'Luxury' Fyre Festival is cancelled with ticket-holders still stranded in Bahamas

A luxury music festival in the Bahamas, with tickets costing up to $12,000 (£9,200), has now been officially postponed after reports of no security and cancelled flights.

Fyre Festival, co-organised by Ja Rule, promised a "cultural moment created from a blend of music, art and food".

Tickets included a flight from Miami, a stay in a "geodesic dome" and activities including yoga and kayaking.

Festival-goers have described the event as a "complete disaster".

Now organisers have officially cancelled the event.

A series of tweets started: "Due to unforeseen and extenuating circumstances, Fyre Festival has been fully postponed (con't)

"After assessing the situation this morning and looking at best options for our guests, we cannot move forward as we hoped we could (con't)

"At this time, we are working tirelessly to get flights scheduled and get all travellers home safely."

William N Finley IV has been documenting his experience of Fyre Festival on social media.

On arrival he tweeted a video of a crowd, writing: "So Fyre Fest is a complete disaster. Mass chaos. No organisation. No one knows where to go. There are no villas, just a disaster tent city."

"Night has fallen, we have no luggage," William later wrote.

He then tweeted a picture of a container, adding: "This is how Fyre Fest handles luggage. Just drop it out of a shipping container. At night. With no lights. #fyrefestival"

Trevor shared a pictured of his food, saying: "Here's the dinner they fed us tonight. Literally slices of bread, cheese, and salad with no dressing. #fyrefraud #fyrefestival #dumpsterfyre"

Earlier Fyre Festival made an announcement on Instagram, saying flights to the event had been cancelled.

"Things got off to an unexpected start at day one of Fyre Festival," they said.

Blink-182, who were set to be headlining, pulled out of the festival on Thursday.

They put a statement out on Twitter, saying: "We're not confident that we would have what we need to give you the quality of performance we always give our fans."

Major Lazer, Skepta and Disclosure were all set to perform as well.

For those still on the the Exuma islands, where the festival was being held, organisers said assistance would be available.

"We are working to comfortably accommodate guests and deliver a great experience," they said.

"If you have needs, please head to the Blue House on the main festival site. Security, first aid and Fyre Festival staff are here to assist immediately, 24/7."

Some people are still trying to leave the festival but getting a flight is proving to be a problem for some.

Early on Friday, William was updating his social media from a plane bound for the US.

"It's 3:47 am. Been on the runway over 2 hours. We've had to ration the Chex Mix. Please send help. @Ruleyork #fyre #fyrefestival," he wrote.

According to his last tweet: "We have now gotten off the plane because they can't get the headcount and the manifest to match up. This is fine. #fyrefestival #fyre"

William was back at the airport earlier.

Then they were locked in the departure lounge.

He said people were passing out because of the heat.

William is now back in Miami after finally taking off from the Exuma islands.

Lamaan El Gallal was also stuck at the festival but is also back in the US.

She's told Newsbeat that the event was the "biggest scam ever".

"It was a very traumatic experience," she said. "Although a lot of people are making it a mockery - that it's rich kids not knowing how to camp - that's not the situation at all.

"It was truly the worst 27 hours of my life.

Lamaan had earlier tried to get another plane.

"Fyre Festival seemed very calm. They had an entire schedule, like yoga and massages and water sports - that's the kind of thing we enjoy doing.

"It ended up being the closest thing to war I've ever seen. There was no food, no water. As soon as it got dark it was not a safe place to be.

"They had instructed us not to bring any cash with us. Everything was inclusive and we had bands where we put money. But without cash, it was a huge problem.

Lamaan waited in the departure area where they locked the doors.

She said people passed out because of the heat.

"There are still people there that can't leave whose passports are missing, their things got robbed and they have no way of contacting anyone or charge their phones.

"There are people still there. We were the first people to leave. That's the concern. It's dangerous."

Festival organisers said earlier that anyone having to leave the event would be refunded, but it's unclear if all ticket holders will get their money back.

"Your ticket and any funds uploaded to your RFID [contactless payment] band will be refunded.

The festival was launched with an Instagram account and lots of photos of models enjoying themselves.

"Thank you for bearing with us as we work through the growing pains that every first year event experiences.

"Revised itinerary information will be shared soon for the remainder of this weekend and weekend two."

Ja Rule has yet to comment on what's happened at the festival.

Earlier this week he shared photographs on social media of preparations.

A video on Instagram shows the stage being built, with the caption: "In 3 days the magic of @fyrefestival will come to life..."

The event had been endorsed by a number of high-profile models and influencers such as Bella Hadid, Emily Ratajkowski and Hailey Baldwin.

Elsa Hosk helped to launch Fyre Festival with Hailey Baldwin, Bella Hadid, Rose Bertram and Emily Ratajkowski.

Meanwhile, the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism has apologised to festival-goers on behalf of the nation.

Fyre Cay in the Exuma islands was once home to the pirate Blackbeard and Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.

It said that it offered a heartfelt apology to everyone who'd travelled to the Bahamas for Fyre Festival.

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