Billy McFarland served six years in federal prison for Fyre Festival. He was released in 2022. Within 24 months he sold tickets to Fyre Festival 2 — ranging from $499 general admission to $1.1 million for the "Artist Tier" — for an event in Mexico that the Mexican government said was never approved. Then the festival didn't happen. Then he sold the Fyre brand to an anonymous buyer. And he still hasn't been re-indicted. This is the forensic trail of the most brazen second con in American festival ok history.
The Investigation:
In this investigation eurovision for Rich & Reckless, we perform a forensic audit on Billy McFarland's post-prison ventures — tracing the ticket tiers, the Playa del Carmen government denial, the Isla Mujeres pivot, the refund chaos, and the April abbie chatfield 2025 sale of the Fyre brand to a buyer nobody has been able to name.
- The 2022 release: what the federal probation terms actually allowed
- The PYRT app: the forgotten first post-prison venture almost nobody noticed
- Fyre Festival 2 ticket structure — from $499 general admission to the $1.1 million "Artist Tier"
- The Playa del Carmen government statement: "We don't know what they're talking about"
- The Isla Mujeres pivot and the 72-hour collapse
- Where the ticket money actually went — and why refund complaints persist
- The April 2025 Fyre brand sale to an anonymous buyer
- Why the SEC, the FBI, and multiple state attorneys general have not moved
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