The Latest Breaking News from Fyre Festival

Tourism and local officials in Mexico deny any knowledge of proposed follow-up to disastrous 2017 event

Fyre Festival is set to make an unforgettable comeback later this year, featuring a lavish Caribbean island, luxury rooms and diverse acts for the perfect summer getaway.

"I'm sure many people think I'm crazy for doing this again,” 33-year-old founder Billy McFarland said. "But I feel I'd be crazy not to do it again.”

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Despite the catastrophic failure of Fyre Festival, founder Billy McFarland has confirmed dates for the next event

Convicted fraudster Billy McFarland said the second iteration of his Fyre Festival is ‘my dream finally becoming a reality‘

Billy McFarland is reviving Fyre Festival with a second iteration set for May 2025 in Isla Mujeres, Mexico.

The Fyre music festival and its well-publicised failure are widely seen as a mixture of incompetence and fraud, embodied in Billy McFarland, its chief architect. People paid thousands of dollars for what was advertised as a luxury music festival but they were served simple cheese sandwiches and the entertainment was…

Fyre Festival II: Investor warns punters of "red flags"

In the wake of Dave Grohl’s public confession that he fathered a child outside of his marriage, Guardian staff choose their favourite mea culpas, from Lena Dunham to Fyre festival. Tell us your pick in the comments below

The convicted fraudster behind 2017's infamous Fyre Festival says fans are already snapping up tickets—ranging from $400 to $1.1 million—for its second attempt.