Fyre Festival 2 ticket holders react after last minute cancellation: “Billy McFarland must really love and miss prison”

With Fyre Fest 2 officially postponed, many have taken to social media to share their lack of surprise.

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Less than two months before it was due to take place, Fyre Fest 2 was put on ice earlier this week. Initially scheduled to take place from May 30 until June 2 in Mexico, tickets went on sale in February, and doubt was soon cast on the highly scrutinised “sequel” to 2017’s infamously botched Fyre Fest.

News of the cancellation was first shared in an email to ticketholders and those who had signed up for the Fyre Festival newsletter, with ABC News later breaking the story publicly.

In their notice to ticket holders, festival bosses wrote: “The event has been postponed and a new date will be announced. We have issued you a refund. Once the new date is announced, at that time, you can repurchase if it works for your schedule.”

Organisers are said to be insisting the festival is still on, with The Independent reporting that new locations were being vetted, however, many on social media aren’t convinced.

While nobody is surprised that the second iteration of the festival went south, many are shocked anyone bought tickets a second time around. Referencing the festival’s founder, who was released from prison in 2022 after he pleaded guilty to multiple counts of fraud, one X/Twitter user wrote: “Billy McFarland must really love and miss prison. There are no refunds for Fyre Festival 2 morons who already gave the scammer their money.”

As yet, McFarland has not issued a public statement following the postponement announcement.

I say this with the utmost respect: if you purchased tickets to Fyre Festival 2, you literally deserve to lose your money.

— K (@KTDuk) April 18, 2025

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