The festival was organized by Billy McFarland and Ja Rule, to promote the Fyre music booking app. Ja Rule had come to know McFarland … See more

Early in the morning of April 27, heavy rain fell on Great Exuma, soaking the open tents and mattresses piled out in the open air for guest arrivals … See more

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In 2013, with US$3,100,000 (equivalent to about $4,050,000 in 2023) in venture capital and 25 employees, McFarland also founded a card company called Magnises which promised members paying an annual $250 fee … See more

Fyre Festival posted a statement on their website:
Fyre Festival set out to provide a once-in-a-lifetime musical experience on the Islands of the Exumas. Due to circumstances out of our control, the physical … See more

In 2019, two documentary films were released that covered the Fyre Festival and McFarland.
Fyre Fraud, directed by Jenner Furst and Julia Willoughby Nason, premiered on Hulu on January 14, 2019. On the review aggregation website See more

In 2018, American punk band Alkaline Trio – whose singer and guitarist Matt Skiba also played in Blink-182 at the time and were among the first acts to cancel their planned performance at the festival – released their album Is This Thing Cursed?, which included a … See more

On April 9, 2023, Billy McFarland tweeted that there was to be a Fyre Festival II and claimed to have already secured funding for the event. The first 100 tickets were put on sale at $499, with prices later to increase. The festival's website said that the event was … See more