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Fyre Festival II Has a Date and Location, Complete with More Cheese Sandwiches

Founder Billy McFarland served nearly four years in prison and forfeit $26 million after the first Fyre Festival debacle.

09.09.24

By Paige Gawley
Life

‘Fyre Festival’ Scammer Sent to Solitary Confinement for Making a Podcast

10.26.20

By Jim Greig
Entertainment

Ja Rule Is Planning a New Music Festival That Is Definitely Not a Scam

02.15.19

By Taylor Hosking
Games

Straight Fyre for Two Hours, But With Mechs

01.31.19

By Rob Zacny
News

“They really hurt me:” Bahamian restaurant owner screwed over by Fyre Festival gets a huge GoFundMe

01.22.19

By Emma Ockerman
Entertainment

Ten Lessons We Took Away from That Fyre Documentary, ‘Fyre’

01.22.19

By VICE Staff
Entertainment

Inside the Making of the New Fyre Festival Documentary

01.16.19

By Niloufar Haidari
Music

Netflix Has Dropped the Trailer for VICE’s New Fyre Festival Documentary

01.10.19

By Gavin Butler
News

BREAKING: Fyre Festival scammer Billy McFarland sentenced to 6 years in prison

10.11.18

By Gabrielle Bluestone
News

Fyre Festival fraudster Billy McFarland said he scammed everyone because he’s bipolar. Prosecutors say he’s a liar.

10.04.18

By Gabrielle Bluestone
News

Fyre Festival founder facing up to 75 years in prison with new guilty plea

07.26.18

By Gabrielle Bluestone
News

Two Fyre Festival attendees just won $5 million for their trauma

07.01.18

By Gabrielle Bluestone

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