Fyre Festival - laugh long, laugh loud

[pesh]

the netflix one is the best disaster movie since the 70s.

 

[Badgers]

It was a fascinating watch. Fucking megalomaniac deserves to be in jail and probably for longer than he got.

Pretty much hated everyone in the thing, except for the islanders.

 

[Ted Striker]

The guy who pissed on the tents around his to stop having any neighbours. Sums up the whole enterprise :alltheemojis:

 

[Badgers]

29 Tweets That Show Just How Awful Fyre Festival Actually Was

 

[fucthest8]

the netflix one is the best disaster movie since the 70s.

Lasted 4 minutes. Wanted to kill everyone on screen. Hipster developer cunts and other cunts. Literally everyone on screen was a total cunt. No fucking way I'm watching the rest of it.

 

[pesh]

Yeah, it’s basically an island based Towering Inferno

 

[Badgers]

Another summary article

https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/...hat-fyre-documentary-fyre?utm_source=vicefbuk

 

[Yossarian]

"Fyre" is becoming the term for any shoddily organized concert or festival - like in Toronto on the weekend, when people who had gathered to see Aqua, the Vengaboys, Right Said Fred, and S Club 7 had to get through the experience without any booze.



Toronto furious after 90s nostalgia concert runs out of drinks

 

[Gromit]

"Fyre" is becoming the term for any shoddily organized concert or festival - like in Toronto on the weekend, when people who had gathered to see Aqua, the Vengaboys, Right Said Fred, and S Club 7 had to get through the experience without any booze.

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Toronto furious after 90s nostalgia concert runs out of drinks

That's deeply dippy!

 

[wiskey]

Aqua, the Vengaboys, Right Said Fred, and S Club 7

Tbf I'd want a steady supply of hard liquor to cope with that lot!

 

[sim667]

Aqua, the Vengaboys, Right Said Fred, and S Club 7

Tbf I'd want a steady supply of hard liquor to cope with that lot!

Sounds like my perfect line up tbh.

 

[Pickman's model]

Angry parents brand children's activity day 'Fyre Festival for toddlers' after forking out £70 | Daily Mail Online

oh dear

Badgers

 

[editor]

Cash from chaos

FYRE FESTIVAL’S ANDY KING COMES TO THE UK FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH NATIONAL TOUR Meet the man behind the meme during a 10 date tour sharing funny anecdotes, stories and insight behind one of the greatest parties that never happened

Andy King has become a household name across the globe and has resonated for his honesty and an unapologetic “Do Whatever it Takes” attitude following his brush with getting any job done. Arguably one of the biggest team players on the planet Andy is set to tour the UK through Newcastle, Glasgow, London, Stoke On Trent, Sheffield, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Brighton, Southampton, and Norwich. Now one year on from the infamous documentary Andy King heads to the UK for the first time presenting his ‘A Fyre-side Chat’ tour. The talk will include a 60 minute moderated discussion followed by a 30 minute open Q&A. Tickets start at £6 for students, £15 for non-students. Tickets and further info are available HERE. Images HERE. Interviews with Andy King are available on request. Press tickets are available HERE. Over the course of the 1.5 hour evening, the talk will cover a range of subjects from the disaster of Fyre Festival and how a highly publicised, influencer-backed experience crafted entirely using social media - ended up being an undelivered dream. Andy will share inside information and go far beyond the documentary offering his honest insight into the world's biggest festival flop. Other topics on the menu include youth and sustainability and using social media for positive change in the modern world. Mensa Akwasi from Native talks says "It's so great to be able to bring Andy King over to the UK for the first time as part of a national tour. The man became a meme after the incredible Fyre Festival documentary and we hope to bring the entertaining speaker to the masses later this month. It's also very fitting that the documentary is now one year old and we hope to further expand on Andy's inside knowledge from the best event that never happened" In the wake of the cult-status Netflix documentary, "Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened", event producer Andy King found himself in an unfamiliar position - one that presented him with the difficult challenge of embracing the internet virality, meme status, and social media influence. Before Fyre Festival Andy had built a 30-year career as the “Concierge of New York City”, throwing some of the city’s greatest parties with leading talent. Now he has turned his attention to educating and informing with behind the scenes access to the Fyre Festival fiasco. DETAILS: IMAGES: HERE PRESS TICKETS: HERE www.native.fm/event/a-fyre-side-chat-with-andy-king Tour Dates: Norwich - 20th April Stoke On Trent - 21st April Brighton - 23rd April Glasgow - 24th April Southhampton - 25th April Birmingham - 27th April Sheffield - 29th April Newcastle - 30th April Edinburgh - 1st May London - 2nd May

 

[skyscraper101]

There would be a certain irony if everyone bought tickets, and he wasn't able to show up due to coronavirus and it got cancelled.

 

[Riff]

Looks like someone else "Over the Pond" has tried to pull a similar stunt at a festival called Blue Ridge Rock Festival:

 

[TopCat]

Not in the same league.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Brace for impact, team!

Fyre festival creator plans new entertainment ventures after prison

Billy McFarland ‘put together a team’ to generate income, likely for the $26m he was ordered to pay investors back

www.theguardian.com

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Brace for impact, team!

Fyre festival creator plans new entertainment ventures after prison

Billy McFarland ‘put together a team’ to generate income, likely for the $26m he was ordered to pay investors back

www.theguardian.com

Grifters gotta grift

 

[DaveCinzano]

Grifters gotta grift

Grifting to 'pay back' the victims of the last grift is proper next level, three-dimensional griftmanship

 

[Voley]

Brace for impact, team!

Fyre festival creator plans new entertainment ventures after prison

Billy McFarland ‘put together a team’ to generate income, likely for the $26m he was ordered to pay investors back

www.theguardian.com

“His sole priority and focus is how can he make these people whole and get their money back for them,” Russo added.

That is a bloody weird phrase from his lawyer there.

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

Anyone heard of Pollen? Seems to be a bit like the UK equivalent of Fyre.

"The jaw-dropping story of the spectacular rise and dramatic fall of British music and festival company Pollen."

Crashed: $800m Festival Fail

The jaw-dropping story of the rise and fall of British music and festival company Pollen.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[rubbershoes]

Aaaaand it's back. Fyre 2 festival

I can't imagine anyone will be blinkered enough to buy tickets for this. Who's going to prove me wrong?

 

[Gromit]

Aaaaand it's back. Fyre 2 festival

I can't imagine anyone will be blinkered enough to buy tickets for this. Who's going to prove me wrong?

If he’d sold the branding to Live nation or something I could see it happening.

As it’s him + ‘secret’ (i.e. imaginary) backers I have every faith in this ending in another law suit.

 

[Lord Camomile]

I can't imagine anyone will be blinkered enough to buy tickets for this.

I've lived a relatively secluded life, but I absolutely can. Whether "for the bantz", or because they somehow genuinely believe "this time it'll be different".

 

[cupid_stunt]

Some mugs will probably fall for buying tickers.

Bit like people going to Pontins and complaining about their stay, whilst also saying, 'I read the reviews, but I didn't think it could possibly be that bad.'

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

I call dibs on the popcorn concession.

 

[cupid_stunt]

I'll take the deckchair concession.

 

[rubbershoes]

Some mugs will probably fall for buying tickers.

Bit like people going to Pontins and complaining about their stay, whilst also saying, 'I read the reviews, but I didn't think it could possibly be that bad.'

But people go to Pontins because of the price. If Fyre was £60 a ticket, maybe you'd give it a go.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Tickets already on sale.

Currently, the festival has no lineup, no venue or dates lined up for the fest.

Put me down for a couple please!

 

[DaveCinzano]

I hear that this time they have a solid financial team on board - Martin Shkreli, Elizabeth Holmes and Michael Milken are all rumoured to be involved