Harmony Bischler says what attracted her to the inaugural Sweet Escape music festival in Regina was its star-studded lineup.

But on her way home to Edmonton after less than 24 hours in the city, she said she found herself thinking, "Is this Fyre Festival again?" The 2017 Fyre Festival promised a luxury music experience on an island in the Bahamas, but after its spectacular failure, its organizer ended up in jail for fraud.

"I was like, this is a scam, there's nobody here. Every person that I talk…