- 25-year old Billy McFarland partnered with rapper Ja Rule to organize Fyre Festival, an ultraluxurious music festival (featuring GOOD Music, Migos) in the Bahamas.
- Goal of Festival: promote Fyre Media (app that lets individuals bid on celebrity appearances).
- Weeks before the festival (April 2017), staff suggested cancelling (not enough bathrooms, housing); McFarland ignored them.
- Despite raising millions (investors), Fyre underestimated costs and the event was a disaster (no performers, not enough food/housing).
- Currently, Fyre and investors face civil and criminal lawsuits.
In Wreckage of the Fyre Festival, Fury, Lawsuits and an Inquiry
(05/21/2017)
