Youth Policy

• If you’re under 18, you’ll need to attend with a responsible adult.
• You and your responsible adult need to arrive and enter the event together.
• One responsible adult can accompany up to two people under 18.
• If you’re aged 13 to 17, please bring suitable photo ID showing your date of birth where available.
• All under-18 patrons will receive an Under 18 wristband when they enter.
• You’ll need to stay with your responsible adult while you’re at Sydney Summertime.
• Children aged 12 and under can attend free. Young people aged 13 to 17 must hold a Youth Ticket.

Your responsible adult needs to be someone who is genuinely responsible for you while you’re at the event.

Under NSW liquor licensing law, a responsible adult is:

• a parent, step-parent or guardian;
• the minor’s spouse or de facto partner; or
• another adult who is genuinely standing in as the minor’s parent or guardian at the relevant time (not merely accompanying them).

Simply being 18 or over doesn’t automatically make someone a responsible adult. An older sibling or friend may be able to accompany you if they are genuinely taking responsibility for your care and supervision while you’re at the event.

Children aged 12 and under can attend free. Anyone aged 13 to 17 will need to purchase a Youth Ticket. Adult tickets apply to patrons aged 18 and over.

When you arrive, all under-18 patrons and their responsible adult should head to the designated Youth / Under 18 entry point together.

Our team will check tickets as applicable and may check ID or ask your responsible adult to confirm that they are accompanying you and taking responsibility for you during the event.

Once checked in, all under-18 patrons will receive an Under 18 wristband so our event team can easily identify them.

If you’re aged 13 to 17, please bring current photo ID showing your date of birth where available.

Suitable ID may include a current:

• learner or driver licence;
• passport;
• NSW Photo Card; or
• other government-issued photo ID showing your date of birth.

We’ll confirm the accepted forms of ID and any age-verification requirements in the event FAQs before the show.

Where photo ID is required, please bring your original ID rather than a photo or screenshot on your phone.

Your responsible adult should bring current photo ID.

We may ask for proof of age to confirm the correct ticket type or age-related conditions. A ticket on its own may not be accepted as proof of age.

We want you to enjoy the concert together.

If you’re under 18, your responsible adult needs to remain with you and be available and contactable throughout the event.

We understand there may be short periods where you’re briefly apart - heading to nearby toilets, for example - but you should remain in contact and meet back up promptly.

It’s a good idea to have each other’s mobile numbers saved before you arrive and agree on a meeting point just in case you become separated.

If you’re under 18, you cannot purchase, be supplied with, possess, or drink alcohol at the event.

This also means your responsible adult cannot purchase or supply alcohol for you.

Some areas within Sydney Summertime may also be designated 18+ only. Your Under 18 wristband won’t provide access to these areas.

Our bar teams may ask anyone for photo ID when purchasing alcohol, regardless of the wristband they are wearing.

Don’t worry - just speak to any member of our event, security or welfare team and they’ll help you.

You can also head to the Welfare Point if you become separated from your responsible adult or need assistance.

If you need medical help, visit First Aid or ask any member of our team to contact the medical team for you.

If we find an under-18 patron without their responsible adult, we’ll help them reconnect. If the responsible adult can’t be located or is no longer able to supervise them, we’ll make sure arrangements are made for the young person to leave the event safely.

Before leaving home, make sure:

• all under-18 patrons are attending with a responsible adult;
• your accompanying adult meets the responsible adult requirements;
• there are no more than two under-18 patrons with each responsible adult;
• everyone aged 13 to 17 has a Youth Ticket, and children aged 12 and under meet the free-entry requirements;
• you have any required ID and each other’s mobile numbers saved; and
• you’ve organised your transport, meeting point and a safe way home.

Check The Strokes event FAQs and your pre-event information before the show. We’ll include everything you need to know about entry, accepted ID, getting to the event, welfare facilities and any 18+ areas.

If you’re unsure whether the person accompanying you meets the responsible adult requirements, please get in touch with the Sydney Summertime team before the event.

We want everyone to have a brilliant day at Sydney Summertime, so please plan ahead, look after each other and enjoy the show.