The Failure of Fyre Festival 

“With no food, they started giving out free tequila” That... that is a very short term solution to that problem

By far the best season of survivor

"But... let's please have one failed festival that has a sequel" When the world needed it the least, it returned.

This entire situation is made 10x worse by the fact that now Billy's out of prison he's decided that the best course of action is to do Fyre festival 2.0

This seems like the start of a Far Cry game

$500 with EVERYTHING included on a private island for 2 weeks?!?! That sounds like an excerpt from a Nigerian prince scam.

For those coming back to watch this. Yes, Billy is out and Fyre Festival is back.... and yes, We're hoping for a second one from Internet Historian.

What I like the most about Historians take on all of these stories is the somewhat grounded view of human behaviour and energy spent to uncover the truth. He goes time and time again out of his way to point out the opposite of what general lies and social narrative would have us believe. 1200$, all expenses paid for a a 2 week trip in the bahamas does sound like a great deal. Not all of the party goers were rich entitled brats. Alot of them were tricked by what appeared to be a great deal. Same for the cruise ship concordia. While he did have a giggle at the captain's expense, he

This is the Fallout 76 of music festivals.

People: hungry, angry, and tired Administration: lets give them liquor

Honestly, its a blessing this didnt take place on a private island. Cuz imagine all this, but there were no services to get you the hell out. This would go from people having a horrific time to a body count.

So update time. Billy DID end up going to jail. He was found guilty of two counts of wire fraud in 2018, and sentenced to six years in federal prison. But on March 30, 2022, he was released early, having only spent about four years behind bars. He spent another few months in community confinement, but as of September 2022, he's fully a free man. He's recently been quoted saying that he's considering starting a new company. "Something tech-based." Keep in mind that Billy has a life-long ban on serving as the director of a public company. And he still owes ~$25 million in damages to his victims (his wages will be garnished until he pays it back. Which will probably be never). But he claims that he's going to pay it all back. Presumably with whatever get-rich-quick scheme he's cooking up. (SIDE BAR: After Fyre Festival went down, Billy started a company called NYC VIP and started selling tickets to all sorts of VIP events. Did Billy have the tickets? Of course not. The Oscars, the Met Gala, Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, Master's Tournament, Hamilton, etc. You name it, he tried to sell it. Keep in mind, this is all while he was being investigated for fraud. He obviously got caught and charged, which possibly added to his prison sentence. But since he only got 6 years and served 4, maybe it didn't.) EDIT: Billy is now trying to start a new service called PYRT which is supposed to be some kind of VR thing? Some people are calling it virtual Fyre Festival... I don't know. And in April of 2023, he made a cryptic post to social media claiming that Fyre Festival II is officially happening with no additional details or context. Seems like he's back at it ladies and gentlemen. EDIT 2: August 2023, and Billy has begun selling tickets for Fyre Festival 2, which he claims will happen in the Caribbean towards the end of 2024.

> no food > free tequila Oh boy that sure sounds like a great idea

"...we got hit by a big storm." A storm called "Failure".

You may be thrilled or disappointed to hear Billy tried to start another event called Pyrate

Guess who's back Back again

Imagine you're working at the American Embassy in the Bahamas and all of a sudden dozens of your countrymen show up who look like they've been human-trafficked there.

This was the best episode of Total Drama Island

The first fyre festival was OUT OF THIS WORLD and I can't wait for the sequel that will no doubt somehow manage to top off the first one in every way! Best of luck Billy, we believe in you!

my favorite part of the whole fyre festival mess was the photo that had the dashcon ball pit photoshopped into it

This is all just an Ed, Edd, and Eddy episode.

Billy just got out of jail and immediately announced another fyre festival

I'm only excited for Fyre Festival 2 because it just means another Internet Historian video for me

“Once owned by Pablo Escobar.” Haven’t been this excited since I went to Osama bin Laden’s cave.

I like how paying Kendall Jenner to tweet about it cost more than the festival.

With the imminent release of the critically acclaimed sequel, Fyre Festival 2, can we expect on the scene, boots to the ground, first person gameplay?

LOL they paid $1,200 for a refugee camp experience.

Broke: Fyre Festival Woke: Tropical Dashcon

Fyre Festival 2: Electric Boogaloo

He is fucking back guys. FIREFEST 2.0

I revisit this video every few months to remind myself no matter how badly I fail at least I didn’t create Fire Festival.

It's worth mentioning that they did actually rent out Norman's Cay, but the owners expressly forbid them from mentioning Pablo Escobar, which Billy started doing almost immediately, causing the contract to be cancelled.

Billy's at it again! Fyre Festival 2 is coming. GET THE POPCORN

Tell us bout the Wonka Glasgow event

For anyone who’s wondering about Billy. On October 11, 2018, McFarland was sentenced to six years in federal prison. McFarland is currently incarcerated at FCI Elkton, in Lisbon, Ohio.

why billy didn't just buy more money?

boi oh boi we are getting a part 2 for this

I can’t wait for Internet Historian to cover Fyre Festival 2: Electric Boogaloo

Update: apparently Billy McFarland is writing a book about this disaster and amazingly planning another Fyre Festival after his prison sentence is over. I think he has fully gone insane while behind bars.

*In a prison somewhere* Prisoner: I robbed a bank. Why are you here? Billy: well you see

In an alternate universe, Fyre Festival was everything it advertised and it truly was the best 2 weeks of some people's lives

Guys get ready for Billy’s second attempt: Pirate festival 2023 confirmed. Dudes out of prison and back on his bullshit.

These people who think $500 will bring them THAT much pleasure is the same people who fell for "hot singles in your area"

Even without an arrangement to not talk about Pablo Escobar, how exactly is "Once owned by Pablo Escobar" good advertising?

Sequel of this vid incomming

Willy Wonka got me here.

Giving hungry people stuck ina very hot climate without water TEQUILA is a goddamn health hazard. The irresponsibility is just incredible, it's a miracle nobody died

I swear every time i watch one of these videos i wonder how dense these people are. They act like theres no planning involved when creating a festival and they can start one just because they have an idea

Here before the sequel drops.

So, ah... about that sequel...

Broke: Netflix documentary Also Broke: Hulu documentary Woke: Internet Historian documentary

It was fyre. A Dumpster Fyre.

It’s time for round 2, bay-bee!

Oh, you'll get your sequel alright 👌

Look at the rearview mirror at 2:17. The bus driver knew exactly what was going on. His smile pretty much says 'Ya'll just got scammed real hard'

i think i read a book about this in english class it was called "lord of the flies" or something

Ayo internet historian, ya boy is doubling down!

Sequel just dropped

*Absolute Quality.* The video, not the festival. RiP Fyre

Bill was an idiot for losing Norman’s Cay, but imagine the same shitstorm happening except on a private island. No taxis, no neighboring resorts, no nearby help. Just you, a lost crowd, and FEMA tents on an isolated island.

Internet Historian, wake up! Ya boy Billy is back!!

Part two is just around the corner

The best thing about this guy partying is that he basically was some dude who won the tickets and went there for free, he had no expectations and found the hordes of influencers and such totally miserable absolutely hilarious

Billy is currently in federal prison in Ohio. He filed for a "compassionate release" due to Covid but it was denied and he has since contracted Covid lmao.

“I’ll fuckin do it again” -Billy

Holy shit internet historian was right again, there is a sequel

Ja Rule: "I truly apologize because this is NOT MY FAULT." You can't argue with logic like that.

$500 all expenses paid 2 week trip to the bahamas holy balls dude. That vacation package is literally cheaper than my 1 bedroom apartment in california. No wonder it sold out

cant wait for a part 2, Pyrat Festival...

To qoute internet historian from his cost of concordia video... "Oh god, not again!"

Everyone got lied to, but the rich celebs got to walk out while everyone else got to suffer. God, the microcosm...

*L U X U R Y T E N T S*

Cant wait for the sequel to this video

I guess we are getting a sequel afterall

I think you should've mentioned they actually HAD leased Norman's Cay but were kicked out when they had advertised it as once owned by Pablo, something the owners strictly forbid. Also man, your video is linked on the Fyre Festival wikipedia.

Part of what makes this series so good is that he’s not screaming or freakin out. His calm demeanor makes the crimes somehow so much worse.

5 years later and he’s doing it again

5 years later...fyre fest 2.0 is just announced.

So...It wasn't lit?

Legend has it, that man is still there, partying

GET READY FOR ROUND 2

Its 2023 and Billy is back and doing another Festival.

LOOKS LIKE A FYRE FESTIVAL IS BACK ON THE MENU BOYS!

Yup, Billy's behind bars. He asked to leave prison to avoid TheVarus. They denied his request and ended up joining forces with TheVarus.

This could have made a fortune...if they had cameras everything and turned it into a reality show.

2:40 that guys my hero, they just got scammed and they’re stuck in da middle of nowhere and yet he still tries to party and have a good time I salute it 🫡

Time for Season 2 bois!

ITS COMING BACK. FYRE FEST 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO!

Tents look like the promised quarantine zone in district 9

I helped organize a local metal concert with a few friends. Just local metal bands. Maybe 600 people attended. It took literally like 6 months of planning.

Somehow Fyre returned

TIME FOR ROUND 2

I like to imagine some journalist heard the term, “12 hundred dollars” and thought it meant 12,000

The worst part? Blatant classism. The celebs got warning, the plebs were put in danger in a foreign land.

After the announcement of fyre festival 2 had to check back on this gem.

Now we need a video about the Wonka Glasgow experience

I love how Billy's wiki was changed from 'entrepreneur' to 'fraudster' xD

This is why you don’t let a college drop-out with no knowledge of how to organize events organize an event.

Here it comes Fyre Festival Part 2 BABYYYYYY!

I can’t wait for the sequel coming soon.