
Coldplay are heading to Perth to play a two-night-only, incredible show at Optus Stadium, and Christian wants you to be there!
Win a once in a lifetime trip for you and three friends to head to W.A and enjoy some of the best seats in the house for one of Coldplay’s only Australian shows.
That includes flights from anywhere in Australia, all your accommodation and transfers, and a VIP experience to the show which features free drinks, food, and an exclusive gift from the band!
See Coldplay live thanks to The Christian O’Connell Show, so enter now and keep an eye out for the winning call from Christian!
https://www.973fm.com.au/competition/the-christian-oconnell-show-win-tickets-to-see-coldplay-in-perth/ Competition commences Wednesday 17th May 2023 at 6.00AM (AEST)
The Promoter reserves the right to tease the promotion prior to the competition start date.
Competition Period Close Date & Time
Competition concludes Tuesday 30th May 2023 at 9:00AM (AEST) or whenever the prize has been awarded.
The Promoter reserves the right to:
(i) amend the contesting period at its absolute discretion
including to close the competition within the Competition
Period;
(ii) terminate the competition subject to any direction from a
regulatory authority.
8. Entry Restrictions
a) Entrants must be 18 years of age or over at the time of entry.
b) Entrants may enter more than once, however only one prize can be won per person per competition.
c) Promotions are not open to any person, including Australian residents, entering the competition from outside of Australia.
d) Entrants acknowledge that they must be contactable by the Promoter in order to be successful. Entrants unable to be contacted in accordance with these terms for any reason will forfeit their prize / opportunity.
e) Entrants who provide incorrect, misleading or fraudulent information are ineligible in the promotion and all entries of an entrant who is deemed by the Promoter to have provided incorrect or misleading information may, at the discretion of the Promoter be deemed invalid.
f) Entrants may be required to sign a legal indemnity form prior to accepting any prizes.
Entrants must be a resident in VIC, NSW, SA, QLD, NT or TAS
h) Entrants must be able to travel at dates and times determined by the Promoter and subject to airline availabilities, to the Prize destination and attend the Coldplay Concert on Saturday, 18th November 2023 at Optus Stadium, Perth, Western Australia. Entrants unavailable to travel and attend will forfeit their Entry.
i) The Promoter reserves the right to give away clues or bonus entries to registered iHeartRadio users via the iHeartRadio app.
9. How to enter
During the Competition Period:
(a) Listeners will be invited via Station on-air commercials, announcer solicits, promotional trailers, iHeartRadio in-app notifications and / or via social media to visit the Station Website and complete the online Entry Form by providing their contact details – full name, phone number, email address, postcode and year of birth and by stating in twenty-five (25) words or less why they want to see Coldplay in Perth.
(b) Each entry submitted in the above specified competition period will be individually reviewed by representatives of the Promoter.
(c) The Promoter will select up to one [1] winner across all markets that it believes, based on valid registrations received:
a. meet the entry restrictions
b. are consistent with the Station’s style of irreverence and humour;
c. personality, authenticity, uniqueness, heartwarming etc; and
d. suitability for the promotion, including for example competitiveness.
(d) The Station may use the entrants and their stories live on air in connection with the Promotion over the specified Competition Period. For example, the Promoter in its absolute discretion may invite entrants to air to talk about their entry. If an entrant is invited to speak on air this does not deem him/her as a winner. The Promoter in its absolute discretion has the right to share entrants’ stories online and via its social media platforms.
(e) The Station may contact entrants to ask further questions about their entry. If entrants receive a call or are put to air this does not mean that they are the deemed winner.
(f) The Promoter reserves the right in its absolute discretion to refrain from broadcasting any call.
(g) The Promoter reserves the right to call the Major Prize winner and take them to air, selected as per the Judging Criteria as outlined under section 12. This is at the absolute discretion of the Promoter.
(h) The Promoters decision is final.
At various times across the Competition Period the Promoter at its absolute discretion may open alternative forms of entry.
This may include but is not limited to entries via the [Station website, at live events, via the Promoter’s representatives and street team, via station SMS text]. The Promoter will specify the specific mechanic and rules for entry and selection either online, on air, in person (for street team activities), or via social media (as applicable).
10. Limitation on entries
Entrants may enter the competition as many times as they wish, however Entrants may only win one (1) prize each.
11. Challenge Details N/A
13. Draw Details
N/A
12. Judging Criteria
After entries are closed, each valid entry will be individually judged (by representatives of the Promoter) based on, among other things, appeal for radio; personality, authenticity, uniqueness, heartwarming; and are consistent with the Station’s style of irreverence and humour.
14: Prize Details
There is up to one [1] major prize to be won for up to one [1] winner, Major prize winner will receive:
• Four (4) x Seats on a Virgin Airlines return economy flight to Perth departing from the Winner’s nearest capital city. Valued up to $4,000AUD (incl GST). Time and dates of flights are at the absolute discretion of the prizing partner.
• Accommodation for four (4) guests to stay three (3) nights in the Doubletree at Hilton Northbridge, Perth in two (2) twin share rooms, valued up to $2,400AUD (incl GST)
• Private transfers on arrival and departure from Perth, valued up to $400 (Incl GST)
• $250 AUD cash for spending money (incl GST)
• Four (4) x concert ticket packages to Coldplay at Optus Stadium
on Saturday November 18th 2023, valued up to $2,800. Each concert ticket package includes the following:
o One (1) top priced reserved Seat in a prime location o Access to the official pre-show Kaotica Lounge
including, drinks, canapes and a Coldplay gift
The Promoter reserves the right to award consolation or random prizes to entrants at any point throughout the promotion, in its absolute discretion.
Once a winner has been allocated tickets to an event, they are ineligible to win any additional tickets to the same event.
15: Total Prize Value Up to $9,850 AUD (inc GST)
Additional spending money, meals (other than outlined above), taxes, luggage costs, insurance and all other ancillary costs are not included, and are at the winner’s expense.
Travel dates are locked in to depart Thursday, 16 November, return Sunday, 19 November 2023. Departure times are not flexible and are set by the prizing partner. Flights may need to route through Melbourne or Sydney, this is at the discretion of the prizing partner. Should the winner want to change the date or times, this will be at their expense.
If an Entrant is deemed a winner, they will receive one (1) prize only.
Prizes awarded are subject to availability and are at the complete discretion of the Promoter.
All prizes are non-transferable. Any prize that is found to be for sale or on-sold will be cancelled and will not be reissued.
No refund or exchange will be given for any prize.
16: Winner Notification
Winners will be notified by one of the following:
- via SMS;
- via telephone;
- on air at the time of winning;
17. Publication Details
Winners of prizes valued at over $500 (inc GST) will be published on the Station Website ‘WIN’ Page.
18: Prize Claim and Delivery
Prize must be claimed by 5.00pm AEST on Friday, 2nd June 2023 in order for the Winner to travel and attend the Coldplay concert.
Winners may be required to prove their identity and show evidence as documented on their birth certificate, driver’s licence or passport before any Prize is rewarded.
Winners may also be required to provide any documentation which the Promoter and / or the Promoter’s insurer reasonably requests for the purposes of Prize redemption.
If the Prize has been arranged for a certain time / date, then the Winner must be available to take this as specified by the Promoter. If the Winner is unable to facilitate this, then they may be required to forfeit the Prize.
The Promoter will not be liable for Prizes that are damaged or lost in the mail or not delivered to the Winner due to external circumstances outside of the Promoter’s control. No compensation or replacement Prizes will be offered.
Prizes may be provided to the Prize Winners by the Promoter or the Prize Provider and can be delivered to the Winner’s residential address via mail or delivered via email.
Verification requirement – The Prize must be claimed by the Winner providing the Promoter or Promoter’s nominated travel agent, the full names of the travellers as per their photo identification and their dates of birth.
19. Prize Claim Date and Time & Unclaimed Prize Draw
Prize Claim
Prize must be claimed by 5.00pm AEST on Friday, 2nd June 2023 in order for the Winner to travel and attend the Coldplay concert
If the winner does not claim their prize(s) before the specified date and time they will forfeit their prize.
The Promoter will not be liable for prizes that are damaged or lost in the mail or not delivered to the winner due to external circumstances outside of the Promoter’s control. No compensation or replacement prizes will be offered.
Unclaimed prize draw
There will be no unclaimed prize draw.
20. Special conditions
General
The Promoter’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the award of any prize or the pronouncement of a winner or winners (as applicable).
Prizes awarded are subject to availability and are at the complete discretion of the Promoter.
Should any elements of the prize be changed, moved, cancelled or not available for any unforeseen reason or for reasons outside of the Promoter’s control (including for example COVID-19), the Promoter takes no responsibility and the Prize Winners will not be compensated.
Prior to acceptance of any prize, the Promoter may require the winner to sign documents including a prize acceptance form, consent to broadcast (such as an image or footage release), liability or publicity waiver or indemnity form. Any winner that fails to sign any required documentation as requested by the Promoter may be disqualified from the promotion.
It may also be a condition of being a prize winner that winners be available for on-air interviews and/or in-studio and/or on location interviews, photos or videos as part of redeeming a prize.
Should there be any technical malfunctions for any reason, the Promoter has the option to extend the time period for giveaways and/or change the specified day. The Promoter will then stipulate on air the new end time of the competition. Where applicable, contestants may at the absolute discretion of the Promoter be awarded the prize off air.
Information collected. The Entrant acknowledges and agrees that their personal information will be collected for the purpose of administering the competition and arranging for the prize to be provided to the winning Entrants, and otherwise in accordance with the Promoter’s privacy statement at
http://www.arn.com.au/about-us/privacy-policy/.
Contesting dates
Contesting dates for prize giveaways is at the absolute discretion of the Promoter. Should for any reason the contesting dates need to change (for example, due to talent being unavailable, technical difficulties with the phones or other equipment, and/or any changes to prize availability) the Promoter will communicate the date change on air, online and/or on social. The Promoter also has the option to extend the existing contesting day should it be required for any reason.
Promoter’s right to request further information
The Promoter, in its sole and absolute discretion, may request for more information with respect to an entry. Contact by the Promoter or the Station does not mean that the entry is deemed the winner.
Promoter’s right to exclude any entrant
The Promoter reserves the right to exclude any entrant in its absolute discretion, including should it deem an entrant to be unsuitable for participation in the promotion.
Photos/Videos/25 word answers and other material submitted as part of Entry
By entering this competition, Entrants agree that:
• All photos, videos or other material submitted as part of their entry are owned by them;
• Materials do not contain images or copyright materials of anyone else unless they have the express consent of that person(s);
• Materials do not contain anything which is (as determined by the Promoter in its discretion) obscene, defamatory, discriminatory or otherwise inappropriate.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Promoter reserves the right to invalidate any entry which does not meet the criteria above.
Phone calls
If an entrant’s phone line drops out, or for any reason the entrant’s answer is inaudible, or the announcers are unable to hear the entrant on the phone line, the Promoter (in its sole and absolute discretion) may decide to replace the selected entrant by randomly selecting another entrant who has called through to the Station.
Pre-record where the contesting segment cannot run live
Should the contesting segment not be able to run live, the Promoter will pre-record a segment with entrants from the list which will run on the pre-recorded show day. Any listener who is chosen to participate in a pre-recorded segment will be made aware at the time of participating. Anyone who takes part in a pre-recorded segment will have their minor or major prizes awarded in accordance with a ‘live’ segment win.
Any listener who is chosen to participate in a pre-recorded segment must not make any statement, announcement or comment to the public or any media regarding their participation, without the express prior approval of the Promoter.
Consent to further contact by the Station
By entering this Promotion you agree that the Promoter or its related entities can contact you for future promotions, including but not limited to, using your details and broadcasting them on air and/or online.
The Promoter will only collect and use your details in accordance with its Privacy Policy at
http://www.arn.com.au/about-us/privacy-policy/Consent to broadcast participation in contest
By entering this competition, Entrants grant to the Promoter a perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty free licence to use their name, image, voice, likeness, biographic information or any other material that identifies them, including any photographic, visual or sound recordings of the same (collectively, Recordings), for the purposes of conducting the competition and for marketing and promotional purposes. This licence includes any social media material published in accordance with the Competition.
Indemnity
Contestants indemnify the Promoter and its related entities against any claim, action, proceeding, loss or expense arising out of any liability for claims by a third party, or any claims they may have, caused by or in connection with their participation in the Competition or the acceptance of any prize. The Promoter has no ongoing liability to the entrant or their nominated person, for any reason whatsoever.
Clues and Hints
The Promoter reserves the right to provide hints and clues prior to the contesting segment. Clues may be given away, without limitation, via television, websites, social networking sites and/or on the radio, at the absolute discretion of the Promoter. Clues and hints may be also provided to the contestant during the quiz. Clues and hints will be given at the complete discretion of the Promoter who reserves the right to award additional clues or hints but is under no obligation or expectation to do so.
Facebook/Instagram/Twitter
The Promoter reserves the right to solicit for entrants on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and invite them to register for the Promotion.
When entering this Promotion, you agree to release Facebook, Instagram and Twitter from all liability and claims arising out of or in connection with the Promotion or these terms and conditions.
You acknowledge and agree that your entry must be in accordance with Twitter, Instagram and Facebook's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities and can be removed at any time by the Promoter or otherwise in accordance with Twitter, Instagram and Facebook's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities.
The Competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook and Twitter. Any questions, comments, or complaints regarding the Promotion should be directed to the Promoter.
When entering the Promotion, you are providing your information to the Promoter and not to Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.
Costs associated with accessing the Facebook, Instagram or Twitter pages or accounts remain an Entrant’s responsibility and may vary depending on the internet service or telecommunications provider used.
Special conditions for travel
If a winner and travelling companions are, for whatever reason, unable to travel during the dates specified or do not take an element of the prize within the time stipulated, then that element of the prize will be forfeited by the winner.
The winner (and their travelling companions) are responsible for all other expenses not listed above including but not limited to meals (other than those specified), incidentals, mini-bar, laundry, room service, phone calls, gratuities, optional activities and excursions, freight, excess baggage, ground transport, visas, spending money, travel insurance and all transfers.
A credit card imprint may be required at check-in to the hotel, for all incidental charges.
The Promoter makes no representations as to the safety, conditions or other issues that may exist at any destination. By entering this Competition, and by collecting the prize, the winner acknowledges and accepts that driving, travel and any other activities comprising the prize, are inherently dangerous and may result in death, injury, incapacity, damage to property or other losses.
The Promoter strongly recommends that all winners take out travel insurance and consult the
www.smartraveller.gov.au website prior to travelling.
Entrants may need to sign a waiver before their participation in the Promotion and/or claiming their prize.
If a finalist is deemed a winner they will receive one (1) prize only.
All prize travel will be subject to the carrier’s General Conditions of Carriage. The Promoter and carrier make no representations as to the safety, conditions or other issues that may exist at any destination.
The winner must confirm that themselves and their travelling companion have a reasonable level of health, fitness and physical and mental ability to safely participate in the prize.
By entering this Competition, and by collecting the prize, the winner acknowledges and accepts that driving, travel and any other activities comprising the prize, are inherently dangerous and may result in death, injury, incapacity, damage to property or other losses.
No compensation or alternative travel plans will be arranged should the Prize winner and/ or their guest miss their outbound or return flights or fail to meet any check in requirements for any reason. These costs will be the responsibility and expense of the winner.