“For those of you who didn’t learn the first time”: Fans LOL as Fyre 2 festival gets indefinitely postponed

The Fyre Festival icon (Image via Instagram/fyrefestival)
The Fyre Festival icon (Image via Instagram/fyrefestival)

We all know the chaos that was Fyre Festival, yet the event's showrunner, Billy McFarland, not long ago declared that Fyre Festival 2 is very much on!

In a recent update by Variety to the ticket holders, however, it has been revealed that part deux of 2017's messed-up festival has been postponed. A verified X post by @Variety stated:

"Fyre Festival 2 Postponed and Tickets Refunded, No New Date Announced"

Fans' funny comments to the canceled Fyre Festival 2

By now, the festival and its infamous organizer Billy McFarland have developed a reputation of being somewhat iffy, so fans didn't waste time in poking fun at the news of postponement, commenting that ticket buyers should have learned from the first failed edition of the festival before shelling out money for Fyre 2!

"For those of you who didn’t learn the first time…" an X user said (via X/@jzpitts)

Fans also trolled the ticket holders, saying that despite the Netflix documentary about the first failed festival, they still gave their money for tickets. Now that's hilarious!

"You mean you guys watched the whole documentary and then after all that thought. “This is something/someone I could invest in” damn," another user added (via X/@CMayRayZay)

Other fans hilariously suggested that the guys Billy McFarland gaslit the first time around festival must be currently laughing. (via X/@CinemaBurst)

Some fans LOLed at the news and wondered why anyone should trust Billy McFarland at all.

"Why would anyone trust this guy???" a netizen asked (via X/@FortLaudEatz)

Fans joked that the ticket holders should have known better, given that the first festival was messy and controversial.

"Who would buy tickets to this after the last time.." a user wrote (via X/@Conquer_Sports_)

X users also clowned the news and the ticket holders, stating sarcastically what a 'shocker' the news was. (via X/@chriskclark)

Other X users roasted Billy McFarland over his promises of refunds from the first festival. They noted how nothing happened...really!

"Honestly, he was too good to refund," an X user remarked (via X/@ladidaix)

Finally, X users wondered if those who bought tickets for Fyre Festival 2 had ever heard of the fiasco that was the first Fyre Festival?

"Exactly what kind of idiot would buy tickets for “Fyre Festival 2?” Did you not hear about the first one?" a netizen on X commented (via X/@moraltourism)

What is the latest status on Fyre Festival 2 being postponed?

Organizers sent a message to the ticket holders that the event is canceled indefinitely. The event was scheduled to take place from May 30-June 2, 2025 in Mexico.

According to Variety, an ABC News report states that:

[The] organizers sent a message to customers stating, “The event has been postponed and a new date will be announced. We have issued you a refund. Once the new date is announced, at that time, you can repurchase if it works for your schedule.”

It is not yet officially known why Fyre Festival2 has been postponed

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Edited by Vinayak Chakravorty