Fyre festival attendees to receive $7,000 each in settlement

New York bankruptcy court rules in favour of payout to 277 people who travelled to Bahamas for notorious luxury' event

A group of 277 attendees at the notorious Fyre festival are to receive settlement payouts of $7,220 (5,240) each after the conclusion of a lawsuit against the organisers.

The 2017 event drew global attention after the supposedly luxury music experience, promoted by supermodels and set to feature artists such as Major Lazer and Migos, turned out to resemble a disaster relief camp with windswept tents and decidedly non-gourmet food. Attendees had spent between $1,000 and $12,000 on tickets to the festival, which was cancelled on its opening day.