India, April 11 -- Fyre Festival 2 is officially back - or so says the organizer Billy McFarland who recently announced that the rebooted event will take place in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, from May 30 to June 2, 2025.

The original Fyre Festival, held in 2017, turned out to be a complete disaster. It was marketed as a luxurious music festival featuring five-star accommodations, gourmet meals, and performances by A-list artists. However, attendees arrived to find tents in place of villas, soggy food instead of fine dining, and no musical acts.

This led to multiple lawsuits and the eventual conviction of McFarland, who was sentenced to six years in federal prison for wire fraud in October 2018. He was released early in March 2022 after ser...