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General admission Hyde Street tickets sold out in record time last week, with the 1118 tickets available gone within two minutes of release. 3500 tickets were available with priority going to Hyde Street residents, their friends and residents on surrounding streets, and the remaining 1118 being sold as general admission. An online registration system was this year put in place, where all attendees registered their details and an emergency contact online, with wristbands pickup and payment available from the OUSA main office this week.

Senior Events Coordinator, Rachel Enright, said there is “no chance” of additional ticket sales as the current numbers were agreed upon by the tenants, OUSA and safety stakeholders. She says the current allocation is the “fairest balance” and “safest number we can push [the allocation] out to while still keeping it an epic party.”

OUSA want to make the event “sustainable so that it can continue for future Otago students,” but have increased the price of tickets to $5 for guests of residents or $10 for general admission. In 2013, OUSA covered a large proportion of the expenses. However, the change will see attendees cover a greater proportion of the services available.

Enright says, “The end goal is that the party will keep on cranking for years to come without causing trouble for anyone involved.”

For those who missed out on tickets to the event, making the most of a dress up opportunity is still possible with the Warehouse’s attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most onesies worn in one place, taking place at 12.30pm on the Saturday of Hyde St.