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Here's what Fyre Festival attendees thought they were getting when they bought $12,000 tickets - and here's the nightmarish reality

Mary HanburyApr 29, 2017, 01:06 IST

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Fyre Festival goers were expecting the VIP experience when they set off to Great Exuma in the Bahamas.

But the reality was very different: delayed flights, half-built huts to sleep in, and cold cheese sandwiches to eat. And that doesn't even include the disastrous trip home.

This luxury festival, that cost between $450 and $12,000 for a ticket, was advertised as two weekends in paradise.

It turned into a nightmare.

Take a look at festival-goers' expectations compared with the reality they encountered.

The full promo video is available to watch here: