FAQs: HAIR

• Your ticket
• ID – You will need one of the following IDs on arrival and on your person throughout the entire event: Current valid Australian driver’s license (with photo) Current Passport, Government Issued Proof of Age Card, Victorian Keypass, International Driver’s License (must contain a photograph).
• Wear sensible footwear – the outdoor stage has some sloped and uneven areas.
• Come prepared for rain or shine – there are no sheltered areas. If the forecast is for rain please wear sensible footwear/gumboots and bring a poncho or raincoat.

• High Set Chairs, but you can bring a low chair or small picnic blanket if you are sitting in the General Admission area on the grass.
• Alcohol. This will be a licensed event, alcohol will be available for purchase.
• Selfie or Go Pro sticks.
• Aerosols, sunshades, tents and tables.
• Umbrellas, even if it’s raining. Bring good quality raincoats and gumboots instead.
• Glass containers of any variety.
• Professional cameras (including SLR’s & any camera with a removable lens) and sound and video recording equipment. For full details read the answer to ‘Can I bring my camera or sound and video recording equipment?’ below.
• Pets (other than guide and registered service dogs)
• Beanbags, blow-up air chairs or lounges.
• No eskys or cooler bags larger than 26L ( cabin sized)
• No strollers, prams or baby carriers

There will be a security check at the gate. You will have the opportunity to return prohibited items to your vehicle or the cloakroom. Anything illegal will be confiscated.

HOTA does not take any responsibility for confiscated items.

Recording devices including iPads / tablets or any mobile phone measuring greater than 20cm are not allowed.

Generally, cameras with powerful zoom lenses or detachable lenses in a carry case are not allowed. We can’t judge that beforehand. It’s up to security staff on the day, and debate will not be entered into. Unauthorized or prohibited photography may result in images being deleted.

Media and professional photographers must arrange accreditation through media@hota.com.au

Please note times can be subject to change without notice.

ID will be required to purchase alcohol and as always please do not drink and drive!

Persons under 16 must be accompanied by a ticket-holding parent or legal guardian at all times.

All minors over 12 months old will require a ticket.

This is a licensed event alcohol will be available to patrons 18 years and older.

HAIR does contain brief moments of full-frontal nudity, as well as sexual themes.

CONTENT WARNINGS

Recommended for adults 16+. The performance includes coarse and offensive language, sexual themes, full frontal nudity, strong drug references. The performance will include the use of strobe lights and smoke & haze effects. Please note also, the coarse and offensive language includes racial slur – This language is part of the original script (written in 1968) and patrons may find it offensive.

If you are going to drive, please consider carpooling. Parking is limited and there will be high demand for available spaces.

For more information click here and call 5588 4000 for specific requirements.

The decision to cancel the show will be made as early as possible but may not be made until the day of the show. In the event of inclement weather patrons should check this website and the official Facebook event page BEFORE departing for the show for messages regarding traffic, parking or wet weather arrangements.

Bus – See translink.com.au to plan your journey.

Shuttle Bus – A free shuttle bus will operate from Cypress Avenue tram station to HOTA and return. Details to be confirmed closer to the event.

G:Link – catch the G:Link to Surfers Paradise then walk across Chevron Island – it’s about a 20-minute walk or catch the shuttle bus.

Pick up & Drop off – You can be dropped off and picked up from the venue. Please use the dedicated pick up / drop off zone. Drop off and pickup on surrounding roads is not permitted.

Taxis – There are two signed taxi zones within the precinct.

Uber – We advise that you get dropped off a short distance away and walk in to avoid being held up by any traffic entering or leaving the precinct.

We monitor prominent auction sites and unauthorised resellers for tickets that are being sold in breach of our authorised ticketing agencies’ Terms of Sale.

It is worth noting that it is against the Listing Policy of most auction sites and unauthorised resellers to offer products that are not physically in the seller’s possession.

Unfortunately these measures can sometimes inconvenience the patrons we’re trying to protect; however these are the current methods available to us to limit and control scalping. You should seriously consider whether to buy tickets from a scalper.

We also do our best to educate our customers not to purchase tickets via any secondary resale site with messaging on our website and social media channels.

Our hope is that the various Governments will introduce anti-scalping legislation that will protect and look after the interest of honest fans.

Australians are passionate about their music, sport and entertainment and, we believe, shouldn’t be taken advantage of by unscrupulous individuals.

For this event tickets will only be available from HOTA, Home of the Arts – online or at our Box Office.

We know that Australians are as passionate about music and live entertainment as we are and we believe that you shouldn’t be taken advantage of by unscrupulous individuals.

We really cannot stress this enough – fans buying tickets to shows presented by any promoter are warned not to buy tickets from unauthorised operators.

Our only advice is: simply don’t do it.

You don’t know who you’re buying from, the ticket may be in breach of the terms and conditions set by the original ticketing agency (and therefore cancelled), or the same ticket might have been sold multiple times to different people.

We hate seeing patrons pay inflated prices for tickets or turned away because their ticket isn’t valid. Beware of sites offering “100% money back guarantee” as this is not the same as getting to experience the show you have booked tickets for. We constantly see disappointed fans turned away at the door when they present tickets which have either been cancelled, sold multiple times, or are complete fakes.

Not only is it a waste of money, it’s simply heartbreaking for fans when this happens – particularly right outside the venue door.

Unfortunately, when this happens, HOTA is unable to help you in getting a refund or re-issuing the unauthorised ticket.

At no time does HOTA allocate tickets to any of the following organisations:
theticketmerchant.com.au | ticketfinders.com.au | worldticketshop.com | ebay.com.au | viagogo.com.au | Ticketmaster Resale (accessible via ticketmaster.com.au)

Scalpers also use the platform Ticketmaster Resale but that does not make them authorised sellers. This can be confusing because Ticketmaster is an official ticketing outlet.

Ticketmaster and Ticketmaster Resale are two different things – there is no guarantee that tickets bought on Ticketmaster Resale will be valid tickets.

The only way you can be assured of paying the correct prices and actually receiving valid tickets is by purchasing via our official ticketing system

If you have any doubts, visit old.hota.com.au for direct links to each of our events.

The ACCC and each state’s consumer affairs body can provide further information as to your rights in relation to unauthorised ticketing sites.