Billy McFarland — aka the man who brought you cheese sandwiches, FEMA tents, and one of the most chaotic luxury “music festivals” of all time — is back from the ashes (and federal prison) to assure us that Fyre Festival 2: Electric Boogaloo is definitely still happening.
Despite what you may have heard from actual government officials, Billy is doubling down and basically screaming, “YES, WE’RE STILL DOING THIS, OKAY?!”
Let’s rewind. Billy announced the sequel nobody asked for in 2023 — a bold move for a man whose last festival made Lord of the Flies look like Coachella. Originally, Fyre Festival 2 was supposed to be in the Caribbean in 2024. But plot twist! It’s now been relocated (or perhaps reimagined) to Playa del Carmen, Mexico, from May 30 to June 2, 2025. Mark your calendars, or maybe don’t. TBD.
But wait! Enter: Playa del Carmen City Hall, stage left, holding a megaphone and yelling, “LIES!”
On April 2, the city’s official Facebook page — aka the place where all serious international event disputes go down — stated (translated from Spanish): “We don’t know her.”
Okay fine, their actual post said: “There is no event named Fyre Festival 2 happening here.” Boom. Mic drop. City Hall out.
Naturally, Billy wasn’t about to let that slide. On April 4, he fired back on Instagram with the confidence of a man who once sold luxury villas that didn’t exist.
He claimed that Team Fyre has totally been in touch with local officials in Playa del Carmen since March 5, 2025. (Wait… that’s in the future… time travel, Billy? Bold choice.)
“All media reports suggesting we haven’t been working with the government are simply inaccurate and based on misinformation,” Billy wrote, using the corporate PR playbook he definitely studied during his time in the clink.
He added that Fyre Festival has been “a good partner” to the local government and has followed “proper processes and procedures,” which we can only assume means googling “How to not get arrested again: Event Planning Edition.”
Now, let’s revisit the OG disaster. Fyre Festival 1.0 in 2017 was pitched as an ultra-luxury music festival in the Bahamas with models, yachts, and gourmet meals. What people actually got: disaster tents, a sad slice of bread with a lonely piece of cheese, no artists, and the chaotic vibes of a post-apocalyptic camping trip.
It led to a $100 million class-action lawsuit, $2 million in damages for scammed ticket holders, and Billy being sentenced to 6 years in prison for wire fraud. He was released in 2022 and apparently used that time to plan the sequel the world neither needs nor trusts.
So is Fyre Festival 2 really happening? Will there be music? Will there be actual toilets this time? Will it somehow include Ja Rule again, because of course?
Only time — and perhaps another lawsuit — will tell. 🔥
