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First World Festival problems

One of the beautiful people rummaging through the whatnot at the Fyre Festival.
 

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Reading some other articles, it appears that the organizers had created an app that was supposed to be used by Yuppies to book bands:

What Fyre Media actually does is makes an app. Founded in 2015 by musician Ja Rule—real name: Jeffrey Atkins—and his business partner Billy McFarland, Fyre held the festival as a side project to hype its brand and the app. That primary product is an electronic platform to book talent for concerts, clubs, or parties.
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Sounds like they collected $12,000 average per ticket, hoping that they would raise enough money to hold the festival and figure out how to do it in the meantime I guess.

Who has all the money now?
 
Up to $12,000? That's pretty ambitious; more so even than your more-established celebrations of yuppie mostly-white privilege like Coachella, Bonnaroo, Burning Man, and the like. Although in fairness, had this "Fyre Festival" actually been planned and implemented as advertised I suppose the remote location and related logistics would've justified the premium.
 
Maybe they can recoup some of the costs by selling T-shirts.

"I survived Fyre 2017"

"Gulag Archipelago Chill Out Mix"

"#SENDHELP"
 
it's also sad to realize that the same experience could have been had much cheaper in Venezuela.

Roasting a rat over a garbage fire with thin, good-looking people.
 
Well, that puts a bit of a smile on my face, I must admit.

From the article:

“I grossly underestimated the resources that would be necessary to hold an event of this magnitude,” he said.​

And:


“In an attempt to raise what I thought were needed funds, I lied to investors about various aspects of Fyre Media and my personal finances. Those lies included false documents and information.”​

Using other people's money to finance your own get rich quick scheme always seems like such a brilliant idea on paper.
 
theprestige said:
Well, that puts a bit of a smile on my face, I must admit.

From the article:

“I grossly underestimated the resources that would be necessary to hold an event of this magnitude,” he said.​

And:


“In an attempt to raise what I thought were needed funds, I lied to investors about various aspects of Fyre Media and my personal finances. Those lies included false documents and information.”​

Using other people's money to finance your own get rich quick scheme always seems like such a brilliant idea on paper.
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This reminds me of Don King lying to investors, athletes, artists, governments and the media to make the Rumble In The Jungle happen.

With one important difference: he totally aced it and it is an event that is remembered 44 years later, and he became a millionaire.
 
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