The disgraced founder said he auctioned off the branding rights for the event on eBay for $245,300. McFarland was ordered to pay $26 million to the investors, concert-goers, and vendors he defrauded.

Billy McFarland is trying once again to pull off a new festival 8 years after his failed Fyre Festival. McFarland, who served prison time for wire fraud and owes his victims millions, has long talked ...

Billy McFarland, the scam artist and convicted fellon who gained notoriety for the disastrous 2017 Fyre Festival, has officially sold the rights to the event’s brand on eBay for $245,300 (approx. €211 ...

LimeWire has acquired the infamous Fyre Festival brand on eBay. As we reported in July, convicted fellon and Fyre founder Billy McFarland announced that the brand and all of its IPs had been sold to a ...