PHNX rising from the ashes of the doomed FYRE FESTIVAL is a story you never expected.
Heath Miller, one of the key behind-the-scenes forces who helped turn the 2025 Fyre Festival in Honduras into a fully executed, wildly talked-about cultural moment — and, in his words, "the most epic, never done before, tourism marketing campaign ever" — is a former New Jersey hard rock concert promoter and VP and talent buyer at NYC's famed Webster Hall, where he booked everyone from Metallica to Nine Inch Nails. He is also known for booking some of My Chemical Romance's first-ever shows.
If anyone has the know-how (and, well, the cajones) to reboot FYRE, it's Miller.
While the world is buzzing about the festival's improbable comeback, what's still untold is how it actually happened — and how a remote island like Utila became the unlikely center of global attention. It's that story that can only be told by Heath Miller.
Miller can discuss the production blueprint that brought Fyre Festival to Utila and made it work — the logistics, the innovation, and the "quiet genius" puzzle-pieces put in place long before the headline moment, as well as The Coral View Beach Resort connection — how the festival became a spotlight moment for the resort, and why he sees it as the catalyst for a new era of tourism on Utila.
He can also address the French Montana plane incident and how he and Billy coordinated the solution that ensured talent was able to get where they needed to go, turning a potential fiasco into a power move for the island's visibility.
While many non-believers and naysayers have questioned the success of the event, Miller and his wife have also been the target of harassment via his social media accounts.
But he remains undeterred.
Ultimately, though, Miller has a bigger mission: Using the global attention to push forward a long-needed conversation about Utila's airport infrastructure — whether through government momentum or private investment — to make the island safer, more accessible, and better equipped for future headline-driving events.
Are you ready for the real, full-fledged Fyre Festival story — the one that didn't collapse, but instead re-ignited an entire destination?
Heath Miller is available for press opportunities.
ABOUT HEATH MILLER:
Heath Miller’s career has been primarily in the music industry as a concert promoter and event producer. Over the course of his career, he has produced thousands of concerts and events in the tri-state area, under Excess dB Entertainment, Metropolitan Talent, and various venues he worked in-house. Venues he has booked and produced concerts and events include Webster Hall, Madison Square Garden, The Beacon Theater, Hammerstein Ballroom, United Palace and many others.
As Vice President of Concerts at Webster Hall in New York City, Heath was responsible for developing their in-house concert department, along with overseeing and booking the venue's concerts. During his time at Webster Hall, he impressively increased Webster Hall's ranking from #11 to #2 for club-sized venues worldwide ticket sales, guiding them to winning Nightclub of the Year at the 2017 Pollstar Awards. Heath has been active in the consulting space, consulting for music technology companies such as Bandsintown, 23/7 Global, and BlockParty.
In addition to concert booking and promotion, Heath's diverse experience includes over 10 years of non-profit work with Safe Horizon on their Leadership Council and The James Beard Foundation on their Young Professionals Committee. He has consistently been one of the top donation generations for both committees.
Heath has leveraged his non-profit experience along with his marketing and logistics experience from the event industry to form Support Utila.