Bondi Beach fest cancelled following mass shooting
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News By Hanna Ellington | 18 December 2025
A New Year’s Eve festival on Australia’s Bondi Beach has been cancelled in the wake of Australia’s worst mass shooting since the 1990s. Elrow XXL Bondi Beach was set to feature performances from HoneyLuv, Kölsch, TSHA, and William Kiss with an expected 15,000 people ringing in the new year.
Accompanying family-friendly gathering, the Locals Lawn Family Zone, will also not go ahead.
The cancellation, which was confirmed by organiser Fuzzy Events, came after two gunmen opened fire…
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