Fyre Fest 2 delays spark questions about festival's future
The second go at Fyre Fest will apparently have to wait a little bit longer, as organizers for the festival say that it will no longer be taking place in Playa del Carmen.
The festival was set to kick off on May 30 in the Mexican resort locale, but promoter Billy McFarland on Wednesday that it바카라 게임 웹사이트s still undetermined whether the festival will go on next month given its dependence on finding a new location.
Tickets on the official website for Fyre Fest 2 are currently unavailable to purchase. Tickets first went on sale in February.
바카라 게임 웹사이트FYRE Festival 2 is still on,바카라 게임 웹사이트 organizers said in a statement to ticket holders Wednesday, according to NBC. 바카라 게임 웹사이트We are vetting new locations and will announce our host destination soon. Our priorities remain unchanged: delivering an unforgettable, safe, and transparent experience.바카라 게임 웹사이트
CNN has reached out to Fyre Fest 2 for comment.
온라인 바카라 게임 that the festival is being postponed because of the location comes after officials in Playa del Carmen released a statement earlier this month disputing that the Fyre Fest would be held in the city.
바카라 게임 웹사이트The municipal government of Playa del Carmen informs that no event with that name will be held in our city,바카라 게임 웹사이트 a translated version of the , originally posted in Spanish on the official Playa del Carmen government바카라 게임 웹사이트s Instagram Page, read. 바카라 게임 웹사이트After a responsible review of the situation, it is confirmed that there are no records, plans, or conditions that indicate the holding of such an event in the municipality.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Two days later, McFarland posted a disputing the Playa del Carmen government바카라 게임 웹사이트s statement, saying that he and the festival바카라 게임 웹사이트s organizers have been 바카라 게임 웹사이트working directly with the government of Playa del Carmen (PDC) and their officials바카라 게임 웹사이트 since March to ensure a safe event.
CNN has attempted to reach out to Playa del Carmen government officials for further comment.
McFarland announced Fyre Fest 2 in February, describing it as a 바카라 게임 웹사이트three-day escape to the Mexican Caribbean where you바카라 게임 웹사이트ll explore by day alongside your favorite talent and come together at night to celebrate with music바카라 게임 웹사이트 in a news release posted to his X page. Performers had not yet been announced.
McFarland is the founder of the original 2017 Fyre Festival that gained popularity after it was heavily promoted on social media by influencers and celebrities before with shoddy lodging, disorganization and infamous cheese sandwiches.
In 2018, McFarland was to six years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of wire fraud, bank fraud and making false statements to federal law enforcement, the U.S. attorney바카라 게임 웹사이트s office for the Southern District of New York confirmed to CNN at the time.
McFarland was released from prison in 2022 after serving nearly four years of his six-year sentence.