Fyre Festival 2 postponed, US media reports

The organisers of the failed 2017 Fyre Festival are reportedly looking for a new location for the reboot.

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The reboot of the 2017 Fyre Festival - which made international headlines, sparked a hit Netflix documentary and resulted in organiser Billy McFarland going to jail for fraud - was due to take place in Mexico from 30 May to 2 June.

McFarland's second attempt to stage the event was announced not long after he was released from prison, with ticket prices ranging from $1,400 (£1,058) to $1.1m (£831,534).

But now the organisers are reportedly looking for a new location for the festival, with the scheduled dates uncertain.

A message to ticket holders on Wednesday said the event had been postponed and a new date would be announced, ABC News reported. The festival's website also briefly said the event was postponed, according to NBC News.

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