Fyre Festival 2: Released from prison, the organizer of the disastrous first edition in 2017 attempts a comeback

The announcement is so in keeping with the stale air of the times that it was barely noticed, stuck between the sale of residence permits for millionaires in the United States and the obscene video of Gaza transformed into a money fountain under the aegis of Trump, Musk and Netanyahu made by artificial intelligence and shared by the American president via his network, Truth Social. Billy McFarland, organizer of the Fyre Festival, announced on Monday, February 24 on his X account the sale of tickets for the second edition of this calamitous musical event that unleashed passions in 2017 and was the subject of a Netflix documentary two years later – Fyre, the best festival that never happened.

A vast scam that saw a thousand wealthy party-goers pay up to 12,000 euros for what was advertised as a luxury music festival held on a private island in the Bahamas and promoted on social networks by international top models (Emily Ratajkowski, Bella Hadid, Kendall Jenner) and top influencers. Upon arrival on site, the festival-goers found themselves stuck, without means of transport to turn around, on a huge empty site