![]() ![]() "Sorry, Revolve, but I really hope you take into consideration everyone's safety and security next year," Bishop added. She shared a clip from the holding area where a friend called the situation "dangerous" and "Fyre Fest 2.0." Emily Hemelberg, an influencer who claims to have waited in line for the event, also likened the situation to Fyre Festival in a video that had 55,400 views on Monday. Representatives for Revolve didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. Some videos showed long lines winding around metal barricades under white tents, while others captured scenes of people running up to large buses trying to get on. But, according to some guests, not everyone made it inside.Īttendees shared videos on TikTok of scenes from the holding area where they were waiting for shuttles to take them to the festival grounds. to 8 p.m, influencers and other invitees attended the festival in La Quinta, California. This past weekend, Revolve Festival - an event hosted by the online retailer during the Coachella music festival - resumed after a two-year break. Influencers described long lines to get to this year's event, and some say they didn't make it inside. The festival happens in conjunction with Coachella and was hosted in La Quinta, California. Revolve Festival is a music, arts, and shopping event that was held on April 16 and 17 this year. The Tab has reached out to Revolve for comment.The Revolve Festival is an influencer event that takes place in conjunction with the Coachella music festival. But despite the reported organisational failures of Revolve, it’s safe to say the festival isn’t exactly the large-scale scam that Fyre Festival was. Twitter users are drawing connections between the two – partially due to the fact that many of this year’s Revolve attendees weren’t able to actually see the festival for themselves. REVOLVE MUSIC BARTLETT DRIVERS“Sorry Revolve, but I really hope you take into consideration everyone’s safety and security next year.”Īnother content creator, Tori’s Intel, claimed: “Influencers waited outside for seven hours without food or water.”Īccording to someone who actually made it onto the bus, TikToker Hannah Kosh, people were “passing out in the line… raiding the buses and drivers refused to come back.” So… why are people comparing Revolve to Fyre Festival? TikToker Averie Bishop couldn’t manage to get into the festival at all, saying: “I waited in line for two hours… there was pushing, shoving, shouting, yanking people in front of the buses, people standing in between the buses. The Instagram posts from the official Revolve account became more and more grandiose as the weekend went on, with one caption saying: “We have fomo and we’re literally here.” Influencers had a different story ♬ original sound – Hannah Another report also claimed influencers were invited to attend for free, in exchange for 12 posts on Instagram.Ĭelebrity attendees included Kim Kardashian, Timothée Chalamet, Post Malone and Chloe X Halle. Y’all know Revolve Festival has to be a joke because I also got an invite to attend Revolve Fest for the bargain of $2000 □□□ they literally just invited every recurring customer /RNQnqSpj4IĪccording to a newsletter-subscriber’s tweet, the retailer claimed their event was going to be one of the “biggest of the year,” with tickets costing upwards of £1537 ($2000). ![]() Revolve promised to be the ‘event of the year’ McFarland was convicted of fraud and sentenced to six years in prison. In reality, attendees were greeted with cheese sandwiches, outdoor beds and property theft. Promoters of the event promised an all-singing, all-dancing festival complete with gourmet food, celebs and luxury accommodation. The biggest con of 2017 feels like a lifetime ago, and for those who don’t remember: Fyre Festival was a fraudulent event created to promote the CEO’s (Billy McFarland) music app, Fyre Media. ![]()
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