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Hayward said he had asked Endeavour Live, which runs Golden Sounds, to consider an alternative date. ”The organisers are aware it is not possible for Fire and Emergency to provide the necessary level of support for two large events in our area on the same day.” A sold out Bay Dreams would see 25,000 people descend on Nelson, while 10,000 tickets were made available for Golden Sounds in Blenheim. Endeavour head Hamish Pinkham said there was “an element of being blindsided” by the suggestion that two neighbouring regions could not hold events on the same day.
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Golden Sounds promoter Hamish Pinkham is in discussions with the local council and emergency services.
Joanna Davis and Emily Brookes16:13, Jul 03 2021
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Summer festival-goers will have to choose between Bay Dreams and the Golden Run events in 2022.
The organiser of Bay Dreams is upset that the team behind Rhythm & Vines has scheduled competing events for the summer festival season, calling it “desperate play”. New electronic extravaganza Gold Rush will be held in Waihi on January 3, the same day as the first Bay Dreams at Mount Maunganui, while Golden Sounds will take place in Blenheim on January 5, clashing with Bay Dreams in nearby Nelson. Bay Dreams promoter Mitch Lowe, from Audiology Touring, said it was a “disheartening reality they felt the need to put their festivals on the same day and neighbouring regions as ours”.