Fyre Festival 2 is in doubt after authorities in Mexico said that they had no record of anyone applying for permits for the event.

The reboot of the notorious 2017 festival has now been postponed just a month before its scheduled kick-off, with organisers failing to provide a specific reason as to why and insisting that they still plan for it to go ahead.

'The event has been postponed and a new date will be announced,' an announcement from organisers read. 'We have issued you a refund. Once the new date is announced, at that time, you can repurchase if it works for your schedule.'

The official website for Fyre 2 later deleted the announcement, according to reports, writing that 'FYRE Festival 2 is still on' and organizers are 'vetting new locations and will announce our host destination soon'.

Tickets to the beach festival cost punters from $1,400 (£1,058) to $1.1m (£831,534), with many forking out to attend despite the disastrous outcome of the original event.

Guests who paid thousands to attend the first festival famously ended up stranded in the Bahamas with limited shelter, no running water or electricity and dire food, with artists who had been due to perform pulling out.

Organiser Billy McFarland was given a six-year jail sentence in 2018 for committing wire fraud and ordered to pay back $29million to investors.

He served less than four years in jail, getting out in 2022. In August 2023, he announced that a second festival would go ahead, putting tickets on sale without providing dates or a lineup.

Then in February, a lengthy statement claimed that the sequel would finally be going ahead, with an events company assisting in the organising.

McFarland insisted that 'thoughtful planning' was going into it and thanked people for a 'second chance'.

'I'm sure many people think I'm crazy for doing this again,' he said at the time. 'But I feel I'd be crazy not to do it again.

'After years of reflection and now thoughtful planning, the new team and I have amazing plans for Fyre 2.'

He promised the event would offer attendees 'boundary-pushing excursions by day' and 'intimate beach-side performances at night'.

The lineup was set to feature 'international and local talent', but no artists were announced.

The location was announced as Isla Mujeres in Mexico, but local authorities disputed that the proper permits were granted.

The location was then changed to Playa Del Carmen, but the regional government has again said that no permit requests were submitted.

On April 4, festival organisers shared a statement on Instagram insisting that they had been 'working directly' with the government of Playa del Carmen (PDC) since March 5 'to ensure a safe and successful event'.

'All media reports suggesting our team has not been working with the government of PDC are simply inaccurate and based on misinformation,' they said.

'FYRE has operated as a good partner with PDC government and has followed the proper processes and procedures to lawfully host an event.'

Fyre still lists Playa Del Carmen as the location for the event on its website.

Ticket packages cost up to $1.1m, with the 'Promotheus' package promising that guests will 'live like Gods of FYRE'.

McFarland attempted to reassure ticket holders and festival-goers in a social media video.

He insisted that Fyre Festival 2 had secured contracts with 'a number of villas, yachts, and hotels,' though he conspicuously avoided naming specific locations.

In another twist, Mourad Essafi, the general manager of the Secrets resort publicly denied any affiliation with the festival.

'We are not sponsoring Fyre Festival 2 or affiliated with it in any way. Reports to the contrary are false,' Essafi declared on February 28.

Despite this the hotel is still listed on the festival's website as a premium accommodation option, raising even more questions about the legitimacy of McFarland's claims.

After some hotels publicly disassociated themselves from the festival, McFarland took an aggressive stance stating how his team had 'terminated those contracts' after two hotels allegedly gave 'misleading statements, saying they never heard of Fyre.'

While McFarland did not specify which hotels he was referring to, it remains unclear how many actual agreements are in place.

'We're going to have artists across electronic, hip hop, pop and rock. However, it's not just music,' McFarland said to Today.

'We might have a professional skateboarder do a demonstration. We might have an MMA champion teach you techniques in the morning.'

McFarland said attendees who cough up the million-dollar price tag will get a glamorous experience.

'You will be on a boat, have the luxury yachts that we partner with who will be docked and parked outside the island,' he said.

'But once again, Fyre is not just about this, like, luxury experience. It's about the adventure. So you'll be scuba diving with me. You'll be bouncing around to other islands and other countries on small planes.'

The first Fyre Festival was infamously marketed the 'cultural experience of the decade', featuring influencer endorsements from the likes of Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid, and Hailey Bieber.

Attendees were promised performances from major artists like Blink-182 and Migos, along with five-star accommodations and gourmet food.

Instead, when festival-goers arrived on the Bahamian island Exuma, it was a scene of chaos.

Andy King, a businessman who invested in the first festival, issued a warning to anyone planning to go to the reboot, telling them to 'proceed with caution'.

Mr King, who lost $1m, told the BBC that McFarland was 'known for the biggest failure in pop culture and wants to flip the script. But I'm not sure he's going about it the right way.'

Electronic producer and DJ deadmau5 responded to the news of the event's postponement, sharing a screenshot of the announcement on his Instagram with the caption: 'Well that sucks'.