Fyre Pageant
We have Bought a New Proprietor …
and It is Not Ryan Reynolds
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Fyre Pageant is prepared for its subsequent chapter … the notorious music competition has been acquired by LimeWire — 8 years after its preliminary chaotic launch.
Reps for LimeWire inform TMZ … the software program firm has acquired the Fyre Pageant model, with the aim of launching an entire new mission below this collaboration. The acquisition happened after a bidding warfare with Ryan Reynolds‘ firm, Most Effort.
A supply with information tells TMZ … Ryan put in a bid, since Most Effort was already making an advert for Visa skewering Fyre … so, why not?!
Reynolds has since congratulated LimeWire on profitable the bidding warfare, noting he appears to be like ahead to attending their first occasion … although, he jokes he’ll deliver his “own pallet of water.”
LimeWire probably is not bothered by this jab, explaining of their announcement they do not plan on operating from the competition’s messy historical past — promising a “reimagined vision for Fyre.”
Whereas they keep tight-lipped on specifics for the rebrand, LimeWire CEO Julian Zehetmayr did make clear they are not bringing again the competition.
He added … “We’re bringing the brand and the meme back to life. This time with real experiences, and without the cheese sandwiches.”
Bear in mind, Fyre Pageant made headlines again in 2017 after Billy McFarland and Ja Rule promised a luxurious competition expertise within the Bahamas … with arriving attendees as an alternative encountering refugee-level facilities on the bottom.
The occasion sparked nationwide intrigue and have become the main target of two high-profile documentaries, Hulu’s “Fyre Fraud” and Netflix’s “Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened.”
Organizer McFarland was later convicted of fraud, happening to serve 6 years in jail following the debacle.
McFarland tried to revive the competition, rebranded as “Fyre 2,” earlier this 12 months, however finally needed to cancel the follow-up fest resulting from scheduling points.
We’ll have to attend and see what LimeWire — a file-sharing platform standard within the early aughts — has up its sleeves for Fyre’s subsequent chapter.
