Billy McFarland and the organizers of the controversial Fyre Competition have postponed a deliberate sequel to the notorious 2017 occasion following disputes with Mexican authorities over its location, in accordance with an electronic mail issued to ticket-holders and obtained by EDM.com.
Fyre Competition 2 will not happen in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, as beforehand introduced. The organizers declare they’ve been “blindsided” by native authorities officers who allegedly first supported the occasion earlier than publicly denying any information of it.
“When a authorities takes your cash, points permits, promotes the occasion, after which pretends it’s by no means heard of you, that’s not simply dishonest—it’s theft,” the assertion reads. “Resulting from this, we now have determined to maneuver FYRE Competition 2 elsewhere.”
The assertion described a sample of comparable challenges with officers in Isla Mujeres, the place the competition was initially deliberate. After receiving “official authorities documentation stating full assist” in December 2024, organizers mentioned they secured venues and started promoting tickets, solely to face public disavowal from the identical authorities.
When approached by the federal government of Playa del Carmen with what they referred to as “a proposal we could not refuse,” Fyre organizers relocated the occasion there. In accordance with their assertion, they obtained and paid for varied permits, participated in a joint press convention with varied companions and obtained public assist by means of authorities social media accounts earlier than dealing with one other denial.
“Then, days later, and after worldwide media protection, the identical authorities publicly denied any consciousness of FYRE Competition 2,” they wrote in as we speak’s electronic mail. “You may’t make these items up.”
McFarland in 2018 entered a responsible plea for fraud for his position organizing the unique Fyre Competition, a botched occasion that devolved into chaos on the Bahamian island of Nice Exuma. He was launched from jail in 2022 after serving 4 years for wire fraud.
The group behind Fyre Competition 2 insists the occasion “remains to be on” and are at the moment “vetting new places.” They haven’t introduced new dates or refund insurance policies at press time.
