Kiama's Red Hot Summer Tour postponed again until spring

Organisers, representatives of the Kiama Council, and venue management conducted a site inspection at the showgrounds on Wednesday morning and deemed the site "unsafe to proceed" for this Sunday April 3.

With more heavy rain and high winds predicted over the coming days, promoters have made the decision to reschedule the event until spring.

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The show will now be held on Sunday October 16 with the same line-up - Hunters & Collectors, James Reyne, The Living End, The Angels, Baby Animals, Killing Heidi and Boom Crash Opera.

Promoter Duane McDonald says the safety of audiences, performers and all involved was always the first priority.

"We thank everyone involved for being so flexible to reschedule their calendars to be part of the Kiama show," he says. "Everyone's safety is paramount."

This particular lineup has already been rescheduled multiple times with around 5000-concert goes expected at the showgrounds in March 2020 but strong winds made the event unsafe.

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It was then moved to October that year, but organisers pushed it back again due to mounting uncertainty around COVID-19, this time to March 2022 where bad weather plagued the event again where it moved to April 3.

Ticket holders for the Kiama show will be contacted by Ticketmaster in the coming hours.

For more information, please visit www.redhotsummertour.com.au

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