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The first major details have emerged about the festival coming to Bondi Beach this New Year\u2019s Eve.<\/p>\n
Announced in May<\/a>,\u00a0Fuzzy, the team behind Australian festivals and parties including Harbourlife, Field Day, and Listen Out, secured the license<\/a> to host the festival on Australia\u2019s most iconic shoreline.<\/p>\n While most details are still under wraps, Fuzzy has revealed it will be an 18+ ticketed event with limited capacity, understood to be a maximum of 15,000 people.<\/p>\n It will have the local community at its core, with plans to feature local performers, partner with surrounding businesses, and support local charities.<\/p>\n An adjacent family-friendly celebration will also take place with Bondi Beach as its backdrop, featuring food trucks, roaming entertainment, and a 9pm firework display. This event will be free, but locals will need to register to secure their spots.<\/p>\n Promised to be a \u201cworld-class event with global energy and a distinctly Bondi attitude,\u201d the festival hopes to redefine how Sydney does New Year\u2019s Eve, creating a new hub outside the CBD.<\/p>\n It marks a return of a New Year\u2019s Eve celebration on the shore, in the same spot Fuzzy had events over a decade ago.\u00a0Bondi Beach last played host to famous music festival, Shore Thing Festival,\u00a0before its cancellation in 2014<\/a>.<\/p>\n Get your daily dose of everything happening in Australian\/New Zealand music and globally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Prior to its axing, sparked by residents arguing that it brought antisocial behaviour and drove families away from the beach, the festival boasted some massive names throughout the years including Snoop Dogg, Calvin Harris, Skrillex, Flume, Underworld, and The Presets.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a party we\u2019ve wanted to throw for a long time,\u201d said Fuzzy\u2019s Managing Director Adelle Robinson.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve got a deep history with Bondi, and to return on New Year\u2019s Eve feels pretty special. It\u2019s an iconic location and the perfect backdrop for what we have planned. We can\u2019t wait to share more soon.\u201d<\/p>\n Waverley Council\u2019s Mayor Will Nemesh said there\u2019s no better place to ring in the new year.<\/p>\n \u201cCouncil committed to providing our residents and visitors with more festivals, events and opportunities to have fun in this beautiful and vibrant part of the world, and New Year\u2019s Eve at Bondi Beach is a major part of that ambition,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cThis event is destined to become one of the most exciting on the calendar and I can\u2019t wait for the community to see what\u2019s in store for the very first one.\u201d<\/p>\n Details about ticket sales will also be coming soon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nLove Music?<\/h2>\n