While scamming people is wrong, and we objectively do not support it as a concept, there is something about the infamous 2017 Fyre Festival scam that is inherently amusing.
It’s hard to help yourself from cracking even just a slight smile at the idea of the world’s rich, famous and influencer descending into panic when the luxury island festival they were promised (and payed thousands of dollars for) turned out to be…less than luxury.
this is my favorite interaction i've ever seen #FyreFestival pic.twitter.com/ihEO1HccAe
— patrick (@patmahogna) April 28, 2017
Now through Netflix’s upcoming documentary we get to see exactly how this scam went down. We hear from Fyre fest organisers themselves reflecting on the disaster – except for head scammer Billy McFarland who is currently serving a six-year sentence for defrauding festival investors for $36 million, on top of a slew of other civil suits filed by attendees.
In the just-released trailer, Netflix gives us a peak at the up-close-and-personal look at the Fyre Festival fall from a Kendall-Jenner-endorsed, Blink182 headlining, certified luxury Bahamas festival, to a ‘Lord of the Flies’ disaster involving limp cheese and soaked mattresses.
FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened will be released on Netflix on January 18 so get ready to relive the drama and watch the rich people pandemonium.