It’s happening. AGAIN. The world’s most infamous festival disaster is making a comeback, and it’s already looking like an absolute train wreck.
Somehow, Billy McFarland, the mastermind behind the original Fyre Festival, has emerged from prison with an even bolder scheme: Fyre Festival 2.
Clearly, one catastrophic failure wasn’t enough.
We spoke to Andy King, the man who became a viral legend after nearly taking one for the team in the original festival’s water crisis.
Fresh out of prison, McFarland is trying to convince the world he’s doing it right this time - but Andy isn’t buying it.
“Crazy, right? There's a saying, fool me once, fool me twice… but I don’t even remember what goes in between,” he said.
If even Andy can’t wrap his head around this mess, what does that tell you?
“In every meeting we had last year, we said: ‘Let’s NOT do this on an island. Let’s NOT do this in a foreign country. Let’s find a place in the United States with proper infrastructure.’”
So, what did McFarland do? He did the exact opposite. This time, he is taking his Fyre circus of delusion to Isla Mujeres, Mexico.
More FM Drive Host Sarah Gandy laid out the obvious concern: “There are NO artists announced. There’s NO lineup. Just vague talk of genres. And considering the artists that pulled out last time… how are they going to convince ANYONE to perform?”
“It is mind-boggling to me,” Andy said. “Billy was quoted last year saying, ‘If you need to know when the festival is, where it is, and who's performing, you're not the right attendee.’
It comes as no surprise that Andy King will NOT be involved in Fyre Festival 2.
“No, I’m not involved. I think it’s the safer route to take right now.”
The guy willing to do anything to save the original festival will not touch Fyre Festival 2 with a ten-foot pole.
That should tell you everything.
And yet, tickets are already being sold - for up to $1.1 million USD ($1.9 million NZD) for premium VIP options.
“I have to believe in my heart that Billy is for real this time, but all signs right now are red light, red light, red light,” Andy added.
Will he watch the chaos unfold? Oh, absolutely.
“I'm very tempted to charter a big yacht and anchor it right offshore, just to commentate from there.”
Sarah immediately loved this idea: “If you do, we’re DEFINITELY crossing live to you.”
Andy laughed, already picturing the disaster in real-time: “Great. I’ll be sitting there saying, ‘Oop, I see a cheese sandwich!’”
At this point, who even knows the festival is going to go ahead?
But if you see another sad cheese sandwich pop up on Instagram, just know: We warned you.
