Billy McFarland, for no matter purpose, thought he may revive Fyre Fest, however now claims he’s canceling the struggling music competition earlier than trying to make it occur.
Shortly after asserting that he’s reworking Fyre Fest right into a music streaming video-on-demand service, McFarland is now saying that he’s formally canceling the competition.
The information comes after phrase of the Fyre Fest 2 postponement, with no new date of the competition’s return in sight. McFarland additionally introduced that he’s planning to promote the model that’s now synonymous with Ja Rule and wrestle after poor festivalgoers discovered themselves stranded on the Bahamian island of Nice Exuma.
McFarland introduced the information by way of an announcement he shared on Instagram:
“A brand new chapter begins. After two years of rebuilding FYRE with honesty, creativity, and relentless effort, it’s time to cross the torch. We’re formally placing the FYRE model up on the market. To the best purchaser: the platform is yours. Execute the imaginative and prescient. Make historical past.” On why he’s promoting the model, McFarland shares that he the competition is turning into “larger than anyone individual and larger than what I’m capable of lead alone.” He added within the assertion, “When my group and I launched FYRE Competition 2, it was about two issues: ending what I began and making issues proper. Over the previous two years, we’ve poured every part into bringing Fyre again with honesty, transparency, relentless effort, and creativity. We’ve taken the lengthy highway to rebuilding belief. We rebuilt momentum. And we proved one factor certainly: FYRE is among the strongest consideration engines on this planet.”
Welp.
Billy McFarland Got here Up With The Concept of Fyre Fest 2 Whereas In Jail
McFarland claimed he acquired the thought to strive once more with Fyre Fest throughout a stint in solitary confinement whereas he was in jail serving out his time period after being discovered responsible of economic crimes associated to the competition.
It’s clear he didn’t be taught his lesson if he was planning on doing it another time. Our query is who can be dumb sufficient to bankroll this concept, and even think about buying tickets after the final fiasco.
