A massive New Year’s Eve party planned for Sydney’s Bondi Beach has been canceled following the mass shooting last weekend.
Elrow XXL Bondi Beach was pitched as Sydney’s largest NYE party and the “soundtrack to farewell 2025,” featuring exclusive performances from HoneyLuv, Kölsch, TSHA, William Kiss and more, and a special countdown set from Patrick Topping.
Organizers expected 15,000 revelers to visit Australia’s most iconic shoreline, to see in the new year, the 25th since Fuzzy opened for business.
However, following the tragic events that unfolded last Sunday, Dec. 14, organizers Fuzzy have scrapped the show.
“Our hearts are with everyone affected by the tragedy at Bondi Beach. What happened has deeply shaken our community and all who call this place home,” reads a statement from Fuzzy, the organizers of Field Day, Harbourlife and more.
“We have been working closely with Waverley Council over the past couple of days, focusing on compassion and care for Sydney’s Jewish community and all those impacted, allowing NSW Police to further progress their investigations.”
As a result, elrow Bondi Beach XXL and Locals Lawn Family Zone will not be going ahead.
All ticketholders have now been contacted via email and elrow Bondi Beach XXL ticketholders will receive an automatic full refund, processed back to their original payment method within seven business days.
“Our team includes many who live in and love Bondi. We built these events to reflect everything Bondi stands for: community, coming together, joy, connection and inclusivity. We know thousands from our community, Australia, and abroad were looking forward to seeing New Year’s Eve return to Bondi Beach for the first time in over a decade, but in Bondi we look out for each other, especially in moments of heartbreak,” reads the statement from Fuzzy, part of Superstruct Entertainment. “When the time is right, we will come back together with the same spirit of care, connection and joy that defines us.”
The country has been in a state of mourning following the attack, when two gunmen fired weapons at a Hanukkah celebration, in what would become Australia’s worst mass shooting since the Port Arthur massacre in the 1990s. The death toll has risen to 16, including one of the suspected gunmen, who was killed at the scene.
Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese described the attack as an act of antisemitic terrorism and the New South Wales Parliament will be recalled in the week before Christmas to tighten gun and protest laws.
