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Held in the Bahamas, tickets to Fyre Festival ranged between $4,000 and $12,000, so people expected some bang for their buck. And that’s exactly what the festival promised. Everything from private villas, yacht rides and amazing headliners were on the agenda.
Looks fun, right? NOPE.
However, when people started arriving, things immediately went south. The private villas were actually half put together tents with feral dogs running between them. Garbage heaped up in between the tents, which were situated on mounds of dirt. The meals prepared by private chefs actually ended up being slabs of plain bread and slices of cheese.
And the amenities weren’t all that was bad. As people desperately tried to get flights off the island, they wound up stranded at the airport and even locked in airport rooms. One man even claimed his girlfriend went to the first aid tent after getting sunburnt, and six hours later, he still couldn’t find her. A bouncer blocked his way into the first aid area.
Rapper Ja Rule was one of the Fyre Festival organizers, but none of them have given legitimate explanations. They finally issued a simple response saying, “Due to circumstances out of our control, the physical infrastructure was not in place on time and we are unable to fulfill on that vision safely and enjoyably for our guests.” Umm…what circumstances in this case were out of their control?
Here are some of the many, MANY horror stories on Twitter:
We have been locked indoors with no air NO FOOD and NO water #fyrefestival #fyrefest fyrefraud pic.twitter.com/wg5pZmSvnx
— Lamaan (@LamaanGallal) April 28, 2017
#FyreFestival update, photos from the ground! pic.twitter.com/Z7fn9cKaz3
— FyreFestivalFraud (@FyreFraud) April 27, 2017
Early report is that many of the tents aren’t assembled. Here’s their tropical private island owned by Escobar! #FyreFestival pic.twitter.com/TNzBDbNAUJ
— FyreFestivalFraud (@FyreFraud) April 27, 2017
Because they couldn’t afford to pay the bands their entire amount due so the band rebooked. #fyrefestival https://t.co/zTvDaJDhwt
— FyreFestivalFraud (@FyreFraud) April 26, 2017
A view of the luxury food court with some luxury school bus transportation at Fyre Festival. #fyre #fyrefestival pic.twitter.com/XL3PtRw8q0
— William N. Finley IV (@WNFIV) April 28, 2017
Yum.
Artists like Major Lazer and Migos were supposed to be on the lineup, but they haven’t released any statements yet. Blink-182 pulled out of the festival before it started.
Source: New York Times
–EDM In Stereo Staff
