{"id":321092,"date":"2025-04-23T19:50:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T00:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/billy-mcfarland-says-hes-selling-trademarks-branding-of-fyre-festival"},"modified":"2025-04-23T19:50:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T00:50:39","slug":"billy-mcfarland-says-hes-selling-trademarks-branding-of-fyre-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/billy-mcfarland-says-hes-selling-trademarks-branding-of-fyre-festival","title":{"rendered":"Billy McFarland Says He&#039;s Promoting Logos, Branding of FYRE Pageant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\" readability=\"9\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n       <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Billy McFarland<\/span><br \/><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">FYRE Fest Is Bigger than One Person \u2026<\/span><br \/><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h2\">So, I\u2019m Selling the Brand!!!<\/span><br \/><\/h2>\n<p>\n      Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-04-23T13:14:58-07:00\">April 23, 2025 1:14 PM PDT<\/time><br \/><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>Updated <time datetime=\"2025-04-23T16:04:14-07:00\">April 23, 2025 4:04 PM PDT<\/time>\n         <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"66.3319649699\">\n<section id=\"cb-a83c2a02c1f2e91cae2d7ff8d6dcf7ff\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n     <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250423_3b0130a9d5b34064ad90de8e481b17f5\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:41c734c7-3860-47d6-b155-f68a2b6f059b\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Billy McFarland\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Billy-McFarland-Says-He039s-Selling-Trademarks-Branding-of-FYRE-Festival.jpg\" alt=\"billy-mcfarland-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9e789ce6c5fe5ebbaddfa88fa3c79fb4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p><strong>Billy McFarland<\/strong>\u2018s giving up the iconic FYRE Festival brand \u2026 announcing he\u2019s decided to sell amid all the scrutiny surrounding the second version of the event.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3ed7b35fb589eccd0b2cc9c96cadb19e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31.9170124481\">\n<p>The founder of FYRE Festival released a <a href=\"https:\/\/dam.tmz.com\/document\/00\/o\/2025\/04\/23\/0008a6544bb644e78010660ca0153b3a.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>statement<\/strong><\/a> Wednesday \u2026 letting fans know the last two years have been a commitment to finishing what he started and making things right following the absolute debacle that was the first FYRE Festival.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-79e05c50547a6cad90c40cac2db4eb5a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-document-block canvas-document-block-permalink canvas-document-block--default \">\n<div class=\"document-block flex-column\">\n <a class=\"media-link document-block__link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dam.tmz.com\/document\/00\/o\/2025\/04\/23\/0008a6544bb644e78010660ca0153b3a.pdf\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:document-asset:document_pdf_20250423_0008a6544bb644e78010660ca0153b3a\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:41c734c7-3860-47d6-b155-f68a2b6f059b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1745455332_811_Billy-McFarland-Says-He039s-Selling-Trademarks-Branding-of-FYRE-Festival.jpg\" alt=\"billy-mcfarland-fyre-festival-statement\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-738122b2f0df2754b896bec143928808\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"37\">\n<p>Billy points out FYRE Festival has dominated headlines for years \u2026 grabbing the attention of news agencies, documentarians and many fans around the globe \u2014 and, the event needs a team more experienced than him to get the second event over the finish line.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-773c4b5d10e8aa8144557202d98c8234\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-16c632b0-b47d-4fff-9033-a23d2be39c07-1439104109-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n   <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-16c632b0-b47d-4fff-9033-a23d2be39c07-1439104109-play-btn\"><br \/><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/><\/button><br \/>\n     <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1745455333_950_Billy-McFarland-Says-He039s-Selling-Trademarks-Branding-of-FYRE-Festival.jpg\" alt=\"042325_billy_mcfarland_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n     <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>     <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Backgrid\/@adamglyn<\/span>\n   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- adman_adcode (middle, 1) --><center\/><!-- \/adman_adcode (middle) --><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5bb4b33f3a6e54d315cc8289f79d10ed\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"39\">\n<p>McFarland then says he and his team are selling the trademarks, intellectual property, media reach and much more associated with FYRE to an operator who can execute the grand vision they have for the festival. On the FYRE website, there\u2019s now an \u201cauction\u201d tab for the proposed sale.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2a9cca5f667c0c393a855b16c83c6738\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-dcbb94fa-89d1-488c-8c9d-f7509b34f18d-780178552-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n   <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-dcbb94fa-89d1-488c-8c9d-f7509b34f18d-780178552-play-btn\"><br \/><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/><\/button><br \/>\n     <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1745455333_799_Billy-McFarland-Says-He039s-Selling-Trademarks-Branding-of-FYRE-Festival.jpg\" alt=\"040725_tmz_live_fyre_fest_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n     <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>     <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-05b87e334698632f00c86d34dc5e5385\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"35.4203821656\">\n<p>FF 2.0 has had its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/16\/fyre-festival-2-postponed-venue-drama-mexico\/\"><strong>string of issues <\/strong><\/a>recently, including controversy over whether or not the local government in Mexico was aware the festival was supposed to take place in their city \u2026 something Billy mentions in the press release too \u2014 promising several Caribbean countries are interested in hosting the event.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-88fa004ce379e22786feec7145fa3086\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"34\">\n<p>McFarland won\u2019t say where yet \u2026 and, he says it\u2019s best if everything is kept under lock and key until he\u2019s officially far away from FYRE \u2014 allowing a new team to move forward unencumbered by him.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-79feed51b0f129de9861ce18005e4853\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-949d9842-a1a7-4690-9436-652d4a86d049-611135491-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n   <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-949d9842-a1a7-4690-9436-652d4a86d049-611135491-play-btn\"><br \/><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/><\/button><br \/>\n     <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Billy-McFarland-Says-Fyre-Festival-2-Artists-Confirmed-but-He-Won039t-Announce.jpg\" alt=\"022625-billy-mcfarland-kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"media-video-swipe video-block__media-video-swipe\">2\/26\/25<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>     <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1b1f165a86876e9fbeb64d704e606b25\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>As you know \u2026 Billy McFarland served four years in prison for wire fraud after the first festival did not live up to many of its promises.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3d11b683315ba41e464c7eba27bb0c2d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"33\">\n<p>This was supposed to be a shot at redemption for Billy \u2026 but, his early exit will surely raise eyebrows.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/billy-mcfarland-says-hes-selling-trademarks-branding-of-fyre-festival\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billy McFarlandFYRE Fest Is Bigger than One Person \u2026So, I\u2019m Selling the Brand!!! 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