Fyre Festival 2 is back up in the air, after the organizers of the event said on Wednesday they would be sending a message to ticket holders announcing that the festival would no longer take place in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
In the update, which was shared with The New York Times, the organizers assured would-be festivalgoers that it was looking into new locations and that the event was “still on”: “We are vetting new locations and will announce our host destination soon. Our priorities remain unchanged: delivering an unforgettable, safe, and transparent experience,” the message read.
But it was already the second time in three months that the festival, a sequel to the ill-fated concert event in 2017, had changed locations. And uncertainty surrounding performers, ticket availability and accommodations in the last few weeks has led many to wonder if the event would happen at all, or if it was another epic disaster waiting to happen, much like the one that had sent its organizer, Billy McFarland, to prison after he entered a guilty plea to charges that included wire fraud.
On Wednesday, the event’s organizers blamed the local authorities in Playa del Carmen for the latest hitch in their plans, accusing the government of robbing Fyre Fest without offering any evidence. (Calls to city officials from Playa del Carmen seeking comment went to voice mail.)