FAQs: HAIR

Premium (seated*)
A Reserve (seated*)
B Reserve (seated*)
General Admission (picnic mode) Bring a picnic blanket or low lying chair, pick a spot on our concert lawn and enjoy the show. Seating not provided)

*The flat area in front of the stage is allocated to Premium, A and B Reserve tickets which is a seated area.

HAIR pre-sale tickets will be available from 9am Monday 13th May to 5pm Wednesday 15th May. To access presale tickets patrons must subscribe to receive HOTA eNews before 10pm on Sunday 12 May. A pre-sale EDM will then be sent to HOTA eNews subscribers.

• 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.

Yes, a cloakroom will be available near the HOTA Café.

Photography and filming is strictly prohibited at HAIR. Out of respect for the cast please do not record or photograph this performance. Using mobile phones, cameras or other filming and recording devices for this purpose is not allowed and may result in the performance being stopped, and any photos or video footage deleted. You may also be asked to leave the venue.

Professional cameras and video and recording equipment are not allowed.

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

Cameras with powerful zoom lenses or detachable lenses in a carry case are not allowed.

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

Gates open at 5.30pm, the event will begin at 7pm and will be finished by 10pm.

Please note times can be subject to change without notice.

No. The event will be licensed and alcohol to be available for purchase at the venue.

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

No esky’s or cooler bags larger than 26L (cabin sized).

High set Chairs are not allowed at this event, however low set chairs and picnic rugs are fine. We do ask that patrons are considerate with how much space they take up with items such as chairs and rugs and reserve the right to ask patrons to condense their space to help accommodate other patrons.

There will be a limited range of food trucks on site to choose from, we suggest you bring cash.

HAIR is recommended for adults aged 16+. The performance includes coarse and offensive language, sexual themes, full frontal nudity, strong drug references.

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.

Will the cast be nude?

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.

Parking is available onsite and to the west of Bundall Road, however we highly recommend investigating other methods of transport – taxi, Uber, walking, cycling and public transport for getting to the event.

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

Passouts are not available

We have a limited offering of food vendors on site at this event. Every attempt is made to ensure all dietary requirements are catered for by the contracted food vendors however if you have a specific dietary requirement it is advised to bring your own food.

HOTA and Bleach* Festival are committed to providing access to the performing arts for visitors with special needs.

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

Yes, at the GREEN information tent on site. Please ask Security, Event staff or First Aid officers for help. Please consider others as well as your own safety. If someone is in need of medical attention please let Security, Event staff or First Aid know so they can help.

If it does rain the show will go ahead in light showers, however the start time may need to be delayed. The maximum delay would be 30 minutes. If the forecast is for even the possibility of rain bring good quality raincoats and suitable footwear. If the conditions are deemed to be dangerous for either the audience or the performers the show will be cancelled.

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.

Only in the designated Smoking Area.

After the event, any lost property will be kept at HOTA reception for a month.

Occasionally changes occur that are out of our control, however we deem it unlikely. The show does require full darkness to begin and the start time may be delayed slightly due to the sun setting.

There is an ATM in the main HOTA building, please access it before coming into the outdoor venue. However it is still recommended to bring enough cash for the day.

Yes. Accessible toilets and parking are available at the venue. Please Note: the outdoor stage has some sloped and uneven areas.

Instead of driving here we highly recommend investigating other methods of transport – taxi, Uber, walking and cycling. If you are going to drive, please consider carpooling. There will be high demand for every available parking space.

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.

Tickets will not be available at the gate. If tickets are still available on the night of the show you can purchase them from Box Office.

Yes. Accessible toilets and parking are available at the venue. Please Note: the venue has some sloped and uneven areas.

No. Once the ticket sale is processed the purchase is final. While obviously we sympathise with you if you lose your ticket, we are unable to reissue. Even if we have a record of your purchase, we cannot be certain that other less scrupulous members of the public will not use the ticket.

Please contact the HOTA box office (07) 5588 4000.

Please contact the HOTA box office (07) 5588 4000.

HOTA limits the number of tickets individuals can purchase to a concert. On shows that are considered to be particularly popular, numbers may be greatly limited and special measures may be employed such as lining up in person to purchase tickets, ticket suppression and/or photo identification being required to enter a seat/venue on the night.

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.

Ticket scalping and the presence of unauthorised resellers is an issue which continues to frustrate many music fans, artists, venues and promoters, including the team at HOTA.

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.