Fyre Festival to transition into music streaming service, set to launch Thanksgiving 2025
Can Thanksgiving come any sooner?
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Today, the last thing we thought we would read popped up in our feed. Shockingly, the co-founder of TruBlue, Shawn Rech, acquired the infamous yet memorable Fyre Festival and has plans to debut it as a streaming service instead. According to a report on Deadline, Rech now owns two trademarks that would allow him to launch Fyre outside of its event. Is that a good thing because of the fraudulent history tied to the name? The new kid on the block thinks so, as he wants to focus on “putting the power of music discovery back in the hands of the fans.”
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We can only imagine how the leading competitors in that space (Spotify, Apple Music and TIDAL) would see that move. We think it is an ultra-bold move and are anxious to see how it plays out on Thanksgiving this year (November 27, 2025) when it launches. If you’re wondering, yes, Billy McFarland is expected to be involved in the streaming platform and still owns the festival. To no avail, McFarland tried to revive his festival after its second cancellation.
Some context: Fyre Festival was a fraudulent luxury music festival organised by American businessman Billy McFarland and American rapper Ja Rule. It was created to promote the company’s Fyre app for booking music talent. The festival was scheduled for April 28–30 and May 5–7, 2017, on the island of Great Exuma.
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Before we head out of here, we want to know: Would you stream your favourite artist’s music on the upcoming Fyre Festival platform? If you are an artist, would you add your music to the platform, given its reputation in the past because of the festival? We’re looking forward to learning more about the pricing models.
