LimeWire acquires Fyre Festival, has vague plans to offer 'real experiences'
LimeWire has announced that it's acquired the rights to Fyre Festival, the disastrous, influencer-fueled 2017 music festival. The newly revived company — which now acts as a NFT music marketplace rather than a file-sharing service — bought the rights for $245,000 in an eBay auction, The New York Times reports. A separate plan to use the Fyre Festival name to launch a new music streaming service was announced in April 2025.<br /> "Fyre became a symbol of hype gone wrong, but it also made history," LimeWire CEO Julian Zehetmayr shared in a press release. "We're not bringing the festival back — we’re bringing the brand and the meme back to life. This time with real experiences, and without the cheese sandwiches."<br /> It sounds like LimeWire [...]
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