Billy McFarland announced that “Fire Festival 2” will be held in Mexico this year after a disastrous attempt in 2017.
Following the tragic 2017 Fire Festival, founder Billy McFarland is about to give her second go-around at Feel Festival 2 this year.
The festival has acquired an exclusive ticket partnership with Soldout.com and Friendlysky, a platform that handles all operational liability, including hotels and travel.
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“Fire 2 will host adventures led by international and local talent, taking guests on boundary-taking excursions during the day, uniting intimate beachside performances at night,” he writes.
It remains unclear who will proceed in the preliminary order at the festival.
“I think most people get under the hood and study their plans and look at the team behind Feel 2 and they see the benefits,” he said.
Fyre Festival 2017
McFarland gained notoriety in April 2017 after establishing the Severe Promotion Bahamas Music Festival, where failures saw widespread confusion, confusion, class action lawsuits and, ultimately, time at McFarland’s prison time.
Participants who spent thousands of dollars on tickets remained disappointed upon arrival when “luxury” accommodations, gourmet food, celebrity appearances, musical performances instead stayed in tent accommodation, cheese sandwiches, lack of security and the performers were promised to retreat.
In 2018, McFarland pleaded guilty to wire and bank fraud, making false statements to federal law enforcement and other fraud schemes from another event.
At Fyre 2, a minimum of $500,000 will be directed to reparations from the festival. McFarland and his partners will direct 10% of the event’s total profit to repay.
