"They said it couldn't be done, but this weekend, Billy McFarland did the impossible: He threw a music festival that, by all accounts, went off more or less as advertised. Granted, it wasn't advertised for that long before it actually happened and it wasn't particularly well attended. And granted, plenty of music festivals have happened without descending into disaster or being the subject of multiple documentaries about how they went so wrong,"
"Attendees seem to have numbered in the " " ," depending on who's counting. (In more seriousness, that there were a few hundred people on site.) French Montana, Bobby Shmurda, and Slim Jxmmi (of Rae Sremmurd fame) all performed. The concert was livestreamed for $7, with Consequence also estimating that there were around 100 active viewers at the stream's peak."
PHNX Festival occurred in Honduras on Saturday night, organized by Billy McFarland. The event included food and bathrooms and featured performances by French Montana, Bobby Shmurda, and Slim Jxmmi. Attendance was modest, with reports indicating a few hundred people on site. The concert was livestreamed for $7, peaking at roughly 100 active viewers. There were technical issues and power outages, but no catastrophic failures comparable to McFarland's prior Fyre Festival. As of July, McFarland owed about $20 million in restitution, and PHNX may contribute modestly toward that obligation.
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