Brace Yourselves: Fyre Festival Creator Says Second Episode Is "Finally Coming"

Get your water bottles ready, as a second Fyre Festival appears to be in the works. Billy McFarland, who was behind the original failed event, shared a series of cryptic tweets on April 9 teasing a follow-up. "Fyre Festival II is finally happening," said the disgraced entrepreneur. "Tell me why you should be invited."

Set in the Bahamas in 2017, the Fyre Festival promised an unforgettable luxury experience. The event, co-founded by rapper Ja Rule, also aimed to promote McFarland's music booking app of the same name. Models and influencers including Kendall Jenner and Emily Ratajkowski have appeared in her social media marketing campaign. It has since been well documented that the Fyre Festival collapsed, leaving many attendees stranded with little food and shelter. The festival has inspired two documentaries: "Fyre" on Netflix and "Fyre Fraud" on Hulu.

McFarland was later sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud, and was released in March 2022. Despite his prison sentence, it appears he is still determined to do Fyre well. "I'll smash the island version first but @elonmusk Fyre 3 definitely needs to be in space," he also tweeted on April 9.

Ja Rule previously announced the possibility of hosting another Fyre Festival, although it's unclear if he'll be working with McFarland again this time around. "I'm not ashamed of Fyre at all. Because man, the idea, it was great," he told TMZ in 2019. "It's the most iconic festival that hasn't never existed. I intend to create the iconic festival, but you didn't hear that."

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