the existence of the festival since March. The event was originally scheduled in Isla Mujeres, Mexico, between those dates, but recently moved to Playa del Carmen, Mexico, after Isla Mujeres said that the organizers of the Fyre Festival had not requested permits in the popular holiday city.
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A photo of Fyre Festival Tents and Bash in Bahamas Duration the original event in 2017. (Splash News)
The two government statements that deny the legitimacy of the event have caused criticism that the event of doing so could fail as the original Fyre Festival did.
McFarland, who has been out of prison since 2022, has promised to deliver Fyre Festival of truth this time, calling the return event Fyre Festival 2. Tickets for Fyre Festival 2, which was scheduled to take place between May 30 and June 2 in Mexico, starts at $ 1,400 per person for the general income and go from there. The most expensive ticket is sold for more than $ 1 million and offers private air and yacht trips, luxury villas and access to the festival of approximately four days to eight people.
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Fyre Festival attendees eat under a tent at the Original Fyre Festival in Las Bahamas in 2017. (Splash News)
In 2017, guests at the Fyre Festival arrived at the Bahamas to find basic tents when luxury accommodations were promised; Cheap boxes in box when they were promised a high -end culinary experience; Port-O-Pots unclean; and canceled musical acts they paid to see in the course of the festival.
The original Fyre Fest promised musical acts, including Blink 182, Migos and other artists; Assistants Model of celebrities, Including sisters Hadid and Emily Ratajkowski; Luxury and fine food accommodation, with tickets ranging from $ 1,200 to more than $ 100,000.
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After the festival’s failure, he went viral on social networks when Hulu and Netflix published documentaries about the failed beach party, causing the hashtag #fyrefraud to go viral at that time.
The festival reached an agreement with 277 ticket holders in 2021, when each recipient was ordered to pay a $ 7,220 prize.