There are festivals and then is the Fyre Festival. What happened several years ago on an island in Bahamas will remain for the Annals of History, a non -chaotic festival that ended with its founder in jail and with two documentaries about their won legend as “the worst” of the events of this type in modern history. In fact, there will always be the doubt of whether the productions of Netflix and Hulu always They scam us telling the scam. Be that as it may, for May everything is “almost” ready for the second part.
Context: The first failure. The first edition of the festival took place in 2017 and became a epic dye disaster When the attendees, mostly wealthy young people who had paid thousands of dollars for a luxury experience in the Bahamas (with VIP packages that reached 400,000 dollars), they found an event without infrastructure, without musical acts and with deplorable accommodations.
The catastrophe (and fraud) was Such proportions which resulted in Millionaire losses For attendees and investors. Its founder, Billy McFarland, was arrested shortly after. In 2018, it was declared guilty of fraud and fraudwith a sentence of six years in prison and A 26 million debt of dollars, although it was released after fulfilling just under four. In spite of everything, McFarland has enthusiast The Today Show program.
The second part. This is how we get to these days, although with a certain Leave Vú In the slogan: luxury, exclusivity and exorbitant prices. That is what promises again Fyre Festival 2. Now, with a new scheduled edition from May 30 to June 2, 2025 in Isla Mujeres, Mexico. According to The festival websiteattendees can enjoy avant -garde experiences, musical shows on the beach and world -class hospitality.
In fact, tickets They are already on sale From this week, with prices ranging from $ 1,400 to 1.1 million dollars. The latter, The “Prometheus” packageincludes tickets for eight people, flights in “Fyre Air” from Miami to Cancun, helicopter transport and accommodation on a yacht or a four -bedroom villa. Also supposed exclusive experiences such as diving with whale sharks and sessions of Mixology.
The first doubts. However, something does not just quad. The details are rather scarce From the official page: Official artists or suppliers have not been announced so far. In fact, if we go to the web we find something very rare: GPS coordinates From the event they point to a point in the sea, west of Isla Mujeres.
In Mexico they know nothing. However, what makes all alarm signs jump is that from Isla Mujeres they are not aware of the event. In this regard, Edgar Gasca, from the Island Directorate of Isla Mujeres, was blunt to affirm: “We have no knowledge of this event or contact with any person or company about Him. For us, this is an event that does not exist”. In fact, Gasca He explained to the Guardian that upon learning of the announcement he investigated with the Ministry of Tourism of Quintana Roo and with the hotels that would supposedly offer accommodation for the event. The answer? Everyone denied having been contacted by the organizers.
One of these hotels, Isla Mujeres impression, assured the British environment that has not received any request or communication from the festival and that are currently investigating the situation. Even the municipal president of Isla Mujeres, Athena Gómez Ricalde, has expressed his bewildermentaffirming that the only thing he knows about the festival is what he has read in networks: “They are trying to take advantage of the peace and tranquility we have built here for their own benefit.”
A doubtful strategy. McFarland has tried justify lack of details ensuring that attendees knew that “they were taking a risk” when buying tickets and that the event is no longer under their direct control, but in the hands of new partners. Local authorities, however, suspect that the organizers’ strategy is Simply announce the eventmeasure interest and then try to obtain permits on the fly.
GASCA described this naiveunderlining that to organize a great magnitude event, prior municipal authorization is required. Given the controversy, the Government of Isla Women has issued A public statement denying the existence of permits for the event.
The organizers insist. Despite the official refusal, the Lostnight producer company also issued a statement ensuring that the festival will take place from May 30 to June 2, 2025. According to this statement, the event will have “exclusive places, high -end hotels and compliance with local regulations.”
For its part, Unik Travel, another company involved, said there ESTABLISHED CONTACT WITH THE AUTHORITIES municipal and state to guarantee the legality and success of the festival. However, again, none of these statements has been accompanied by concrete evidence.
Second parts …: With all this panorama it is little less than a recklessness to buy one of the tickets. The Multiple alarm signalsadded to the lack of transparency and the refusal of local authorities, have generated serious doubts about the viability of the Fyre Festival 2. For Gasca, The situation is clear: “This festival will not happen. There are red flags everywhere.”
As proof of the lack of planning, Gasca has indicated what we commented before: that the festival coordinates on its website lead to a location In the middle of the oceanbetween Cancun and Isla women, which illustrates, at least, the precariousness of the project itself.
Thus, it is reasonable to think that Netflix already It has a bale The second documentary.
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