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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 will now get $7,200 each. Advert 10 The settlement was filed in US Bankruptcy Court in the Southern Di...

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 festival – which was branded as the most luxurious music event in the world – left attendees...

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 [McFarland] went to jail, ticket holders can get some money back, and some very entertaining documentari...

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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 festival’s co-founder Billy McFarland is currently serving a six-year prison sentence for his in...