Taylor Swift fans compare $500 Eras Tour event to failed Fyre Festival after organizer bought 191 hotel rooms

After a Taylor Swift ace instrumentality went viral for booking 191 edifice rooms successful New Orleans, Louisiana ahead of her Eras Tour stop, Swifties are speaking retired astir nan experience, pinch immoderate comparing it to the failed euphony show Fyre Fest.

Rebecca Fox was charging a deposit of $25 connected apical of almost $500 for edifice rooms erstwhile nan Eras Tour concerts were being held astatine nan Caesars Superdome on October 25, 26, and 27.

She said she paid almost $500 per booking for 191 rooms astatine nan Holiday Inn connected Loyola Avenue successful precocious 2023 and said she wasn't up-charging, she simply wanted to walk clip pinch 'like-minded Swifties.' 

Guests were promised a Taylor-themed goodie bag, arsenic good arsenic a excavation statement pinch a DJ and cocktails, scavenger hunts, a talent show, a karaoke party, relationship bracelet making, and a swamp tour. But Swifties were near furious, claiming she didn't present and fundamentally charged them for free edifice amenities. 

Rebecca has since responded to critics of nan event, admitting to DailyMail.com that 'things did not spell arsenic planned but location was nary sick intent.'

The Holiday Inn connected Loyola costs $137 a nighttime for nan play of November 22, and is simply a three-star edifice adjacent nan Superdome, wherever nan Shake It Off vocalist performed. 

Rebecca was successful complaint of a backstage Facebook group of fans staying astatine nan hotel, which was renamed Holiday House arsenic an ode to nan popstar's Rhode Island mansion.  

One contented creator in nan US pinch nan username jump4js made a five-part bid astir her experience, and explained she was 1 of nan first 50 group successful nan Holiday House group aft initially being connected nan waitlist for 1 of nan rooms. 

Many commenters said they wanted to book a room pinch her, but were only capable to if they spent further money connected nan events she was throwing, connected apical of nan $500 to book nan room. 

'She would frighten to footwear group retired of nan group, she would frighten to cancel their edifice room,' jump4js explained if group wanted to be extracurricular events held successful nan city. 

She sent a friend of a friend successful her spot and Rebecca ended up getting upset. 

The creator past shared a screenshot from nan Facebook group that showed Rebecca saying that if they could nary longer attend, their room could only beryllium refunded if they sold their performance summons to her. 

'I don't get it, for illustration really is an Eras summons worthy nan aforesaid arsenic a edifice room?! There's nary way! Who would do spot successful that and springiness her nan tickets?!' 1 female asked, arsenic Eras tickets successful New Orleans were trading for much than $1,200 for nan slightest costly seat, and nan edifice rooms costs $500, leaving commenters profoundly confused.

'What does performance tickets person to do pinch nan edifice room? Like, she thought group would conscionable waste her their tickets? I americium truthful confused,' different asked. 

One commenter said, 'I judge she said astatine 1 constituent (fairly recently) that if she didn’t get her quota, she was going to person to waste nan tickets to salary for nan HH events. She had rather a fewer tickets successful various sections.' 

In a matter connection to news outlet Fox 8, Rebecca said that she had retained an attorney, who was retired of nan country.

When contacted by DailyMail.com, Rebecca responded: 'My lawyer has advised maine not to springiness an charismatic connection until he returns.

'But I deliberation anyone tin spot that everyone sewage their rooms and everyone was safe and telling maine to termination myself aliases activity thief complete a missing DJ and an unfilled goody container is perfectly unbelievable. Things did not spell arsenic planned but location was nary sick intent.' 

According to Fox 8, she besides posted connected Facebook: 'I cognize I failed. I've admitted I failed.'

Other creators have besides shared really displeased they were pinch nan events, which they paid for arsenic further costs connected apical of nan $500 room. 

One TikTok creator showed texts that said nan $75 excavation party, which was advertised arsenic an 'unforgettable' acquisition pinch passed appetizers, a rate bar, and DJS, ended up having only 2 bartenders, nary music, nary towels, and nary spot to change. 

'So fundamentally she was charging group to usage nan FREE amenities astatine nan hotel?? and threw successful immoderate appetizers,' 1 commenter responded to nan image of nan quiet pool. 

Paige Bennett-Primke, who is based successful New Orleans, discussed nan immersive photograph acquisition she attended that Rebecca organized, and said she wanted to bargain a summons astatine nan doorway to subordinate friends. 

Hotel guests who had already paid nan $500 interest could salary a abstracted interest to be nan experience, wherever they could return pictures and bargain items from vendors, and outsiders who were not staying successful nan room artifact could besides salary for nan experience. 

When Paige went to nan arena astatine nan edifice she realized that nary 1 was checking tickets, truthful anyone could locomotion in, which was disheartening to nan group who had purchased tickets. 

Paige called nan photograph acquisition 'really disappointing,' and said while location were bully vendors doing hairsbreadth and glitter and trading jewelry, nan photos 'left a batch to beryllium desired.' 

One commenter wrote, 'Sadly this has been building for weeks and now present we are. I dream she refunds each and makes this right.'