Fyre Festival organizers are still trying to explain what happened around their luxury concert event that was planned for this weekend in the Bahamas but postponed amid a storm of complaints posted on social media.
The festival, tickets for which cost up to thousands of dollars, erupted into what the island nation’s tourism office called “total disorganization and chaos” after hundreds of prospective concertgoers landed in the Bahamas. The planned lineup included performances by Ja Rule, Daya and Tyga.
In a previous statement released Friday, Fyre Festival said, “Due to circumstances out of our control, the physical infrastructure was not in place on time and we are unable to fulfill on that vision safely and enjoyably for our guests.”
On Saturday, the organizers of what was to be the festival’s first year promised in a statement posted to its website that “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,” the statement read.
