Concrete Beach Festival
Expect flips, tricks and a whole lot of headbanging as this annual skate and music fest brings together some of the nation's top skating talent.
Overview
The Beach Road Hotel's annual celebration of guitar licks and skateboard tricks is back in Bondi for a third year. Punters will let loose over the king's birthday long weekend as The Beachy plays host to a stacked lineup of free live music performances, street-style skating comps and punk-powered parties.
A mix of top breakout acts and emerging talent will be revving up the crowd over the fest, including indie five-piece The Terrys, on Thursday, June 6, and triple j Unearthed artists Crocodylus alongside punk-rock outfit Total Tommy on Friday, June 7. There will also be sets by local artists including psych-rockers Lahgo, Dead Routes, Tallulah and Chambers.
Throughout the weekend, skaters will be showing off their skills on The Beachy's custom-built skate ramp. Bondi's own Concrete Skate Supply will helm the activities on Saturday, June 8, hosting board-decorating and learn-to-skate sessions for curious newcomers in the morning. Later in the day, seasoned skaters will test their mettle on the halfpipe during the over-18s street skate trick comp and ramp jam. With $2500 worth of prize money up for grabs, as well as a heap of giveaways, the competition will rage into the evening as skate talent from across the country battle it out to be crowned the Concrete Beach Champion for 2024.
On Sunday, June 9, the festival closes out with an homage to two of the OGs of the skate-punk genre: Green Day and blink-182. Expect local tribute bands performing covers of the 90s anthems that inspired a generation of skaters — and some seriously gnarly mosh pits.
