Revolve Festival Drama Explained: Comparison Is Being Made With Fyre Fest Viral video
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The most talked-about aspect of the festival had nothing to do with Coachella at all. Rather with Revolve Festival, a posh invite-only event that took place in Palm Springs on the same weekend.
The event has gone viral for all the wrong reasons, with guests comparing the turmoil to the 2017 Fyre Festival disaster.
On Saturday in La Quinta, California, angry influencers flooded social media with complaints. The complaints were about long lines in the heat, fighting, and confusion about shuttle service transportation to Revolve Festival. While the neighboring Coachella celebrated its two-year comeback.
After the successful event, the internet brand issued a statement today addressing the worries that went viral.
What is Revolve Festival?
Every year, Revolve Festival is held by Revolve, a Los Angeles-based clothing brand with 5.2 million Instagram followers. It has a net worth of more than $1.5 billion, according to Forbes.
This year’s Revolve Festival, was co-hosted by Revolve and the hospitality business of the Hollywood Group. It featured a large carnival-style swing ride, complimentary beverages, free food. There were celebrity performances by Post Malone, Jack Harlow, Ty Dolla $ign, Willow Smith, BIA, and Latto. Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Chloe and Halle, Sydney Sweeney, Halsey, and Timothée Chalamet were among the celebrities who attended the event.
The Revolve Festival was a shambles
There were complimentary drinks from Kendall Jenner’s tequila company, 818, clothes, and food from California’s luxury store, Erewhon. The massive pink swing ride, appeared to be tempting, but the reality was not.
In a video with over 3.1 million views, TikTok singer Averie Bishop described the event as total pandemonium. She shared clips of thousands of people pushing and forcing their way into the event.
Due to the festival’s high attendance late Saturday afternoon, shuttle access to the site was limited to comply with safety regulations. It resulted in lengthier lines for admittance and some guests being unable to attend.
@averiebishop I hope you made it to the festival @kate bartlett !! #revolvefestival @revolve ♬ original sound – Aves
While big-name celebrities can walk into the event, VIP influencers must take a complimentary shuttle to the festival grounds, which is a 6-minute ride. Influencers, on the other hand, report that the service was chaotic. It left them in the hot sun for hours while they waited.
Madison Crowley, who was a plus one at the party, showed people surging towards the buses in a chaotic manner on TikTok.
In another video, she stated, “It just wasn’t very organized”. She then revealed there were two queues, one for celebs and the other for other influencers.
A comparison is being made with FYRE FEST
Several social media users have called Revolve Festival the worst tragedy since Fyre Festival. In the end, it wasn’t that bad.
Billy McFarland, rapper Ja Rule, and con artist Billy McFarland organized an alleged luxury festival named “Fyre Event” on the Bahamas’ Great Exuma island in 2017.
@madisoncrowleyphoto @Revolve x FYRE Fest 🎡 #horrible #revolve #coachella #revolvefest #fyrefest #sos ♬ original sound – Madison Crowley
Hundreds of social media stars and models, including Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid, and Hailey Bieber, advertised it, but it failed to get any traction.
Ankita Khanrah
Ankita Khanrah is a second-year student of the Master of Communication and Journalism (Integrated) programme at the School of Mass Communication, KIIT Deemed University, Bhubaneswar.
