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LADbible Stewart Perrie 2:48 AM, April 16 2021 GMT+1 People who attended the absolute horror show that was Fyre Festival are in for a massive pay day. Nearly four years after hundreds of people flew to a tropical island in the Bahamas to hear the likes of Migos, Disclosure, Blink-182, Major Lazer belt out some bangers, attendees have finally won. A class action lawsuit has has been successful in getting compensation for all the attendees who signed up. The 277 people who joined the lawsuit wi...

To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, features and reviews, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or you can bookmark the Gizmodo Australia homepage to visit whenever you need a news fix. The organisers of the awful, memed-to-oblivion Fyre Festival have agreed on a $US7,220 ($9,333) per person settlement with 277 attendees of the 2017 event, according to the New York Times. It’s hard to believe it has been almost four years since ...

The consequences of the disastrous Fyre Festival are still present four years later. According to The New York Times on Thursday (April 15), the failed 2017 festival’s organizers and 277 ticketholders came to an agreement on a $2 million settlement in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York. The settlement comes out to about $7,220 apiece for ticketholders, but that figure could be lower depending on another bankruptcy lawsuit with the festival creditors. “Billy [McF...

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The attendees of the ill-fated Fyre Festival are finally getting their payday. According to People, a $2 million class-action settlement between the festival’s organizers and 277 ticket holders was reached on Tuesday (April 13) in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York. Click inside to find out how much each ticket holder is eligible for… While the final amount is still subject to the court’s approval, each ticket holder is currently eligible to receive $7,200. The...

277 Fyre Festival ticket holders set to receive a pay-out of around $7,220 each  It comes after the conclusion of a $2m class action lawsuit against organizers Organizer Billy McFarland and rapper Ja Rule obtained millions in investment to promote a luxury music festival, that turned into a disaster when guests arrived The chaos of the 2017 doomed event has featured in two documentaries  McFarland was sentenced to six years in prison in 2018 on fraud charges

Fyre Festival ticket-holders win $2m settlement © Getty Images The Fyre Festival was organised by now-convicted fraudster Billy McFarland (left) and rapper Ja Rule (center) Four years after the Fyre Festival fiasco, 277 ticket-holders could see some $7,220 (£5,226) returned, thanks to a settlement in a US federal court. Organisers of the 2017 music event, which was billed as "the cultural experience of the decade", had promised a luxury two-weekend Bahamas getaway. Attendees arrived instead...

Fyre Festival attendees to be awarded $7,220 each in $2 mn class-action settlement Firstpost 2 hours ago The New York Times © Provided by Firstpost Fyre Festival attendees to be awarded $7,220 each in $2 mn class-action settlement Nearly four years after an infamous festival that was billed as an ultraluxurious musical getaway in the Bahamas left attendees scrounging for makeshift shelter on a dark beach, a court has decided how much the nightmare was worth: approximately $...

(The exact amount of the payout may change depending on how ongoing bankruptcy proceedings progress.) "Billy [McFarland] went to jail, ticket holders can get some money back, and some very entertaining documentaries were made," Ben Meiselas, a partner at California-based Geragos & Geragos who represented the ticket holders, told the Times. "Now thats justice." Indeed, the 2017 festival-that-wasnt has left a trail of lawsuits, criminal charges and dramatic documentaries in its wake. McFarland...

Fyre Festival: Ticket-holders to receive money from $2m class action settlement Published image captionThe Fyre Festival was organised by now-convicted fraudster Billy McFarland (left) and rapper Ja Rule (center) Four years after the Fyre Festival fiasco, 277 ticket-holders could see some $7,220 (£5,226) returned, thanks to a settlement in a US federal court. Organisers of the 2017 music event, which was billed as "the cultural experience of the decade", had promised a luxury two-weekend Baham...