Instant Alert: Fyre Festival expectations vs. reality — here's what attendees thought they were getting when they bought $12,000 tickets

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Fyre Festival expectations vs. reality — here's what attendees thought they were getting when they bought $12,000 tickets

by Emma Fierberg and Mary Hanbury on Apr 28, 2017, 6:00 PM

Fyre Festival attendees were expecting the VIP experience when they set off to Great Exuma in the Bahamas. But the reality was very different: delayed flights, half-built huts to sleep in, and cold cheese sandwiches to eat. And that doesn't even include the disastrous trip home.

This luxury festival, tickets for which cost between $450 and $12,000, was advertised as two weekends in paradise. It turned into a nightmare. Take a look at festivalgoers' expectations compared with the reality they encountered.

 


 
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