Fyre Festival creator Billy McFarland announces there’s going to be another one

Fyre Festival creator, Billy McFarland, has just announced that there's going to be a second festival.

The man behind the disastrous Fyre Festival back in 2017, was released early from prison in back May 2022, after being landed with a six-year sentence for multiple counts of fraud.

McFarland is now attempting to throw yet another festival, aptly named Fyre Festival II, just a matter of years since the disgraceful scandal.

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The first Fyre Festival promised attendees that they would enjoy a luxurious festival in the Bahamas.

Marketed as an exclusive event, festival-goers ended up forking out thousands for a ticket and accommodation under the impression it would be the summer event of the decade.

However, Fyre Fest ended up making headlines for all the wrong reasons.

The event ended up turning out to be the festival from hell with no music, bad food and not enough beds for guests to sleep on.

While the dreaded festival took place a whole six years ago now, it's clear that people haven't forgotten about the scandal one bit.

And, oddly enough, the criminal festival creator has decided to give the event another shot.

McFarland took to Twitter yesterday (10 April) to share the news about the upcoming festival.

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He tweeted: "Fyre Festival II is finally happening," before instructing his followers to plead their case as to why they should receive an invite.

"Tell me why you should be invited," he concluded the announcement.

The reveal has since gone viral and racked up a staggering two million views in just a matter of hours after it was posted.

It's clear that people were more than eager to give McFarland a piece of their mind with a whole avalanche of tweets following the announcement.

The majority of people had not forgotten the controversy of the previous Fyre Festival, and were not about to let McFarland get off scot free for the major mishap.

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One Twitter user posted: "I’ll show up with 100 crates full of bananas. No one will go hungry this time around."

"Tell me why you shouldn't be in jail," put forward a second.

A third added: "Perhaps we should instead beg not to attend?"

The news follows McFarland explaining to his followers last month (26 March) just how he intends on earning the $26 million he owes investors.

He wrote: "I owe people $26m."

McFarland then mapped out exactly how he's 'going to pay it back'.

"I spend half my time filming TV shows, the other half," he continued, "I focus on what I'm really, really good at."

He concluded: "I'm the best at coming up with wild creative, getting talent together, and delivering the moment," before leaving his phone number telling people 'txt me'.