Bay Dreams
Carry your NYE shenanigans into 2018 with French electro, psych-reggae and indie-pop.
Overview
Bay Dreams has upped the ante yet again as it heads into its third year, and as usual the festival will host some of the hottest acts in music right now at Mount Maunganui's Baypark. In brief: DJ Snake, Machine Gun Kelly, Pendulum, Foster The People, Flatbush Zombies, Ocean Alley, The Upbeats, Sachi and more.
The music extravaganza, which kicks off with a warm-up party on January 1, has grown in size and popularity since it arose in 2016. This year it will be bigger and better than before as it will feature four stages, state-of-the-art visuals, pyrotechnics, lighting and sound. Organiser have even created a new camping experience called Dream City, which hosts a massive non-stop entertainment area, a bar, a diverse range of food and drinks and late-night entertainment, as well as games and activities.
Even though the festival has sold out, 2000 more tickets are set to be released. So, if you're wanting to start your new year the right way, make sure you get your tickets fast.
BAY DREAMS 2018 FIRST LINEUP
DJ Snake
Pendulum (DJ set)
Foster The People
$uicideBoy$
Flatbush Zombies
Ocean Alley
Homebrew
Classixx
Krafty Kuts + Chali 2na
Opiuo
FKJ
Sons of Zion
Hybrid Minds
Swindail
Theia
Sachi
Concord Dawn
Eptic
Skism
A.Skillz
P-Money
Cynatific
Koven
Truth
Willaris.K
Nyxen
Bailey Wiley
T1R
TwentyTwo
Matrix & Futurebound
Image: James Sales, Bay Dreams