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Butterfiles
04/28/17 2:26:53 AM
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people with WAY too much disposable income

https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/04/12000-luxury-fyre-festival-is-basically-a-disaster-zone/

Check out the hash tags it's fucking great

Supposedly there were questions about its legitimacy before the event, but how could IG models and Ja Rule let us down?
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Butterfiles
04/28/17 2:28:38 AM
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https://twitter.com/Steven_Stubbe/status/857831373046001664

This gentleman did not get his money's worth
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Dash_Harber
04/28/17 2:31:28 AM
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Lol. I can't believe how scummy that is. Also, it's pretty scummy of the musicians to attach themselves to the festival without checking if it was legitimate and then backing out after everyone arrives and it isn't.
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AlabamaLove
04/28/17 2:37:43 AM
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Butterfiles
04/28/17 2:37:56 AM
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Dash_Harber posted...
Lol. I can't believe how scummy that is. Also, it's pretty scummy of the musicians to attach themselves to the festival without checking if it was legitimate and then backing out after everyone arrives and it isn't.

Yeah it's sounding like communication was awful from the get go, here it says as of a week ago it doesn't look like the artists were even paid lol
http://pagesix.com/2017/04/17/are-fyre-festival-organizers-in-over-their-heads/

Also this clip has NEVER been more relevant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo-ddYhXAZc

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soulunison2
04/28/17 2:40:29 AM
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lol this is great
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butthole666
04/28/17 2:46:00 AM
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Dash_Harber posted...
Lol. I can't believe how scummy that is. Also, it's pretty scummy of the musicians to attach themselves to the festival without checking if it was legitimate and then backing out after everyone arrives and it isn't.

A promoter can make anything seem legit tbh. Having big performers show up at this point would just make everything more hectic, the focus should be purely on aid and evacuation.
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Dash_Harber
04/28/17 2:50:07 AM
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butthole666 posted...
Dash_Harber posted...
Lol. I can't believe how scummy that is. Also, it's pretty scummy of the musicians to attach themselves to the festival without checking if it was legitimate and then backing out after everyone arrives and it isn't.

A promoter can make anything seem legit tbh. Having big performers show up at this point would just make everything more hectic, the focus should be purely on aid and evacuation.

I get that, but in our age where musicians and promoters are constantly under the scrutiny of Twitter and Facebook and social media, it feels like more could be done. Someone along the line should have smelt something fishing. It's harder and harder to lie nowadays.
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butthole666
04/28/17 2:53:24 AM
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It's really surprising how easy it is to scam artists, actually.


It's a much smaller scale, but I have friends in somewhat notable bands who have had shows booked across the country under the guise of being "DIY venues", when in reality the "house venue" was just some dude who's never put on a show, has never promoted a show, etc and just wanted to see the band play.
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gamepimp12
04/28/17 2:58:56 AM
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Ion know how I missed this topic
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Looked gf
04/28/17 2:59:56 AM
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Damn why didn't I think of this
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Butterfiles
04/28/17 3:03:55 AM
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Butterfiles
04/28/17 3:08:17 AM
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https://twitter.com/DylanACOP/status/857792330006482949

Kendall is gonna need a lot of Pepsi for this one
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Axiom
04/28/17 3:13:22 AM
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Maeiv
04/28/17 11:10:09 AM
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LOL this fest is being compar d to Hunger Games
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Butterfiles
04/28/17 11:48:28 AM
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Maeiv posted...
LOL this fest is being compar d to Hunger Games

Well like if only District 1 was participating
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yanksfan4247
04/28/17 11:59:05 AM
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Imagine getting finessed by a first time festival in another country.
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hollow_shrine
04/28/17 12:07:15 PM
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Butterfiles posted...
https://twitter.com/DylanACOP/status/857792330006482949

Kendall is gonna need a lot of Pepsi for this one

Oh this is delightful. Okay, we'll make another schadenfreude exception for this. On one end, this is fraud. On the other, I'm hardpressed to think of a kind of person I'd rather see this shit happen to. And the twitter...

There's so much to love about today. This is the best Friday of 2017.
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gamepimp12
04/28/17 1:10:26 PM
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Bump
yanksfan4247 posted...
Imagine getting finessed by a first time festival in another country.


Especially when Coachella was last week and rolling loud is the same week
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Maeiv
04/28/17 2:27:05 PM
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Who would spend that much money on a festival
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gamepimp12
04/28/17 3:45:34 PM
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Maeiv posted...
Who would spend that much money on a festival


Pretty sure it including Room and the charter plan.

If it had worked out it's not a bad deal.

1000 bucks for luxury resort in the Bahamas AND a pretty decent music festival + the after parties isn't a bad deal..

The issue arise when you compare it to other just festivals that are a lot cheaper.
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Butterfiles
04/28/17 3:51:40 PM
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gamepimp12 posted...
The issue arise when you compare it to other just festivals that are a lot cheaper.

That and the fact that it was a first time festival. I mean I have no qualms dropping 400 on a Coachella ticket because I've done it before and the festival generally goes off without a hitch. But even some minor research on this seems like there were a lot of questions about its legitimacy as early as a month ago.
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soulunison2
04/28/17 3:52:55 PM
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this reminds me of dashcon
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gamepimp12
04/28/17 3:55:37 PM
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Butterfiles posted...
gamepimp12 posted...
The issue arise when you compare it to other just festivals that are a lot cheaper.

That and the fact that it was a first time festival. I mean I have no qualms dropping 400 on a Coachella ticket because I've done it before and the festival generally goes off without a hitch. But even some minor research on this seems like there were a lot of questions about its legitimacy as early as a month ago.



Basically but man if this had gone off properly this would of changed the game.

For basically twice what you pay to go to Coachella you can do it on a private beach in the Bahamas ?

That's a fucking steal.
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Butterfiles
04/28/17 6:19:09 PM
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soulunison2 posted...
this reminds me of dashcon

hearing conflicting reports on whether or not there was a ball pit
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CruelBuffalo
04/28/17 11:26:21 PM
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Butterfiles posted...
https://twitter.com/Corey_Eiferman/status/857846061637005312
igtna9W

https://twitter.com/trev4president/status/857776562615308288
bone apple tea

That dinner had me dying for like 10 minutes
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gunplagirl
04/28/17 11:28:45 PM
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It basically became lord of the flies with trust fund babies.

Care to guess which scene is my favorite in that movie, BTW? piggy had it coming
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ASithLord7
04/28/17 11:30:58 PM
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This is seriously the funniest shit ever.
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Butterfiles
04/28/17 11:49:16 PM
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CruelBuffalo posted...
Butterfiles posted...
https://twitter.com/Corey_Eiferman/status/857846061637005312
igtna9W

https://twitter.com/trev4president/status/857776562615308288
bone apple tea

That dinner had me dying for like 10 minutes

@legolas0008 rate my dinner
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legolas0008
04/29/17 1:13:52 AM
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Butterfiles posted...
CruelBuffalo posted...
Butterfiles posted...
https://twitter.com/Corey_Eiferman/status/857846061637005312
igtna9W

https://twitter.com/trev4president/status/857776562615308288
bone apple tea

That dinner had me dying for like 10 minutes

@legolas0008 rate my dinner


Looks great, except for the salad
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G_G
04/29/17 1:16:55 AM
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can i get a TLDR on this
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gamepimp12
04/29/17 1:19:34 AM
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G_G posted...
can i get a TLDR on this


People pay 1000+ for music festival/resort on private beach.

Get to private beach and find out all the music acts canceled and the resort is a effectively a refugee camp.
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Hexenherz
04/29/17 1:23:18 AM
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So much funny crap from this

- Ja Rule claimed it's not his fault but he's going to take responsibility for it (wtf does that mean).
- His business partner said it's because a storm hit and wiped out what they had set up which is obvious BS if you check the weather forecast.
- Refunds being registered on a piece of paper that people are just signing lmao that's safe.

Basically this computer programmer/self-proclaimed entrepreneur and Ja Rule discovered this island when they were flying a 40 year old plane and ran out of gas and had to land there, and they "both immediately fell in love" and decided to throw this festival there but they didn't do proper planning at all, logistics were all out of whack.

Instead of "private villas" people got literal USAID refugee tents
"Gourmet cuisine" consisting of Kraft cheese slices on bread with some lettuce on the side.
etc. etc.
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Maeiv
04/29/17 1:26:24 AM
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G_G posted...
can i get a TLDR on this


https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/28/arts/music/fyre-festival-ja-rule-bahamas.html?_r=0

Those were just some of the selling points for Fyre Festival, a supposedly opulent music weekend that was scheduled to begin in the Bahamas on Thursday, with “first-class culinary experiences and a luxury atmosphere,” along with performances by G.O.O.D. Music, Major Lazer, Migos and more.

Promoted by Instagram influencers including Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid and Emily Ratajkowski as a never-before-seen V.I.P. event, the gathering — with weekend ticket packages starting around $1,200 and topping six-figures with extras — was supposed to compete in an increasingly elaborate landscape of boutique music festivals that have sprung up in the wake of Coachella.

But when guests arrived on the island of Great Exuma for the inaugural weekend, they found something closer to “Survivor”: grounds that were woefully lacking in the promised amenities, replaced instead by dirt fields, soggy tents and folding chairs.

On social media, where Fyre Festival had been sold as a selfie-taker’s paradise, accounts showed none of the aspirational A-lister excesses, with only sad sandwiches and free alcohol to placate the restless crowds. General disappointment soon turned to near-panic as the festival was canceled and attendees attempted to flee back to the mainland of Florida.

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AlabamaLove
04/29/17 3:21:59 AM
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like seriously though, the catered meal is quite possibly the craziest thing about this luxury music fest
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Jet_Enduro101
04/29/17 3:37:22 AM
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You can probably eat bootstraps.
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gamepimp12
04/29/17 4:09:43 AM
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AlabamaLove posted...
like seriously though, the catered meal is quite possibly the craziest thing about this luxury music fest


Nope the luxury tents being Fema tents is by far the best part
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Darkninja42
04/29/17 4:22:30 AM
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Hexenherz posted...
Basically this computer programmer/self-proclaimed entrepreneur and Ja Rule discovered this island when they were flying a 40 year old plane and ran out of gas and had to land there, and they "both immediately fell in love" and decided to throw this festival there but they didn't do proper planning at all, logistics were all out of whack.

Lol is that true? Sounds like something out of the House of the Dead movie or some shit.
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Cookie Bag
04/29/17 4:40:29 AM
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This is insane and hilarious, schadenfreude and all.
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Hexenherz
04/29/17 8:04:46 AM
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Darkninja42 posted...
Hexenherz posted...
Basically this computer programmer/self-proclaimed entrepreneur and Ja Rule discovered this island when they were flying a 40 year old plane and ran out of gas and had to land there, and they "both immediately fell in love" and decided to throw this festival there but they didn't do proper planning at all, logistics were all out of whack.

Lol is that true? Sounds like something out of the House of the Dead movie or some shit.


Those are his own words.
I laughed when he said they both fell in love, since he was talking about the island but the first thing that came to mind is that he and Ja Rule fell in love.
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Hexenherz
04/29/17 8:44:35 AM
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ASithLord7
04/29/17 11:28:35 AM
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AlabamaLove
04/29/17 1:11:11 PM
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AlabamaLove
04/29/17 1:19:21 PM
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DuranOfForcena posted...
so apparently Seth Rogen and The Lonely Island were already collaborating on a project about a music festival that goes horribly wrong lol, and so they have taken this opportunity to reveal it

http://screenrant.com/seth-rogen-lonely-island-fyre-festival-movie/

that's awesome
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SwordMaster13X
04/29/17 2:44:00 PM
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I just heard about this earlier today and this is funny as shit.

A rich music festival organized by Ja Rule with Blink 182 as one of the headlining acts. This sounds like a early 2000s thing that would be sponsored by myspace.

Instead of Luxury, people get the equivalent of some high schooler's backyard party lol.
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GreatEvilEmpire
04/29/17 6:24:29 PM
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Hexenherz posted...
Instead of "private villas" people got literal USAID refugee tents
"Gourmet cuisine" consisting of Kraft cheese slices on bread with some lettuce on the side.
etc. etc.


It probably said gourmet on the packaging. And those refugee tents are pretty private when you close the front lids... I saw it in the movies.

But in all seriousness, it's a logistics nightmare and neither of the event planners know how to plan anything. They used their celebrity and a few pretty models to sucker in the suckers. I have no sympathy for the people who fell for the scam.
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Prost1278
04/30/17 1:11:47 PM
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This girl on my snapchat was there apparently.

She's mad as hell lmfao. Said she had to get the locals to boat her off the island by giving them some of her expensive stuff haha
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averagejoel
04/30/17 1:15:21 PM
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ripping off rich people is 10/10 praxis
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