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Fyre Festival
second time’s the charm
Aug. 22, 2023
Fyre Festival Isn’t Learning Its Lesson
The music-festival disaster is getting a reboot in 2024.
By
Alejandra Gularte
y’arrrr
Nov. 15, 2022
The Bahamas Will Straight Up Arrest Billy McFarland If He Tries Another Venture
(1) Ninety-nine messages in bottles. (2) ??? (3) Profit.
By
Rebecca Alter
scam detected
Oct. 24, 2022
Can Fyre Festival’s Billy McFarland Interest You in a New Venture?
Perhaps you’d like to give him your Social Security number? Or tell him your mother’s maiden name?
By
Jason P. Frank
festival szn
Dec. 8, 2021
Elements Festival Apologizes for ‘Disappointments’ After Fyre Fest Comparisons
A class-action lawsuit has now been brought against festival organizers.
By
Paige Skinner
podcasts
Oct. 25, 2020
Fyre Festival Founder Allegedly Punished With Solitary Confinement Over Podcast
According to his lawyer.
By
Halle Kiefer
fyre festival
July 31, 2020
The Fyre Fest Merch Auction Is Finally Happening
Pandemic shopping at its finest and worst.
By
Victoria Bekiempis
and
Halle Kiefer
lawsuits
May 21, 2020
Kendall Jenner Agrees to Pay $90,000 in Fyre Festival Lawsuit
The lawsuit claims she was paid $275,000 to post on Instagram.
By
Zoe Haylock
crime
Apr. 16, 2020
Fyre Fest Founder Billy McFarland Asks for Early Prison Release Amid COVID-19
Four inmates at his federal prison have died due to coronavirus complications.
By
Zoe Haylock
last night on late night
Oct. 7, 2019
No, Ja Rule Still Hasn’t Seen the Fyre Festival Documentaries
He lived it.
By
Zoe Haylock
scams
June 5, 2019
Would
You
Trust Ja Rule With Another Music Festival?
He sure wants one.
By
Zoe Haylock
scams
Apr. 1, 2019
Kendall Jenner Is Finally Offering Up Her Fyre Festival Rationale
“You never really know what’s going to happen.â€
By
Devon Ivie
the law
Mar. 15, 2019
You Can Soon Get Your Hands on a Piece of Fyre Festival History: the Merch
Get your credit cards.
By
Victoria Bekiempis
scams
Feb. 12, 2019
FuckJerry Reportedly Had Final Cut on Netflix’s Fyre Festival Documentary
Hmmm.
By
Hunter Harris
second acts
Feb. 2, 2019
The, Uh, Evian Guy From Netflix’s Fyre Festival Doc Is Getting His Own Show
How one anecdote can change your life.
By
Devon Ivie
scam artists
Jan. 30, 2019
6 Billy McFarland Stories That Should’ve Tipped Everyone Off About Fyre Fest
Ain’t no party like a Magnises party because a Magnises party gets shut down by the government.
By
Zoe Haylock
fyre festival
Jan. 22, 2019
A GoFundMe for the Fyre Fest Caterers Has Raised Over $160,000
Time to set right what scammers have wrought.
By
Bethy Squires
fyre fraud
Jan. 20, 2019
Those Fyre Festival Documentaries Really Struck a Nerve With Ja Rule
The co-organizer says he was “hustled, scammed, bamboozled, hood winked, lead astray!!!â€
By
Devon Ivie
tv review
Jan. 16, 2019
Which Fyre Festival Documentary Is Right for You?
Honestly, the Netflix and Hulu docs are both worth your time.
By
Jen Chaney
takeaways
Jan. 15, 2019
8 Takeaways From Hulu’s Surprise-Released Fyre Festival Doc
From what Ja Rule knew to Hulu shading Netflix’s rival doc.
By
Dee Lockett
fyre festival
Dec. 10, 2018
Fyre Festival Goes Up in Flames All Over Again With New Netflix Doc
“Powerful models built this festival and then one picture of cheese on toast ripped down the festival.â€
By
Dee Lockett
scams
Oct. 11, 2018
Fyre Festival Founder Billy McFarland Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison
The judge called him a “serial fraudster.â€
By
Victoria Bekiempis
scams
Oct. 4, 2018
Attorneys Say Fyre Festival Founder Should Get 20 Years Due to ‘Lack of Remorse’
They called him a “consummate con artist.â€
By
Victoria Bekiempis
scams
Sept. 25, 2018
Fyre Festival Founder Says Mental Illness Led Him to Commit Fraud
He has “delusional beliefs†according to a psych report.
By
Dee Lockett
here we go again
July 12, 2018
Dear God, There’s Another Scamming Music Festival
Fyre 2.0.
By
Dee Lockett
June 12, 2018
Fyre Festival’s Billy McFarland Arrested on Fraud Charges for Ticket Scam
Who is still buying things from this man?!
By
Jordan Crucchiola
epic fails
Apr. 16, 2018
Revive Your Addiction to Fyre Fest News With the Coming Hulu Docuseries
Find out how it all went wrong.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
fyre festival
Mar. 6, 2018
Fyre Festival Founder Billy McFarland Pleads Guilty to Fraud
He could be sentenced to 40 years.
By
Dee Lockett
fyre festival
Mar. 6, 2018
Of Course Fyre Festival Spent an Exorbitant Amount on a Yacht for Blink-182
And other nonsense.
By
Dee Lockett
respect the classics
Sept. 14, 2017
This Classical Music Festival Just Had Its Very Own Fyre Festival-Like Implosion
“It was the most inept conducting I’ve probably ever seen, and that’s counting grad students.â€
By
Hunter Harris
July 1, 2017
Fyre Festival Co-Creator Billy McFarland Arrested and Charged With Wire Fraud
Fyre Media racked up multiple lawsuits following its now-infamous failed music festival.
By
Halle Kiefer
investigations
May 21, 2017
Fyre Festival Reportedly Under FBI Investigation for Fraud
The festival’s parent company, Fyre Media, faces allegations of “possible mail, wire and securities fraud.â€
By
Halle Kiefer
courts
May 11, 2017
Fyre Festival Just Got Hit With Its Seventh Lawsuit
Seventh time’s the charm?
By
Hunter Harris
May 5, 2017
A Timeline of How Fyre Festival Became a Massive Failure
It all started with a plane pit stop.
By
Hunter Harris
fyre festival
May 4, 2017
Fyre Festival Scores a Hat Trick, Lawsuit-Wise
Two class-action suits were filed earlier this week.
By
Jackson McHenry
lawsuits
May 1, 2017
Fyre Festival Has Already Been Hit With a $100 Million Class-Action Lawsuit
The lawsuit compares the festival to the
Hunger Games.
By
Dee Lockett
in development
Apr. 29, 2017
Seth Rogen, the Lonely Island Tease New Movie About Fyre Festival–Type Fiasco
A story of what happens when you pop too hard.
By
Karen Brill
fyre fire
Apr. 29, 2017
Fyre Festival Co-organizer Admits His Team Wasn’t ‘Experienced Enough’
“There wasn’t water or sewage. It was almost like we tried building a city out of nothing.â€
By
Devon Ivie
Apr. 28, 2017
Ja Rule’s Fyre Fest Is the Breaking Point for Luxury Festival Experiences
There’s a comfort ceiling, and with Fyre’s disaster showing, it may have been reached.
By
Sam Hockley-Smith
Apr. 28, 2017
Ja Rule’s Luxury Fyre Festival Postponed Amid Reports of ‘Mass Chaos’
“There are no villas, just a disaster tent city.â€
By
Hunter Harris