What’s going on with Fyre Fest 2? (Hint: It’s not good–and there’s yet another update.)

Billy McFarland’s second attempt at staging a high-end bespoke music festival for rich kids with too much money is not going well. It was supposed to happen on the Mexican island of Isla Mujeres the weekend of May 30, but officials on the island have no idea what he’s talking about. No permits have been issued. There’s no site prep as far as anyone can tell. And don’t even think of asking local hotels about what’s going on.

Then on March 28, McFarland held a press conference, saying that the festival had been moved to the mainland. The new site is Playa Del Carmen. Here’s part of the press conference (the rest can be found here,)

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McFarland: “We’ll have DJ, rappers, reggae artists, pop stars, but also athletes, divers, models, pilots and creators who will lead the experiences for our guests. Fyre is all about these intimate experiences. We’ll have dozens of artists in a private party-like setting. Fyre is all about the people you’ll meet, the memories you’ll make and the stories that you will be able to tell for the rest of your life,”

Sure, Right. But do officials in Playa Del Carmen know about this? Nope.

“#ComunicadoOficial || There will be no event called ‘Fyre 2’ in Playa del Carmen. There is no record or planning. This government prioritizes order, security, and truth… No such event with that name will take place in our city…There is no existence of a registry nor plans that would indicate such an event taking place in this municipality.”

UPDATE: Despite all that, McFarland has laid out a timetable for everything has has happened/needs to happen before May 30.

1. March 12 Artist Invitation Letter A
2. March 12 Artist Invitation Letter B
3. March 18 Initial Permit A
4. March 18 Initial Permit B
5. March 18 Tourism Permit
6. March 19 Special Event Permit Bill A
7. March 19 Special Event Permit Bill B
8. March 24 Special Event Permit Government Payment
9. March 25 Special Event Permit Government Payment
10. March 26 Environmental Permit A
11. March 26 Environmental Permit B
12. March 28 Government of PDC and Secretary of Citizen Security Instagram Post @ssc_playadelcarmen
13. March 28 Secretary of Citizen Security X Post
14. April 2 Screen recording of the Government of PDC’s Official

Just 54 days, Billy, Tik tock. And if you’re dumb enough to buy tickets to this thing, you’re qualified to serve in Donald Trump’s government.