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Convicted co-founder Billy McFarland claims Fyre Festival II is drawing major interest
Billy McFarland leaves Manhattan Federal Court on July 1, 2017, in New York. - Jefferson Siegel / New York Daily News/New York Daily News/TNS

Convicted co-founder Billy McFarland claims Fyre Festival II is drawing major interest

Fyre Festival co-founder Billy McFarland claims thousands of people expressed interest after he teased bringing back the event, six years after the disastrous first edition led to his fraud conviction. Originally billed as a luxury music extravaganza in the Bahamas, 2017′s Fyre Festival garnered widespread attention after attendees were given cheese sandwiches and tents to sleep in before the event was canceled. McFarland pleaded guilty to wire fraud in 2018 and was released from prison last year. Last week, McFarland tweeted Fyre Festival II is “finally happening” as a way of testing interest...

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