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The failed promoter and convicted fraudster says there's enough money for new productions and to repay debts

Funding has been secured for Fyre Fest 2.0 and a Broadway musical inspired by the disastrous original edition, according to founder Billy McFarland. Taking to...

Fyre Festival II is “finally happening”, says Billy McFarland

The infamous Fyre Festival founder is going for a second attempt after his early release from prison

Failed Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland claims the second attempt is "finally happening" in a new tweet. McFarland didn't share any further details about the...

Billy McFarland early release

He is now the responsibility of Residential Reentry Management New York

Billy McFarland, co-founder of the infamous Fyre Festival, has been released from prison early. As Pitchfork reports, he is now in a New York halfway...

277 ticket holders should see payouts from the $2 million agreement

Fyre Festival ticket holders are expected to get $7,226 as part of a class action settlement.

Nearly five years after the first — and last...

A handwritten note in the lot read "f*** this painting”

Ja Rule has sold his Fyre Festival oil painting as an NFT for $122,000.

Following the rise in popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) — a token...

The failed festival founder has reportedly been placed in 23-hour-a-day solitary confinement

Fyre Festival’s Billy McFarland has reportedly been placed in solitary confinement following a new podcast launch.

Failed festival founder Billy McFarland, who is currently serving a...

Models Emily Ratajkowski and Kendall Jenner were also being sued

A number of lawsuits between Fyre Festival and artists scheduled to perform at the Bahamas festival have been settled.

Last year, a trustee overseeing the...

It has been reported that McFarland has requested to serve the remainder of his sentence on home detention

Fyre Festival’s infamous founder Billy McFarland has asked for early release from prison due to coronavirus concerns, TMZ has reported.

McFarland is currently serving...

Tales of taking one for the team will be shared at dates across the UK

Fyre Festival producer Andy King is going on a speaking tour around the UK. 

The man who famously prepared himself to 'do whatever it takes'...

The track comes after Ja Rule was cleared of any wrongdoing surrounding the 2017 event

Ja Rule has shared a song about the fabled 2017 Fyre Festival disaster.

The event, which left paying festivalgoers stranded on a private island in the...

He was initially cleared back in July but an appeal was launched

Ja Rule has been cleared of wrongdoing in relation to 2017's Fyre Festival disaster.

After being initially cleared back in July for actively promoting the...

The co-founder hasn't ruled out a second shot at hosting a festival

Ja Rule has admitted he wouldn't rule out a second festival in a recent interview.

Appearing on The Wendy Williams Show, the rapper, producer and...

Austin Mills claims Netflix used his footage without permission

A Fyre Festival attendee is suing Netflix for using his filmed footage without permission.

The well-documented Fyre Festival disaster from 2017, that left paying festival...

More trouble for Fyre Festival...  

A Fyre Festival trustee wants their money back, and is suing nearly anyone associated with the festival to get it.  

Those being sued include Blink-182...

The ruling concluded that he may not have been aware of how badly the festival was organised...

Ja Rule will not be held accountable for promoting Fyre festival, a judge has ruled.

While festival co-founder Billy McFarland remains in federal prison due...

A bargain at $11.8 million dollars...

The private Bahamas island used in Fyre Festival's promotional video is up for sale.

Posted by Bahamas real estate agents HG Christie, Saddleback Cay...

Uh Oh...

VestiVille, which was due to take place in the Belgium city of Lommel, was cancelled this weekend after concerns with crowd safety and infrastructure were...

He's also planning to release his memoirs...

Seemingly not content with the disaster of 2017's now infamous Fyre Festival, organiser Billy McFarland has ruffled some feathers by hinting at plans for a...

Two boxes of legit merch from the doomed event are up for sale...

Two boxes of official merchandise from 2017's doomed Fyre festival are set to be auctioned off in a bid to help raise money for some...

The cost of the calamitous festival keeps getting higher and higher...

Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland will need to pay up $3 million to one of his former investors, EHL Funding.

McFarland, the man behind arguably...