Author Topic: Fyre Festival 2017: Ja Rule takes direct action and imprisons the bourgeoisie (Read 3148 times)

Poliwhirl · April 29, 2017, 12:00:29 PM

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/fyre-fest-attendee-it-was-just-a-nightmare-w479493
http://www.eonline.com/news/846871/no-food-no-water-no-luxury-tents-the-12-000-per-ticket-disaster-that-was-the-short-lived-fyre-festival

"Wilmot and his friends were relatively lucky. They saw festivalgoers on the grounds, stranded, surrounded by luggage with nowhere to sleep for the night. They watched in horror as festival employees tossed visitors' bags off a freight truck and "people were just rummaging through them." They decided to escape early this morning, bathed in the ocean, brushed their teeth with bottled water and paid a festival employee $100 to return them to the airport in a flatbed truck. When they arrived at the airport gate, an official told them they couldn't access the airport unless they were on one of the two festival school buses – but Wilmot and his friends paid $40 to move past the barricade."

(also known as "DashCon for rich people")

in summary, Ja Rule promised a bunch of bougie instagram kids a luxury music festival in the bahamas like never before for only $12,000 a ticket, only for them to get there and find a FEMA camp serving half-made cheese sandwiches

honestly this is the funniest news that i could have ever possibly received today this is iconic

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Decepticon · April 29, 2017, 12:03:56 PM

now that's what i call chill FEMA camp vibes

DestroyerOfBlocks · April 29, 2017, 12:10:14 PM

Poliwhirl · April 29, 2017, 12:10:39 PM

The Resonte! · April 29, 2017, 12:12:44 PM

https://youtu.be/mz5kY3RsmKo

^ this was their advertisement

Timestamp · April 29, 2017, 12:17:32 PM

Quote from: Poliwhirl on April 29, 2017, 12:00:29 PM

no food

yeah i'd say no food too

i mean look at this loving garbage

this isn't loving food wtf is this festival

i'm not even being sarcastic this is genuinely trash

Quote from: The Resonte! on April 29, 2017, 12:12:44 PM

https://youtu.be/mz5kY3RsmKo

^ this was their advertisement

looks like somebody overused too much of them stock videos lmao

where the hell did they get all that if it looks like communism marked their territory there

Poliwhirl · April 29, 2017, 12:22:01 PM

tfw no caviar

Decepticon · April 29, 2017, 12:24:04 PM

could you imagine if the gov allowed them to send everyone in there on the first day and having a hundred spoiled bratty millenials shouting at the local 5 blacks making the equivalent to 20 cents an hour "DO YOU KNOW WHO THE forget I AM?"

if only the local government let more of them in before shutting it down so we could have true chaos

Metario · April 29, 2017, 12:24:56 PM

apology posted today

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April 29, 2017

Yesterday was a very challenging day for all of us. But we would like to fully explain what happened.

Billy McFarland and Ja Rule started a partnership over a mutual interest in technology, the ocean, and rap music. This unique combination of interests led them to the idea that, through their combined passions, they could create a new type of music festival and experience on a remote island.

They simply weren�t ready for what happened next, or how big this thing would get. They started by making a website and launching a viral campaign. Ja helped book talent, and they had hundreds of local Bahamians join in the effort. Suddenly, they found themselves transforming a small island and trying to build a festival. Thousands of people wanted to come. They were excited, but then the roadblocks started popping up.

As amazing as the islands are, the infrastructure for a festival of this magnitude needed to be built from the ground up. So, we decided to literally attempt to build a city. We set up water and waste management, brought an ambulance from New York, and chartered 737 planes to shuttle our guests via 12 flights a day from Miami. We thought we were ready, but then everyone arrived.

The team was overwhelmed. The airport was jam packed. The buses couldn�t handle the load. And the wind from rough weather took down half of the tents on the morning our guests were scheduled to arrive. This is an unacceptable guest experience and the Fyre team takes full responsibility for the issues that occurred.

Everyone was very concerned for our guests. They needed a place to sleep and everyone did their absolute best to rebuild. We took everyone to the beach and built as many tents and beds as fast as possible, but as more guests arrived, we were simply in over our heads. Ultimately, we didn�t think security could keep up, so we had to postpone the festival. The response to the postponement was immediate and intense. We had no other options, so we began the process of getting guests quickly and safely back to Miami, which continued through the weekend. Our top priority as a company is to ensure the comfort and safe return home of all of our guests.

Then something amazing happened: venues, bands, and people started contacting us and said they�d do anything to make this festival a reality and how they wanted to help. The support from the musical community has been overwhelming and we couldn�t be more humbled or inspired by this experience. People were rooting for us after the worst day we�ve ever had as a company. After speaking with our potential partners, we have decided to add more seasoned event experts to the 2018 Fyre Festival, which will take place at a United States beach venue.

All festival goers this year will be refunded in full. We will be working on refunds over the next few days and will be in touch directly with guests with more details. Also, all guests from this year will have free VIP passes to next year�s festival.

We�re grateful for the Bahamian Government and The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism for their assistance during this challenging time�their efforts have been exemplary. We want to thank the people of the Bahamas for their support and for graciously allowing us the privilege of visiting their islands. We apologize for any inconvenience the past 24-hours has caused and we look forward to making a considerable donation to the Bahamas Red Cross Society as part of our initiatives. We need to make this right. And once we make this right, then we will put on the dream festival we sought to have since the inception of Fyre.

Thank you for all your continued patience and understanding. We apologize for what all of our guests and staff went through over the last 24 hours and will work tirelessly to make this right. Please check our official social media channels (@fyrefestival) for further important updates.

Timestamp · April 29, 2017, 12:30:01 PM

shoulda said in their apology they would bring back the gourmet bread 'n cheese that stuff good

Poliwhirl · April 29, 2017, 12:32:19 PM

Quote from: Decepticon on April 29, 2017, 12:24:04 PM

could you imagine if the gov allowed them to send everyone in there on the first day and having a hundred spoiled bratty millenials shouting at the local 5 blacks making the equivalent to 20 cents an hour "DO YOU KNOW WHO THE forget I AM?"

if only the local government let more of them in before shutting it down so we could have true chaos

finding fun and inventive ways to deport instagram rich kids should be a new sport

Timestamp · April 29, 2017, 12:40:16 PM

Quote from: Poliwhirl on April 29, 2017, 12:32:19 PM

finding fun and inventive ways to deport instagram rich kids should be a new sport

it isn't the immigrants

it's the rich white boys and girls that made this country so damn bad....

Nonnel · April 29, 2017, 12:43:22 PM

I agree we should kill all the children of rich people

Poliwhirl · April 29, 2017, 12:44:24 PM

Quote from: Timestamp on April 29, 2017, 12:40:16 PM

it isn't the immigrants

it's the rich white boys and girls that made this country so damn bad....

yeah

e-maxx · April 29, 2017, 01:00:17 PM

damnit ja rule