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Fyre Festival

Moment · 2017 · Viral

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Fyre’s failed festival left ticket holders facing proposed payouts of $281 each.

William Needham Finley IV

@WNFIV · Apr 27, 2017

So Fyre Fest is a complete disaster. Mass chaos. No organization. No one knows where to go. There are no villas, just a disaster tent city.

2.5K86
Original · Seth Crossno (@WNFIV, as William Needham Finley IV)

blink-182

@blink182 · Apr 27, 2017

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Post · @blink182 on X

Trevor

@Trev0r · Apr 28, 2017

The dinner that @fyrefestival promised us was catered by Steven Starr is literally bread, cheese, and salad with dressing. #fyrefestival

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Post · @Trev0r on X

Fyre Festival

@fyrefestival · Apr 28, 2017

Due to unforeseen and extenuating circumstances, Fyre Festival has been fully postponed (con't)

11849
Post · @fyrefestival on X

The Bahamas

@VisitTheBahamas · Apr 28, 2017

Bahamas official statement on Fyre Festival #FyreFestival

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Post · @VisitTheBahamas on X
facebook.com/fyrefestival
Pollstar
The dinner that @fyrefestival promised us was catered by Steven Starr is literally bread, cheese, and salad with dressing. #fyrefestival
@Trev0r on X
Post by @blink182 on X
@blink182 on X
Bahamas official statement on Fyre Festival #FyreFestival
@VisitTheBahamas on X
Viacom TCA Presentation
Time
Fyre Festival
Variety
Kendall Jenner to pay $90,000 settlement for promoting Fyre Festival
NBC News
Donate to Exuma Point- Fyre Fest Fiasco, organized by Maryann Rolle
Maryann Rolle / GoFundMe
Fyre Festival
Billboard

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How it works
Reach81Contagion35Breadth80Velocity56Longevity2860

Numbers

Promoter claim for launch impressions; unverified
300M
As of Dec 13, 2016 · Instagram · Self-reported · Meltwater
Observed peak date
Week of Jan 26, 2019
Apr 27 ’17 to Week of Jan 26, 2019
Platforms
5
Started on X
Leverage
1.6×
$3.5M on $2.3M media spend

Mechanics

  • Real-world spectaclePrimary
  • Controversy
  • Platform jump

How it spread

Trace the origin

Paid Instagram posts promoted Fyre in December, then attendee posts exposed tents and food in April. Organisers cancelled the event; Hulu and Netflix revived the story in January 2019. Later court papers proposed $281 per claimant.

Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

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Timeline (19)

  1. December 2016

    Fyre Festival and contracted influencers precursor · Dec 12 ’16

    Fyre launched coordinated orange-tile Instagram posts and a promotional video.[1][2]

  2. March 2017

    Fyre Festival production planners precursor · Mar 2017

    Planners proposed rolling tickets over to the following year.[3]

  3. April 2017

    blink-182 precursor · Apr 27 ’17

    Blink-182 withdrew, saying it could not deliver its usual performance.[4]

    Post by @blink182 on X

  1. seed · Apr 27 ’17

  2. backlash · Apr 28 ’17

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Origin
Mixed
Sector
Entertainment
Region
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Promoter claim for launch impressions; unverified
300M
As of Dec 13, 2016 · Instagram · Self-reported · Meltwater
Evidence
Grade A

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