Here's what Fyre Festival attendees thought they were getting when they bought $1,200 tickets - and here's the reality at the center of an FBI investigation
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May 22, 2017, 20:38 IST
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So Fyre Fest is a complete disaster. Mass chaos. No organization. No one knows where to go. There are no villas, just a disaster tent city. pic.twitter.com/1lSWtnk7cA
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One guest said she was kept in a room without food or water, waiting for a flight to take off. She said a person fainted because the conditions were so bad.
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But for some, that wasn't possible, and they ended up stranded in the airport.
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... guests were trying to fly back to Miami.
Instead of partying on the beach with friends ...
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Some of the tents hadn't been put up.
But one guest described it as a "disaster tent city."
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Festivalgoers were promised luxury, eco-friendly domes and villas to stay in that were included in the ticket prices.
But the band dropped out before the festival started on Thursday.
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Fans were expecting to see Blink-182 perform.
They were given cheese sandwiches and salads.
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Guests were expecting Starr Catering Group to be there, but the group told Business Insider it terminated its services with Fyre on April 2. Instead, there were makeshift food tents.
The ticket cost was meant to include gourmet food.
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... and collecting their luggage from the back of a shipping container in the dead of night.
Instead, guests ended up waiting for hours at the airport ...
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... to have the full VIP experience.
They were told they would fly in from Miami on a custom, VIP-configured Boeing 737 ...
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But when they turned up, it didn't look anything like the advertisements.
Guests expected to party on the white sand beaches.
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A host of supermodels had promoted it on social media, including Hailey Baldwin, Emily Ratajkowski, and Bella Hadid.
It was supposed to be over two weekends: April 28-30 and May 5-7.
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The three-day party was supposed to be on a private beach on the island of Great Exuma in the Bahamas.