Alarms raised over legitimacy of Fyre festival 2: 'An event that does not exist'
Source: The Guardian
Alarms raised over legitimacy of Fyre festival 2: ‘An event that does not exist’
After the announcement of a follow-up festival in Mexico, tourism and local officials have denied any knowledge of its existence
Thomas Graham in Mexico City
Thu 27 Feb 2025 20.14 GMT
Last modified on Thu 27 Feb 2025 20.44 GMT
When tickets to the second Fyre festival went on sale this week, there was just one concrete detail: it would take place on Isla Mujeres, a tropical island off Cancún, Mexico.
But the festival seems to be repeating its own history as an improvised disaster after the local government in Isla Mujeres denied knowing anything about it.
“We have no knowledge of this event, nor contact with any person or company about it,” Edgar Gasca, from the tourism directorate of Isla Mujeres, told the Guardian.
“For us, this is an event that does not exist.”
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/feb/27/fyre-festival-2-mexico
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