His Fyre Festival failure landed him in prison. Now, Billy McFarland is trying again.

McFarland, who served years in prison for wire fraud and owes millions, is attempting a comeback with a "PHNX" festival on a ...
Hosted on MSN

LimeWire Buys Fyre Festival's Infamous Brand, Asks 'What Could Possibly Go Wrong?'

A platform that defined the early days of online file sharing is teaming up with one of the most notorious failed music festivals. LimeWire has officially acquired the Fyre Festival brand, the ...
Rolling Stone

Taika Waititi and Rita Ora Are Working on ‘Potentially Disastrous’ Fyre Festival Musical

Billy McFarland‘s Fyre Festival is the disaster that keeps on giving. Earlier this summer, the convicted fraudster sold all trademarks related to the music festival on eBay for $245,300. Now, the ...
Forbes

LimeWire’s New Owners Want To Revive The Fyre Festival Brand: ‘What Could Go Wrong?’

The early 2000s music sharing software company LimeWire — now resurrected as a crypto company by new owners — won rights to the infamous Fyre Festival in an auction that was held on eBay, reportedly ...
New York Post

Billy McFarland sells controversial Fyre Festival brand for shocking amount

This sale was not on Fyre. Billy McFarland sold the rights to his infamous Fyre Festival brand on Tuesday, but he wasn’t happy about the amount it went for. After the week-long sale involving 175 bids ...