Sold-out Electric Avenue to release more tickets - but there's a catch

Electric Avenue is to release an additional 4000 tickets for its sold-out two-day festival in Christchurch - but there is a catch. A <a href="https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/09/17/calvin-harris-and-kings-of-leon-headline-christchurchs-electric-avenue/">stacked lineup</a> was announced for the event at Hagley Park on February 26 and 27, 2027 headlined by internationally acclaimed DJ Calvin Harris and rockers Kings of Leon. Tickets were <a href="https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/09/24/scalpers-ask-quadruple-face-value-for-sold-out-electric-avenue-passes/">snapped up almost immediately,</a> and 58,674 individual fans logged in to compete for just 15,000 final-release tickets on September 24. In a post online today, festival organisers said an additional 4000 tickets would be made available for the festival - but only for greater Christchurch residents. "Thanks to Christchurch City Council and Hagley Golf Club, our site will be bigger than ever, with 50,000 people each day and 100,000 across the weekend," it said on social media. Full details on when and how to secure tickets, including eligibility requirements, would be announced soon.