Luxury trash receptacles at the luxury bar (with no beer). No shoes, no shirt, pajama pants, no problem. #fyrefestival #fyre pic.twitter.com/PojJtfHlqL
— William Needham Finley IV (@WNFIV) April 28, 2017
After seeing the devastation all over social media this morning you may be asking yourself, “What is Fyre Festival and how did it all go so wrong?” You also might be wondering what Ja Rule’s involvement in all of this is. These are great questions. Let me try to explain.
Months earlier the organizers announced Fyre Fest. It was envisioned and explained to the folks who plopped down anywhere between $1,500 and $250,000 to attend as a luxury music festival set in the Bahamas. Headliners supposed to include a stable of G.O.O.D Music acts, Major Lazer, Blink 182, Disclosure, Rae Sremmurd, and Migos. Once the wristband holders began flying in yesterday however — those that could secure flights anyway — they discovered a trash filled, cheese sandwich packed disaster, that looked more like a refugee camp than a music festival.
Here's the dinner they fed us tonight. Literally slices of bread, cheese, and salad with no dressing. #fyrefraud #fyrefestival #dumpsterfyre pic.twitter.com/NmNXakSFlq
— Tr3vor (@tr3vorx) April 28, 2017
One of the kitchens at Fyre Festival. #fyre #fyrefest #fyrefestival pic.twitter.com/gQIpwxrw6S
— William Needham Finley IV (@WNFIV) April 28, 2017
This sums up Fyre Festival. #fyre #fyrefestival #fyrefest pic.twitter.com/x4xcFBL8Yg
— William Needham Finley IV (@WNFIV) April 28, 2017
Right off the top, Blink 182 pulled out as soon as they caught wind of conditions on the ground.
— blink-182 (@blink182) April 27, 2017
Eventually, the promotors pulled the plug on the entire thing before forcing their guest to endure any more punishment and have spent much of today trying to find a way to get the attendees off the island.
Due to unforeseen and extenuating circumstances, Fyre Festival has been fully postponed (con't)
— Fyre Festival (@fyrefestival) April 28, 2017
After assessing the situation this morning and looking at best options for our guests, we cannot move forward as we hoped we could (con't)
— Fyre Festival (@fyrefestival) April 28, 2017
At this time, we are working tirelessly to get flights scheduled and get all travelers home safely
— Fyre Festival (@fyrefestival) April 28, 2017
In regards to Ja Rule’s involvement, the rapper entered into a partnership with entrepreneur Billy MacFarland to put together and promote the festival. He took to social media to announce the lineup and share the information.
https://twitter.com/Ruleyork/status/848557955620405249
Naturally people have been flaming him all morning on social media for the fiasco.
https://twitter.com/Flames_Baldwin/status/857850037505753088
You paid $12k to go see Blink-182 headlined festival hosted by Ja Rule in 2017?!?!?!?!? #fyrefestival pic.twitter.com/QcYj2z67vf
— miko (@mikodotb) April 28, 2017
Uh oh, looks like Ja Rule has gone into damage control mode: pic.twitter.com/bFMVm3TRlr
— pixelatedboat aka “mr tweets” (@pixelatedboat) April 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/therealelp/status/857994467143495682
As for where we go from here, you’re guess is as good as anyone’s. It’s still up in the air at the moment whether or not the people who plunked down thousands for the Fyre Festival experience will get their money back. At least they’ll have the memories…
