An elite and luxury “rich kids of Instagram” festival on an island in the Bahamas instead turned into a nightmare according to a report by The Telegraph.
“It was supposed to be the most glamorous event of the year, with all the selfie opportunities and flower-crowns a young, gym-bodied social media influencer could dream of,” wrote The Telegraph‘s Adam White. “But Fyre Festival, an elite concert event on a deserted island in the Bahamas with tickets priced up to $12,000 has quickly turned into a terrifying B-movie, with flocks of Instagram models forced to seek shelter in an airport after arriving to discover a lack of food, violent locals, appalling accommodation and feral dogs roaming the grounds.”
“Fyre Festival is the brain-child of tech entrepreneur Billy McFarland and Noughties rapper Ja Rule, designed as an exotic alternative to Coachella and promoted by a bevy of Instagram-friendly supermodels including Bella Hadid, Chanel Iman and Emily Ratajkowski,” The Telegraph explained.
Attendees reported “half-built tents, their luggage being thrown out of the back of a truck, muggers and thieves laying in wait to steal wallets from trust fund kids, unhelpful staff, and ‘gourmet cuisine’ that turned out to be nothing but ham and cheese sandwiches,” along with many other tales of misery, which were all captured on social media.
Stuck at #fyrefestival trying to leave for the last 8 hours. barley any food or water or security or electricity pic.twitter.com/jHPMnJw5gx
— Lamaan. لمان القلال (@LamaanElGallal) April 28, 2017
The dinner that @fyrefestival promised us was catered by Steven Starr is literally bread, cheese, and salad with dressing. #fyrefestival pic.twitter.com/I8d0UlSNbd
— Trevor DeHaas (@trev4president) April 28, 2017
This sums up Fyre Festival. #fyre #fyrefestival #fyrefest pic.twitter.com/x4xcFBL8Yg
— William Needham Finley IV (@WNFIV) April 28, 2017
These are the secure lockers at Fyre Fest. They forgot to tell us we needed locks. #fyrefestival #fyrefest pic.twitter.com/Tqyjqbg2Gy
— William Needham Finley IV (@WNFIV) April 28, 2017
U.S. Citizens attempting to leave #Bahamas after #fyrefestival #scam. People are scared. This festival put people in danger. #fyrehoax pic.twitter.com/7mlble0Obt
— Janan Buisier (@JananBuisier) April 28, 2017
The "gourmet cuisine" this weekend was included in the ticket cost. We are being fed salads and ham and cheese sandwiches out of this tent pic.twitter.com/MRv7U0RiyM
— 🔪 ROSARIO 👻 (@Rosario_609) 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 Needham Finley IV (@WNFIV) April 28, 2017
We have been locked indoors with no air NO FOOD and NO water #fyrefestival #fyrefest fyrefraud pic.twitter.com/wg5pZmSvnx
— Lamaan. لمان القلال (@LamaanElGallal) April 28, 2017
Dawg😂😂😂😂 #FyreFestival pic.twitter.com/HYcLAHsMu6
— illadope (@illadope) April 28, 2017
A view of the luxury food court with some luxury school bus transportation at Fyre Festival. #fyre #fyrefestival pic.twitter.com/XL3PtRw8q0
— William Needham Finley IV (@WNFIV) April 28, 2017
One of the kitchens at Fyre Festival. #fyre #fyrefest #fyrefestival pic.twitter.com/gQIpwxrw6S
— William Needham Finley IV (@WNFIV) April 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/PenofUmar/status/857875054985654272
A guy just passed out in the airport because it's so hot since they locked us in. The guards got into it with some guys. #fyrefestival
— William Needham Finley IV (@WNFIV) April 28, 2017
Despite the perils of those attending Fyre Festival, several Twitter users took the opportunity to make fun of the situation.
life comes at u fast #fyrefestival pic.twitter.com/jbB5J1fFqc
— sweet potato pie (@popespeed) April 28, 2017
As compensation for any ill will caused by #fyrefestival
Official Staff has announced all attendees will get an extra hour in the ballpit. pic.twitter.com/Us58auYPSB— Mom (@truongasm) April 28, 2017
when you're making a shitty cheese quesadilla at home and realize you're eating better than people who paid $10k for #fyrefestival
— mac 🌊 (@macjamesward) April 28, 2017
That's right folks for just $10k, you too can have the "refugee fleeing war torn region" treatment at #fyrefestival pic.twitter.com/RqYzGq0Yg5
— 🍁Garrett Garner🍂 (@garrettgarner12) April 28, 2017
If you hate rich, vapid, Instagram-dwelling millennials, you are gonna looooove this hashtag: #fyrefestival
— Julia Black (@mjnblack) April 28, 2017
In an official statement, the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism apologized for the event, offering a “heartfelt apology” to those who “were met with total disorganization and chaos.”
Bahamas official statement on Fyre Festival #FyreFestival pic.twitter.com/NQo8AmXZlQ
— The Bahamas (@VisitTheBahamas) April 28, 2017
Singer Ja Rule, who hosted the event, has yet to comment on the situation.
Charlie Nash is a reporter for Breitbart Tech. You can follow him on Twitter @MrNashington or like his page at Facebook.
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