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Fyre debacle shows how smaller acts can get burned in modern music festival economy

  • Written by Jonathan Wynn, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Festivals can offer great exposure for smaller acts, but the competition for slots is fierce.dwphotos/Shutterstock.com

The Fyre documentaries on Hulu and Netflix gave a behind-the-scenes look into an ill-planned music festival and its aftermath.

Both films tell the story of how co-producers Billy McFarland and Ja Rule convinced investors and...

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