Fyre Festival 2 postponed: Former designer lifts red flag about Doe Over event
First on FOX – Former social media designer According to FireFestival, social media says It promotes idolatry of con artists and their wild ideas. Feel Festival 2 is no exception.
Oren Aks spoke with Fox News Digital. After the obvious postponement of FireFestival 2, it failed after a overkill version of the original FireFestival after promising attendees who paid thousands of people for extravagant tickets in 2017. A music festival set in the Bahamas Instead, they will deliver the Ram Shackle Campground on the island.
Fyre Festival 2 was scheduled to take place at Playa Del Carmen in Mexico from May 30th to June 2nd, but last week the issue of a partner ticket to Fox News Digital confirmed that the event was postponed and tickets for the event were refunded.
“The big question here is… why is this so appealing to people to keep it going, because it’s a big meme. So, it’s just a meme, keep the meme and reinvent the meme,” Aks said. “So I get it in terms of pop culture that I like.”
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Participants at the Fire Festival take part in a small plane reading the Bahamas Fire Festival in 2017. (Stefanie Far)
In other words, people are treating FireFestival 2 like a big joke. The first festival’s failures had an impact on Hulu and Netflix documentaries. And if that fails for the second time, some people would like to join Chaos, explained Aks.
Others want to give him a second chance after 33-year-old Feel Festival creator Billy McFarland is visionary and convicted and sentenced to work in prison for several years for fraud following the 2017 event.
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FireFestival organizer William “Billy” McFarland will leave the US federal court in Manhattan on July 1, 2017 following a presentation on a wire fraud charge in New York City, USA. (Reuters/Brendan McDermid)
“To me, the worldview of this story doesn’t make sense,” Aks said. “I’ve heard of people talking over the years… he’s just a hardworking entrepreneur and it’s just to create opportunities that this was created, and they can’t wait for it to be done right. So… if you’re going there, I wish you good luck.
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The 2017 failure of the original Fyre Festival made Billy McFarland land behind the bar. (Stefanie Far)
He continued: “Anyway, I don’t think it’s happening anymore from what I read last week, but if that’s the case, it won’t be relevant again. I don’t know if you noticed, but even Coachella this year…nobody posted it.”
“These things aren’t the problem anymore.”
When Aks joined the Fyre Festival team eight years ago, he worked for Jerry Media. Jerry Media handled the graphic design and social media strategies for the original festival. Aks said he was excited about the project because he worked in the music industry and was passionate about music festivals.
There was something about “writing on the wall” before the festival began, and the event should have been an indication that it was a disaster. Disasters from credit cards until FireFestival partners are removed from the logistics planning loop.
Fire Festival attendees who paid thousands of tickets in 2017 were promised famous musical performances like Blink 182, who they had never played at the event. (Stefanie Far)
He recalled the moment when he knew things were heading south.
“When we arrived, the point that actually hit me was actually… I came down to the valley where there was nothing over this hill and looking at the beach area where the festival was going and the tents and the actual Media Center Stage area,” he said. “…In my brain, logistics didn’t work, but I thought it wasn’t my territory. I’m a graphic designer. They’re like an architect or someone who deals with it.
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Oren Aks arrived in the Bahamas in 2017 and when he saw a line of FEMA-style tents that had promised a gorgeous villa, he said the Fire Festival was a failure and “stricken him.” (Stefanie Far)
In the age of social media, Aks said the public has created icons from scammers like Anna Delvey, and even suspects like Luigi Mangione.
“We see them as symbolic. ‘What is she wearing on her coat?” And… At some point, you’re hooked on them as this story you’ve built, not who they really are.
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Anna Delvey will depart from her New York City apartment in East Village for a court date of October 11, 2022. (splash/splashnews.com)
Aks added that the public, and the American public in particular, are not talking about successful billionaires and billionaires business moguls, just as they discuss “Money Grubbers” with scammers on social media, particularly on their own.
“We praise bad, con artists, evil, and see those people as heroes.”
“In the past… you’d have adopted your career to raise ladders or buy a home or something on this inspirational route. Now we slander those people. “Like a style icon or a freedom fighter or any other imaginary title you want to assign them to. And I think it’s very worried as a social change.
Almost empty plates of snacks found next to a plastic table at the 2017 Fyre Festival. (Stefanie Far)
Aks believes McFarland has not lived his “15 minutes of fame” after the first Fyre Festival, and he still works to achieve recognition of Fyre Festival 2.
Fyre Festival 2 did not respond to questions about the postponement of Fox News Digital, and did not mention any plans that have been changed on the event’s website or social media pages.
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A line of tents seen at the 2017 Fyre Festival. (Stefanie Far)
Earlier this month, Fire Festival organizers fought back In a statement from Playa del Carmen, the government in Mexico City said it had no knowledge of the event.
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“Fair has been working directly with the Playa del Carmen Government (PDC) and its officials since March 5, 2025 to ensure a safe and successful event,” the organizers said.
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“All media reports that suggest that our team is not working with the PDC government are simply inaccurate and based on misinformation,” the statement reads along with screenshots and photos of “Related Permissions, Payments, Communications.” Official of Playa del Carmen. “Fyre operates as a great partner in the PDC government and follows the right processes and procedures to legally host events.”
McFarland also posted a video of a press conference he and his team held at Playa del Carmen on March 28th.
Photos of sandwiches offered at the Fire Festival in 2017. (Stefanie Far)
The statement responds to Playa del Carmen’s social media post, “In response to a response to rumors about an expected event called “Fire 2,” the event of that name will not be held in Playa del Carmen. ”
This was the second statement from a government agency that denied the festival’s existence since March. The event was originally scheduled to be held Mexican Islamic WomanDuring these dates, however recently I moved to Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Islam Geres said the Fire Festival organizers were not requesting permission in the popular holiday town.
The two women pose as if they were fighting over a box of water at the 2017 Fyre Festival. (Stefanie Far)
Tickets for Fyre Festival 2 start at $1,400 per person for general admission and go up from there. The most expensive tickets sell for over $1 million and offer private air and yacht trips for 4 days to 8 people, plus luxury villa accommodation and festival access.
In 2017, guests from the Feel Festival arrived in the Bahamas and found a naked bone tent when they were promised a luxurious accommodation. Cheap boxed meals when they promised a high-end cooking experience. Dirty Port Opotti; Cancel The music actions they paid to see During the festival process.
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The original Firefest has committed musical acts, including Blink 182, Migos and other artists. Participants in celebrities, Includes Hadid Sisters and Emily Ratajkowski. Luxury accommodation and fine cuisine, tickets range from $1,200 to $100,000 or more.
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It was word-of-mouth on social media when Hulu and Netflix released a documentary about the Beach Bash failures and made #FyrefRaud Hashtag a viral at the time.
The festival reached a settlement with 277 ticket holders in 2021, and was ordered to pay each recipient a $7,220 award.