Germany Oktoberfest 2020 Cancelled Over Coronavirus Concerns
Bella Breakdown The world’s biggest folk festival, Oktoberfest in Germany, is officially canceled due to coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns. Officials are concerned for the health of visitors with the current state of COVID-19 and they don’t want to make matters worse. Oktoberfest brings approximately six million visitors to Munich for a two-week-long celebration from September 19 to October 4 that generates 1 billion euros for Munich. Though some states of Germany have started to relax lockdown requirements, events are officially banned until August 31 in Germany. 🔴BREAKING – Germany's famous #Oktoberfest beer festival has been cancelled due to the #coronavirus...
Burning Man Cancelled For The First Time In 34 Years
Bella Breakdown Burning Man is one of the best-known festivals from around the world but Burning Man 2020 is officially canceled… sort of. For the first time in the 34 years Burning Man is canceled but the organizers are looking to hold the festival online. Burning Man was set for August 30 to September 7 and organizers recognized that the well-being of their staff and participants are their main focus. Organizers expressed in their official statement that even if society returns to a level of semi-normalcy by August, it’s a questionable decision to pack thousands of people in a...
In The Wake Of FYRE Fest, Celebrities Vow To Expose Advertising Campaigns
Bella Breakdown If you’ve seen any of the FYRE documentaries, or have read up on the latest news and findings from the scam, you know that a big issue during the marketing of the festival was its paid advertising agreements with big influencers. Particularly on Instagram, FYRE execs paid dozens of models, celebrities and influencers to post about the festival, or even to come to the Bahamas and shoot live footage for promotion on social media. Now that hundreds of people have been scammed out of thousands of dollars after buying tickets to the festival, those influencers who promoted...
Revisiting The Infamous Fyre Festival
Bella Breakdown In 2017, entrepreneur Billy McFarland attempted to create the world’s most exclusive music festival. Filled with supermodels, music, and luxury accommodations set in the Bahamas, Fyre would be the first of its kind to blend the music festival experience with the glamour of Hollywood. That is, until it completely fell apart. With the release of Netflix’s documentary, “FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened”, eyes are turning back to this spectacular failure, which robbed thousands of people of hundreds of dollars. McFarland, the CEO and founder of Fyre Festival, is now serving six years in prison for...
Elle Weekender Event Highlights
Bella Breakdown Popular lifestyle magazine Elle opened its doors to about 4,000 guests at its inaugural Elle UK Weekender Festival at the Saatchi Gallery. It ran for three days from Friday to Sunday with about 100 speakers talking about building a business or career, handling social media, motherhood, and steps to saving the world literally. Friday started with seminars from Diane Von Furstenberg and Elle’s Anne-Marie Curtis. A plotted history of Diane’s life was made available after which in her chat with Anne she acknowledged that while she was empowering herself, she was also empowering other women. Rosamund Pike...
