{"id":2202549,"date":"2025-12-17T11:19:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T11:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2202549"},"modified":"2025-12-17T11:19:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T11:19:35","slug":"fuzzy-cancels-bondi-beach-new-years-eve-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/fuzzy-cancels-bondi-beach-new-years-eve-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuzzy Cancels Bondi Beach New Year\u2019s Eve Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"446\">Fuzzy has cancelled its planned New Year\u2019s Eve festival at Bondi Beach in the wake of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/culture\/culture-news\/bondi-beach-shooting-deaths-confirmed-88696\/\" target=\"_blank\">fatal shooting that occurred<\/a> in the area this past weekend.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"662\">In a statement shared by the promoter, Fuzzy said the decision was made in consultation with Waverley Council, with a focus on compassion for those affected and allowing NSW Police to continue their investigations.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"837\">\u201cOur hearts are with everyone affected by the tragedy at Bondi Beach,\u201d the statement reads. \u201cWhat happened has deeply shaken our community and all who call this place home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"839\" data-end=\"1002\">The promoter confirmed that the planned New Year\u2019s Eve events at Bondi Beach \u2014 including elrow Bondi Beach XXL and the Locals Lawn Family Zone \u2014 will not go ahead.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1004\" data-end=\"1259\">\u201cWe have been working closely with Waverley Council over the past couple of days, focusing on compassion and care for Sydney\u2019s Jewish community and all those impacted, allowing NSW Police to further progress their investigations,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1261\" data-end=\"1488\">All ticketholders have been contacted directly via email. Fuzzy confirmed that elrow Bondi Beach XXL ticketholders will receive an automatic full refund, processed back to the original payment method within seven business days.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1490\" data-end=\"1804\">\u201cOur team includes many who live in and love Bondi,\u201d the promoter added. \u201cWe built these events to reflect everything Bondi stands for: community, coming together, joy, connection and inclusivity\u2026 When the time is right, we will come back together with the same spirit of care, connection and joy that defines us.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"observer-sub-form justify-content-center my-3 p-0 d-flex align-items-stretch bg-dark text-white\">\n<div class=\"observer-sub-form-info p-3\" style=\"justify-content: start;\">\n<h2 class=\"h5 mb-0 observer-title\">Love Music?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"observer-desc mb-2\">\n            Get your daily dose of everything happening in Australian\/New Zealand music and globally.        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"spinner d-none\">\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DSWfaICkkbC\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1806\" data-end=\"2211\">The cancellation comes just months after the festival was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/bondi-beach-nye-festival-sydney-76231\/\" target=\"_blank\">announced in May<\/a> as a major return of New Year\u2019s Eve celebrations to Bondi Beach for the first time in more than a decade. Fuzzy \u2014 the team behind Australian Harbourlife, Field Day and Listen Out \u2014 had secured a licence to stage an 18+ ticketed event on the shoreline, with a capped capacity of around 15,000 people.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2213\" data-end=\"2531\">The festival was positioned as a new alternative to Sydney\u2019s CBD-centric New Year\u2019s Eve celebrations, described by organisers as a \u201ca\u00a0perfect way to cap off 2025.\u201d Plans included strong local involvement, partnerships with surrounding businesses, and support for local charities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2533\" data-end=\"2771\">Alongside the ticketed festival, an adjacent family-friendly celebration was also planned, featuring food trucks, roaming entertainment and a 9pm fireworks display. The free event would have required local registration to manage capacity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2773\" data-end=\"3014\">The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/new-bondi-beach-nye-festival-reveals-debut-lineup-83030\/l\/elrow-xxl-bondi-beach\/\" target=\"_blank\">lineup<\/a> for the Bondi Beach festival had included international and local electronic artists HoneyLuv, K\u00f6lsch, Patrick Topping and TSHA, alongside William Kiss, Adam Holt &amp; Nats, Callyy, Darkhorse &amp; Grouse, Jakob, Mixed Methode and Shubz.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3016\" data-end=\"3185\">Bondi Beach last hosted a large-scale New Year\u2019s Eve music event more than a decade ago, and was previously home to Shore Thing Festival before its cancellation in 2014.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t\t! function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n\t\t\t\tif (f.fbq) return;\n\t\t\t\tn = f.fbq = function () {\n\t\t\t\t\tn.callMethod ?\n\t\t\t\t\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n\t\t\t\t};\n\t\t\t\tif (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n\t\t\t\tn.push = n;\n\t\t\t\tn.loaded = !0;\n\t\t\t\tn.version = '2.0';\n\t\t\t\tn.queue = [];\n\t\t\t\tt = b.createElement(e);\n\t\t\t\tt.async = !0;\n\t\t\t\tt.src = v;\n\t\t\t\ts = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n\t\t\t\ts.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n\t\t\t}(window, document, 'script',\n\t\t\t\t'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\t\tfbq('init', '243859349395737');\n\t\t\tfbq('track', 'PageView');\n\t\t\tfbq.disablePushState = true;\n\t\t<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source au.rollingstone.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fuzzy has cancelled its planned New Year\u2019s Eve festival at Bondi Beach in the wake of the fatal shooting that occurred in the area this past weekend. 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