Internet Historian: The Failure of Fyre Festival

A profoundly in-depth but hilarious look into the Fyre Festival fiasco that took place in 2017 by the YouTuber Internet Historian.

To summarize as much as we can: The Fyre Festival was an upcoming luxurious music festival on a private island in the Bahamas. It promised high-end accommodations, gourmet dining, and performances by major artists. However, attendees arrived to find disorganized logistics, FEMA disaster tents instead of villas, and bread/cheese sandwiches. Performances were canceled, and the festival quickly devolved into chaos, stranding guests without adequate food, water, or transportation.

The event’s founder, Billy McFarland, was later convicted of fraud and sentenced to six years in prison, revealing that the festival was built on lies and financial mismanagement, making it a cautionary tale of overpromised marketing and underdelivered execution.

Two years after Billy McFarland’s release from prison, he was recently interviewed by Daniel Tosh on the Tosh Show podcast. You check out the video here.