Summadayze

{{Short description|Australian annual music festival (1999–2013)}}

{{Infobox music festival

| name = Summadayze

| image = File:Seth Troxler.jpg

| caption = Seth Troxler at SummaDayze 2012 in Melbourne

| location = Australia, New Zealand

| years_active = 1998–2013

| founders = Future Entertainment

| dates =

| genre = Electronic music,

| attendance =

| capacity =

| website =[http://www.futureentertainment.com.au/summadayze/ Summadayze]

}}

Summadayze was an annual Australian music festival held in the month of January. The first event occurred on 1 January 1999 at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne. It subsequently expanded into a four city festival including one in New Zealand. Summadayze was organised by Future Entertainment before it was liquidated in 2013.{{Cite news |url=https://tonedeaf.com.au/future-entertainment-liquidation-begins-as-summadayze-cancelled/ |title=Future Entertainment Liquidation Begins, As Summadayze Cancelled |author=Al Newstead |accessdate=4 June 2018 |date=9 September 2013 |website=Tonedeaf.com.au |publisher= Seventh Street Media}}

Summadayze was held at Doug Jennings Park on the Gold Coast in 2003. In 2004, the Summadayze festival was held in Melbourne, Gold Coast, Auckland and Perth. The 2006 event in Melbourne saw 23,000 tickets sellout for a 15-hour event.{{Cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/01/01/1136050346195.html |title=Happy dayze with a bubble feature at the bowl |author=Carolyn Webb |accessdate=16 September 2013 |date=3 January 2006 |newspaper=The Age |publisher=Fairfax Media }} 35 drug-related arrests were made.{{Cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/police-dog-units-to-target-rave-parties/2006/01/02/1136050393318.html |title=Police dog units to target rave parties |author=Jesse Hogan |accessdate=16 September 2013 |date=3 January 2006 |newspaper=The Age |publisher=Fairfax Media}} In 2011, events were again held in Melbourne, Adelaide, Gold Coast and Perth.{{Cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/musicnews/s2980755.htm |title=Summadayze line-ups for Melbourne, Adelaide, Gold Coast and Perth |accessdate=16 September 2013 |date=12 August 2010 |work=Triple J |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation }} The Melbourne event saw 59 people arrested on drugs charges.{{Cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-01-02/scores-arrested-at-melbourne-music-festival/1891590 |title=Scores arrested at Melbourne music festival |author=Jack Kerr |accessdate=16 September 2013 |date=2 January 2011 |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation }}