fyre festival is going well

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C-fjoXcXYAA-gni.jpg

my faith in ja rule is shattered

this couldn't be a coordinated viral stunt could it

Tr3vor‏ @trev4president
Replying to @FyreFraud

Here's the dinner they fed us tonight. Literally slices of bread, cheese, and salad with no dressing. #fyrefraud #fyrefestival #dumpsterfyre

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C-d5h3oVYAgoFT7.jpg

this couldn't be a coordinated viral stunt could it

to what end? other than reminding the world of the existence of 'mesmerize' hitmaker ja rule

this is the only good thing happening right now

Been checking on the feed of this guy:

https://mobile.twitter.com/WNFIV

Who seemed to have had at least some doubts going in, which was wise. (He is still currently stuck in an airport.) I like the planning notebook he found.

https://mobile.twitter.com/WNFIV/status/857821554368970752

https://mobile.twitter.com/WNFIV/status/857826106237497344

And in terms of who had it right in advance, Vanity Fair lost:

http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/04/bella-hadid-emily-ratajkowski-fyre-festival-exumas-bahamas

Observer won:

http://observer.com/2017/04/fyre-festival-supermodel-influencer-promotion-rumors/

And per that link, this account:

https://mobile.twitter.com/FyreFraud

Was calling it back in March.

Ad Homined‏ @Gosunkugi247 31m31 minutes ago

The #fyrefestival is 100% a scam designed to teach ignorant rich kids to care about the refugee crisis.

I bet Eli Roth's fingers are a blur on the keyboard already

i was gonna follow that with a wanking joke then i realised i was thinking about eli roth jerkin' it and now i just want to leave the planet

Ja Rule himself hasn't tweeted for a couple of days, so I assume he's on his way to his secret hideout.

L O S T

in a sense are we not all at fyre festiv

Nicely skeptical story from the WSJ a couple of weeks back:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/fyre-festival-organizers-push-to-keep-it-from-fizzling-1491130804

I do hope all these people are dying in a tent somewhere:

Tal Alexander, a 30-year-old New York real-estate agent who sells property in the Bahamas, said he and his friends chartered five boats and spent several thousand dollars apiece on VIP tickets to the festival. He said they were looking forward to schmoozing with other jet-setter friends in one of the world’s most beautiful places, and said “a lot of young people on the beach in their bathing suits” was a more appealing scene than festivals set on grass fields.

And apparently Ja Rule's partner was behind this scam as well?

http://www.businessinsider.com/magnises-complaints-from-members-2017-1

TS: fyre festival vs winter wonderland (various)
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Mr. Blobby‏ @WorstBlobby

BLOBY IS BALLS DEEP IN 2017

^^^this tweet holding up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ2deiDKonM

was hoping this was being discussed here

aldo, the only person who would have thought to have posted about this by bumping an old ATP thread, posted about this by bumping an old ATP thread

lol i did actually use the search function before i started this thread, like a good little ilxor, but its telescopes are NOT MITEY ENOUGH to have spotted aldo had got there before me, let alone where

I am so here for this shitshow.

https://twitter.com/colortheghost/status/857866707309875200

God dammit I've forgotten how to post properly. Any, that link is good.

The official Fyre Festival IG has some amusing statements:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTazOKQBkYU/

Things got off to an unexpected start at day one of Fyre Festival.

FOR THOSE CURRENTLY ON GREAT EXUMA
We are working to comfortably accommodate guests and deliver a great experience. If you have needs, please head to the "BLUE HOUSE" on the main festival site. Security, first aid, and Fyre Festival staff are here to assist immediately, 24/7.

FOR THOSE WITH PENDING TRAVEL TO THE EXUMAS TOMORROW
Due to circumstances beyond our control, and in line with a culture of safety, all inbound charter flights to the Exumas have been canceled. Your ticket and any funds uploaded to your RFID band will be refunded.

Thank you for bearing with us as we work through the growing pains that every first year event experiences. Revised itinerary information will be shared soon for the remainder of this weekend and weekend two.

That was 8 hours back. Half an hour ago:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTboT1KB2Br/

Fyre Festival set out to provide a once-in-a-lifetime musical experience on the islands of Exuma. Due to circumstances beyond our control, we must postpone this experience. We are working tirelessly to ensure each guest leaves the island safely and ask for everyone’s patience and cooperation as we continue to provide ongoing updates via email and our official social media channels as they become available, including refund information.

follow-up fyre festival motto: "in line with a culture of DANGER"

keep checking in waiting for the first account of somebody resorting to cannibalism

kudos to the attendee on reddit who said this was run by "a scam artist and an obscure rapper"

Fyre Festival set out to provide a once-in-a-lifetime musical experience on the islands of Exuma

mission accomplished tbf

keep checking in waiting for the first account of somebody resorting to cannibalism

yeah my first thought was that this sounds like it could be the setup to a future dead island sequel

wonder how well the scammers have planned their getaway

I mean, all the supermodel promo images were on a yacht. Obvious contingency plan.

some kind of Blofeldesque rocket hidden in a dormant volcano or gtfo

helicopter perched on the roof of a besieged embassy is a strong look too

https://image.slidesharecdn.com/mypresentation-1111x27223634-phpapp02/95/bermuda-triangle-16-728.jpg?cb=1337133366

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/a6/21/ae/a621aedfba3df94e6c7f7527a176f461.jpg

Not much engagement on that @fyrefestival post for a festival for ~influencers~.

https://twitter.com/DylanACOP/status/857792330006482949

this is wonderful

too hilarious

Reddit Influencer Island

fyre festival seemed like a pretty good plan, cruise some chicks and get a suntan

i think my favourite part is that they marketed it as an 'uninhabited island' when it is in fact an island with a fucking sandals resort

i wish i had that kinda chutzpah

I mean on the one hand that DylanACOP dude has a couple of good points re: a number of the actual attendees, people who saved up to get themselves out there, etc. On the other hand, one look at what was promised in the first place and...how IS that appealing?

(I am also trying to remember that I'm 46 and not 23 or whatever, but I have to say that when I was 23 I wouldn't have found equivalent events any more appealing.)

Their parents are likely doing Kenny Chesney No Shoes Cruises, though.

Here's to more poop ships.

roundup at WaPo

this is the best news I've had all day

Best part of that interview: answer to "What do you get for $1.1 million?"

"you will be on a boat, you'll be scuba diving with me, you'll be bouncing around to other islands and other countries on small planes"

Yeah, $1,100,000 is alot of money, but you can tell your friends you went scuba diving with Billy McFarland...

Let's fuckin GOOOOO

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/fyre-festival-2-tickets-go-on-sale-as-billy-mcfarland-attempts-to-come-back-from-2017-disaster-my-dream-is-finally-becoming-a-reality-211221865.html

r/nottheonion

Unfortunately for Billy, by May there will be fewer than 1000 Americans who could afford this. But maybe they’ll all buy the top tier

ICE can use the Festival as a place to house detainees.

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/feb/27/fyre-festival-2-mexico

i feel strangely impressed

"There is no such thing as bad publicity" might be the defining maxim of our time

Lol

“Fyre 2 really isn’t about the past, and it’s not really about me. It’s about taking the vision, which is strong.”

[...] no artists have been confirmed [...] "We might have a professional skateboarder do a demonstration."

Cool story bro

if there's a tier where billy goes into a dunk tank of raw sewage, i might feign interest.

On its website, Fyre was selling tickets for between $1,400 and $1.1m, with vague promises of luxury yachts, soon-to-be-confirmed headline acts and priceless experiences that could include diving with whale sharks, mixology sessions and, more credibly, survivalist challenges.

lmao this is savage

Mixology with whale sharks or gtfo

It seems a clear path:

• Billy Macfarland announces Fyre 2
• Billy Macfarland launches the Fyre 2 memecoin
• The memecoin soars
• Billy Macfarland sells all of his memecoins
• Fyre 2 doesn't exist even more than the original Fyre Festival didn't expat
• Billy Macfarland goes to jail, which suits him well as he's never really adjusted to life on the outside

Who would prosecute him in 2025? Rug-pulling a meme coin strongly encouraged at this point, I think.

He'd fit right in with the DOGE team.

“We’re going to have artists across electronic, hip-hop, pop and rock,” McFarland said. “However, it’s not just music. We might have a professional skateboarder do a demonstration. We might have an MMA champion teach you techniques in the morning.”

I'm vibrating

We might have a professional skateboarder do a demonstration.

Since this clearly isn't going to happen there must be an ulterior motive for all the promotion, I just can't think what it might be

Doing It And Being Legends

DIABL, oh?

I've always felt, looking at him in those documentaries, that he's somehow robustly, debilitatingly disassociated from reality, like things aren't going in because of the noise in his head, which is why he smiles all the time cause he doesn't really understand or know how to react to a room.

And that's what carried him through the whole first festival experience, convinced at any moment that reality will flip and start behaving like his waking fantasies.

Every dying empire gets the cheese sandwich it deserves

Who is going to a luxury festival to get thrown around by an MMA fighter

"I thought they said an MDMA fighter."

I've always felt, looking at him in those documentaries, that he's somehow robustly, debilitatingly disassociated from reality, like things aren't going in because of the noise in his head, which is why he smiles all the time cause he doesn't really understand or know how to react to a room.

And that's what carried him through the whole first festival experience, convinced at any moment that reality will flip and start behaving like his waking fantasies.

― Maresn3st

that's hardly unusual in this day and age

I've always felt, looking at him in those documentaries, that he's somehow robustly, debilitatingly disassociated from reality, like things aren't going in because of the noise in his head, which is why he smiles all the time cause he doesn't really understand or know how to react to a room.

While the Netflix one was the sharper presentation all around, the Hulu one, besides calling out the protestations of innocence from the Fuck Jerry team that helped produce the Netflix one, had the advantage of both McFarland directly waffling on camera in an interview and a truly bizarre snippet of his mother defending his character via some sort of legal declaration in regards to some earlier scam. I suspect he was never told no -- quite the opposite.

Being found not guilty due to his diagnosis of Very Special Boy syndrome

I think it's the possibility that he may end up in a similar situation for a second time, even after going to jail and owing the moon to people that is somewhat startling.

internet person charles "moist cr1tikal" white weighs in, once again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXKL8nhMEnM

i must say his sarcastic enthusiasm is infectious.

also: THERE'S A 'FIGHT PIT'?

The first rule of fight pit is

Ah yes

https://www.stereogum.com/2303138/mexican-city-denies-fyre-fest-2-is-happening-as-billy-mcfarland-teases-lineup/news/

I’m shocked, who’d have predicted this?

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/apr/17/fyre-festival-2-postponed

I want to personally speak with everyone who bought a ticket (under the generous assumption that anyone actually did).

He should have marketed it as the Trump Fyre Festival, then it would have sold out. Dude still wouldn't have made any money, but he might have parlayed the experience into a cabinet position.

Coming soon: “Fyre Fest Wakanda”

Or just sub in your favorite fictional island

Man, this guy has the worst luck!

https://www.instagram.com/p/DIzDz6exph0/

... he’s putting the brand for sale with the hopes that a new group will “execute the vision of FYRE in a transparent, grand, and expeditious manner.”

In his first public statement since the postponement of Fyre Fest 2 last week, McFarland said, “it’s clear that I need to step back and allow a new team to move forward independently, bringing the vision to life.”

He should go work for Tesla, he can legit say he has a better brand name and reputation than Elon at this point and can be his fixer.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czelydedx44o

A number of Glastonbury glampers have been left ticketless and out of pocket weeks before the festival after a luxury yurt company went into liquidation.

Festival-goers had booked accommodation and event tickets through Yurtel, based in Corsham, Wiltshire, but have since been told by the company that their bookings will not be fulfilled after it ceased trading on 8 May.

Prices for hospitality tickets and accommodation packages offered by the company ranged from £10,000 up to £16,500.

The BBC has approached Yurtel for comment. Glastonbury Festival said while it was "disappointing" for those who had booked through the company, it has "no involvement with the operation of Yurtel".

The cheapest package offered by Yurtel was £10,000 for a deluxe bell tent with options ranging up to £16,500 for a presidential suite, which featured a front deck with seating, a king sized bed and a sofa.

In an email to customers, the company said it ceased trading due to insolvency and would commence formal liquidation shortly.

It said that accommodation booked with Yurtel would not be available and advised people to book with another provider.

It added that money customers had paid "cannot be refunded" and advised that details of the claim process would be provided to creditors when liquidation has started.

'Only option'

Lydia, who paid £10,000 plus vat for tickets and accommodation for two via bank transfer, said she was "absolutely gutted".

She claimed the company did not allow customers to book via credit card.

"I tried to get it [tickets] through the normal Glastonbury route and wasn't successful and then booked quite soon after that," she said.

Lydia said "the only option" was to purchase tickets through Yurtel, with her parents also spending £16,000 to join her.

She had booked tickets to go last year but had to cancel due to an operation.

"I'm just absolutely gutted."

"This was a very, very expensive thing that people would save for. It is no drop in the ocean. " she added.

Glastonbury Festival said Yurtel was one of a small number of campsites local to Worthy Farm with limited access to purchase hospitality tickets for their guests in certain circumstances.

"As such we have no records of their bookings and are unable to take any responsibility for the services and the facilities they offer," the festival said.

However, the festival said Yurtel had not paid or secured any tickets for the 2025 festival prior to entering into liquidation.

"Anyone who has paid Yurtel for a package including Glastonbury 2025 tickets will need to pursue any potential recompense available from them via the liquidation process as outlined in their communication to you. We are not able to incur the cost or responsibility of their loss or replacement," it added.

The festival is encouraging Yurtel customers to contact Yur✧✧✧@bt✧✧✧.c✧✧ to confirm their consent for them to share their personal data and details of their party with them.

"We will then be able to provide details of alternative potential sources for those customers to purchase tickets and accommodation for this year's festival," it said.

The festival, taking place between 25 - 29 June will include headliners Neil Young, Olivia Rodrigo and The 1975.

LOW.....SYMPATHY....RATING... heh, actually better than that, actually funny as fuck!

Mumford & sons come onstage playing the worlds smallest most overpriced fiddle right

luxury yurt company went into liquidation

sucks when your yurt is suddenly liquidated

Yurty deeds done yurt cheap

whenever I see stupid little rich kidults getting totally fucked over by fly by night yurt rental scammers. Suddenly I find myself remembering Baden Powell more fondly. Or even just feeling just more happy about life for a few moments.

BT only and no credit card option should be a huge red flag.

Corsham, appropriately home to the Sham Ruin