Billy McFarland, a year out of prison, says the first tickets for Fyre Festival II have sold out — but there is no date or lineup

• The first tickets for Fyre Festival II have sold out, founder Billy McFarland tweeted on Tuesday.
• But McFarland has not yet revealed when and where exactly the festival will be held.

The first Fyre Festival II tickets have sold out, Billy McFarland, the founder behind the botched event, tweeted on Tuesday.

The 31-year-old behind the now-infamous 2017 music festival, who has been out of prison for more than a year, announced a resurgence of the event in June.

But he has not yet given any specifics about when and where exactly Fyre Festival II will be held, saying only it will be held in the Caribbean at the end of 2024. No line-up has been announced either.

Despite this, McFarland tweeted on Tuesday morning that the first round of tickets — costing $499 each — had sold out.

"Since 2016 FYRE has been the most talked about festival in the world. We now saw this convert to one of the highest priced GA pre-sales in the industry," McFarland tweeted, without providing evidence.

McFarland went on to say the festival is about people "coming together to pull off the impossible," adding that "this time, we have incredible support."

"All ticket sale revenue will be held in escrow until the final date is announced," he added.

Last March, McFarland was released early from his six-year prison sentence and quickly issued a tearful apology.

He had pleaded to multiple charges of wire fraud and a forfeiture order of $26 million after being accused of defrauding more than 100 investors in the 2017 festival, which left hundreds of attendees stranded in the Bahamas.

The event was promoted to festival-goers as a luxury festival experience in the Bahamas.

But it ended in catastrophe, with many of the high-paying attendees receiving only prepackaged sandwiches and poorly-furnished tents as their accommodation. It also sparked a hit Netflix documentary.

In a video announcing the resurgence of the festival, McFarland said he came up with the idea "during the seven-month stint in solitary confinement."

"We spoke to people as far away as the Middle East and South America and ultimately, we decided that Fyre Festival II is coming back to the Caribbean," he added.

This time around, Fyre Festival's original co-founder, Ja Rule, told People Magazine that he knows "nothing" about a second Fyre Festival and doesn't plan on being involved.

"I don't know nothing about it! I ain't in it!" the rapper, who previously said he was also scammed by McFarland said.

McFarland did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.