Billy McFarland has an announcement. The final pre-sale tickets for Fyre Festival II are up for grabs, with prices going up to $1 million. He says “if you have to ask who the lineup is before dropping a million,” then you don’t have to watch the video. So yeah, he doesn’t have a lineup yet.
If you think Billy McFarland is delusional, you’re probably right. He is, after all, the convicted criminal behind the history-making disaster that was (or wasn’t?) the Fyre Festival. But his resolve is something else.
The plans for the sequel to his ill-fated music festival have been, in generous terms, fluid. He’s been promoting Fyre Festival II since April and has been announcing pre-sales, but the only information he has to offer, apart from the superlative ramblings in his videos, are the date and a general location: December 6th and The Caribbean.
Regular tickets cost $2,500 at the pre-sale, VIP tickets are at $5,000, Artist passes at $50,000, and what he calls “the Prometheus pass” is on sale for $1,022,057.06. The most expensive pass, the website says, “represents the pinnacle of access to FYRE and FYRE II, providing a comprehensive experience that immerses you in the elements of Fire, Earth, Sky, and Sea,” adding that “this pass opens, and literally builds, doors to an island escape that transcends the confines and dates of FYRE II.”
To create a vibe of exclusivity, the website indicates that all purchases will need to be approved before they are final.
McFarland is also doing something different this time. He’s hosting pocket events that lump together “experiences,” promotions, and maybe even proof of work through three-day adventure trips that go for $3,500 per person (“restaurants/bars not included”).
A “kick-off” trip in November was covered by Page Six. They noted that reports say the trip lacked the flavor of disaster Fyre is known for.
“Unlike his 2017 Bahamas ‘luxury’ musical festival that never was, we’re told the flights went off without a hitch — and the guests were shuttled back to the city for a dinner party and concert at Le Baratin in the West Village,” they wrote.
Interestingly, the article links to a ticket pre-sale announcement that appears to have already been deleted, suggesting the tickets aren’t selling as well as the first 100 that McFarland claims have sold out.
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