Hot BBQ merges with Summadayze

Thu 11th Dec, 2008 in Local News

The festival landscape is certainly taking a beating, with the shock news that the second edition of Future Entertainment event The Hot BBQ will be merging with the city’s big-daddy of New Years Day dance events Summadayze.

A “scaled down” Hot BBQ will make use of a fenced-off extension of the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, offering two new stages. However, if you’d bought a ticket in the hope of seeing Mos Def, Ladyhawke, The Herd or Platinum Pied Pipers, the news isn’t good. The new stages at Summadayze have only subsumed the international DJ lineup: including Boys Noize, Busy P, Carl Craig, DJ Mehdi, Radioslave, Oliver Huntemann, Steve Aoki and more.

“Future Entertainment has said that the current economic climate has hit people hard – and rather than push two events this year, it’s in everyone’s best interests to consolidate,” the company said in a statement. “Future Entertainment will be freeing up Summadayze tickets originally put aside for an anti ticket scalping campaign, so that Hot Barbeque ticket holders can be looked after.”

Hot Barbeque ticket holders will have the choice of a either full refund for their purchase, or the option of purchasing an upgraded ticket to Summadayze for $50+BF that will also grab them a VIP pass.

Summadayze ticket holders on the other hand will have access to the additional stages at no extra cost. Future have insisted that he comfort of punters will not be compromised by the merge of the two events.

Future advises that the Summadayze ticket upgrade offer will expire 6pm next Wednesday December 17, with ticket holders advised to email enquiries@futureentertainment.com.au for more information.