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Billy McFarland has divulged more details on his plans for Fyre Fest II, an unexpected follow-up to the desert island fiasco that brought the convicted entrepreneur-turned-social media sensation 15 minutes of infamy in 2017. In an interview with NBC News, McFarland charted a course back to the Caribbean on April 25-28 of next year, with a projected 3,000 courageous customers in tow. McFarland has not yet disclosed the island site, nor his production partners, and has not booked any artists to perform, but he has opened up a second round of presale tickets for the luxury enigma.

“We have the chance to embrace this storm and really steer our ship into all the chaos that has happened, and if it’s done well, I think Fyre has a chance to be this annual festival that really takes over the festival industry,” said the 32-year-old organizer, who recently saw attention for assisting Donald Trump in connecting with rappers like Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow.

As for tangible details for the concert getaway, McFarland shared, “We have a private island off the coast of Mexico in the Caribbean, and we have an incredible production company who’s handling everything from soup to nuts.” While neither claim was elaborated, he assuaged doubts with the wry acknowledgment that those partners will “handle the stages and the bathrooms and all the stuff that I clearly don’t know how to do.”

A portal to apply for tickets to Fyre Fest’s return is open now, with passes running from $1,400 up to VIP packages for $1.1 million; those with the means for the high-end experiences are offered such extravagances as luxury yachts, scuba diving and island hopping around the region. This release follows a first presale in August of 2023, when $50,000 worth of tickets sold out within a day despite a total void of details.

McFarland ceded that “We haven’t booked any talent for Fyre II” (instead prioritizing “talks” for “karate combat”), but insists that the concerts are hardly the point of the festival: “It’s not about 10,000 people staring at a stage with their hands in the air,” he envisioned. “It’s about getting on a plane with six people… and going and exploring an island or a beach or a reef that you didn’t even know existed until you got in the airplane.”

Fueled by the perfect storm of high-profile disgraced partners and a pair of near-simultaneous viral 2019 documentaries, McFarland’s plans have more attention than ever. “I think there’s a large number of people who want to go to Fyre II because they’re unsure of the outcome, and they would like to have a front-row seat no matter what happens,” he observed. “Thankfully, we have good partners who will make sure they’re safe and obviously make sure things work out.”

Fans transfixed by Fyre Fest’s return can apply for passes to the 2025 getaway here.

 
 
 
 
 
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