If you’ve been hanging out for a chance at another sweet, sweet dose of rich dickhead schadenfreude, here it is in spades: insane luxury event Fyre Festival, brainchild of entrepreneur Billy McFarland and Ja Rule (yes, the Ja Rule), has descended into absolute mayhem.
Tickets to the festival, held on an island in the Bahamas, cost hopeful punters between $5,350 (US$4,000) and $16,000 (US$12,000). They arrived Thursday night to utter chaos.
We’re talking unassembled tents, nonexistent facilities, piles of trash, rampant theft, belligerent local security, WILD DOGS, and the overall appearance of a dystopian prison camp.
In case you’re wondering, those “cabanas” are actually disaster relief tents.#fyrefestival pic.twitter.com/jaZpkIKVT2
— Matt Halfhill (@MattHalfhill) April 28, 2017
The festival was touted as the ultimate glamping experience complete with art, music and food, and a lineup featuring Major Lazer, Blink 182, Migos and Lil Yachty.
Instead, this is what the catering looks like:
The real Hunger Games start now. #fyrefestival pic.twitter.com/Xkc40a7Tsk
— Wheelchair Operator (@AboveUp) April 28, 2017
…Blink 182 are gorn…
— blink-182 (@blink182) April 27, 2017
And yep, the festival is all but kaput. A statement from the organisers on Thursday night informed patrons that the island was overcrowded (!) and all the flights in would be cancelled.
The #FyreFestival Twitter hashtag is flooded with on-the-ground accounts, and it sounds in-fucking-sane – like a cross between Lord of the Flies, Mad Max and Hunger Games, only everyone involved has come directly from that Rich Kids of Instagram account.
Early report is that many of the tents aren’t assembled. Here’s their tropical private island owned by Escobar! #FyreFestival pic.twitter.com/TNzBDbNAUJ
— FyreFestivalFraud (@FyreFraud) April 27, 2017
Highlights #fyrefestival pic.twitter.com/lxT7xrBjGR
— Housemaid & The Fear (@HousemaidFear) April 28, 2017
tfw no matter how bad your day might be going least you’re not at #fyrefestival fighting wild dogs and other music goers for a sandwich
— Sims (@DatingSims) April 28, 2017
According to Reddit, #fyrefestival has devolved into a bunch of rich kids getting beaten, robbed, and raped by exuma locals.
— Rich ????? Powell (@RichPowell_NRx) April 28, 2017
This is how Fyre Fest handles luggage. Just drop it out of a shipping container. At night. With no lights. #fyrefestival pic.twitter.com/X5CdZRyJWo
— William N. Finley IV (@WNFIV) April 28, 2017
I look disgusting but everyone has been told to get off the flight… no update on what’s happening #fyrefestival pic.twitter.com/cGX6kIR6tW
— Tahnee (@itstahnee) April 28, 2017
Fyre Festival, for its part, is clearly attempting damage control, but let’s be real: ain’t no amount of control gonna touch this kinda damage.
There’s already rumours of class action lawsuits, considering Fyre Festival’s terms of agreement state that there will be no refunds. Of course, the plaintiffs will all have to make it through the night first. We wish them the best of luck in the Thunderdome.
Source: Consequence of Sound.
Image: Instagram / @bigkidproblems.
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