Happy New Year!

Thank you so for everyone who came out and celebrated NYE with us at the one and only Bonza Bash NYE 2012 Gala Ball – thanks for being part of what was a spectacular event! We’ve put together a quick survey, uploaded the photos and have a bunch of people to thank for their assistance with the event…

Survey

We’ve got some great comments and feedback about the Bash from a ton of people we’ve spoken with, and we’d like to get your opinion too! We’re committed to continually improving the Bonza Bash events, and would love it if you could take our quick (1 page, ~3 min) online survey – let us know what went well and what we can improve for next time!

Take the survey here.

Photos

Here’s what you’ve been waiting for. Check out the photos online.

Our Thanks Go To…

We’d like to thank our amazing sponsors, without whom we never could have pulled off such a grand event:

• Washington Food Coalition – our charity partner for the event and their entourage of volunteers, thank you!
• PJ Hummel & Company
• Stageworks
• BrandBuddee
• Jason Tanaka Photography
• One Night Events
• Hyatt at Olive 8
• Honest Tea
• Jones Soda
• Tropical Tan
• Radiant MedSpa
• Buddy.com, and of course…
• Shindigg.com for providing us with our online presence, ticketing and photos

There were a ton of people that worked tirelessly to make this event possible, so in no particular order we’d like to extend our thanks to:

• Our massage therapists, face painters and psychic/tarot card reader – thanks so much guys!
• Our wonderful event team helping us leading up to the event and on the night, Lauren & Sarah; the amazing crew at the Hyatt including Jennifer, Jeff, Darren and Detlev; plus our security team from Blue Line Protective Services.
• Our rockin’ DJ, KISS 106.1’s DJ Tamm plus our amazing 18-piece big band – the Mach One Jazz Orchestra

… and anyone else who helped us out during the course of the event, you know who you are… THANK YOU!!!

And of course, thanks everyone for coming, we hope you had as much fun as we did!

What’s Next?

Stay tuned for more fun Bonza Bash events in 2012. Rumor has it one might be here sooner than you think…

Cheers,

Brenton & Dave

We’ve got a huge waitlist and it’s growing by the hour. If you’re one of those people, or if you need an extra pair of tickets for a friend, here’s your chance…

Bonza Bash is teaming up with Google Places to give away a pair of tickets to the Sold Out Bonza Bash NYE 2012 party!

Enter the competition here, and start writing your Google Places reviews for more chances to win! The competition ends at midnight on Thursday 29^th and we’ll notify the winner by 9am Friday morning.

Good luck!

A couple of other notes:

• If you need tickets, or have friends who need tickets, here’s a couple of other things we suggest:

1. Get on the Waitlist. Go to purchase tickets and you’ll see a link to get on the waitlist. Follow the  instructions and be sure to add yourself to the Priority waitlist.
2. Hit up Craigslist and Facebook. Make sure you monitor the Bonza Bash wall and the Facebook event wall.

• The $129/night room rate at the Grand Hyatt is still on. It actually sold out yesterday, but the Grand Hyatt has graciously agreed to extend it until Friday 12/30 – go grab your room if you haven’t already!

Cheers,

Brenton & Dave

Thanks everyone for your interest in Bonza Bash NYE 2012! Due to overwhelming demand, we sold out of GA tickets Tuesday night just before 9pm and VIP tickets yesterday.

If you missed out on tickets, we suggest you get yourself on the waitlist ASAP. Just go to the Shindigg event page, click “Purchase Tickets” then you’ll see the “Add to Waitlist” link. We’ll do what we can to accommodate a few extras from the priority waitlist, but can’t make any guarantees at this point.

For those of you lucky enough to have tickets, we’ve got a couple of quick announcements…

Announcing our Emcee: Jacquie Brown, Miss Washington!

We’re thrilled to announce that our Emcee for the evening will be none other than Miss Washington USA 2010, Jacquie Brown!

Hotel Deal Back On!

The Hyatt Olive 8 deal, along with the entire hotel, is completely sold out. However, the gracious folks over at their sister hotel, the Grand Hyatt (literally a block away) have opened up some rooms for Bonza Bash guests at the insanely good $129/night rate. We’re not sure how long that will last, but if you missed out on the Olive 8, the Grand Hyatt is a fantastic option we highly recommend, and at just a block from the party, it’s tough to beat… unless you’ve already got a room at Olive 8 .

Check the Deals page for the details.

Today: Tropical Tan Free Tanning Party!

Remember that Bonza Bash and Tropical Tan are teaming up to offer FREE tans today only. Check the Facebook event page for details!

Cheers,

Brenton & Dave

G’day folks!

Just a real quick update to let you know that Bonza Bash NYE is almost sold out! We only have a handful of tickets remaining – if you need tickets, now is the time to grab them. Prices will increase at 8pm tonight.

Just FYI – if you were looking to get a room at the Hyatt, the killer deal we had for $129/night is now sold out, and the hotel is pretty much sold out as well!

Free Tanning at Tropical Tan This Thursday

Bonza Bash and one of our great sponsors, Tropical Tan, are teaming up and offering all Bonza Bash attendees free tans at Tropical Tan of Queen Anne and Tropical Tan of Wallingford this Thursday 12/22/11 from 4 – 8pm.

Check out the Facebook Event for details!

Cheers,

Brenton & Dave

With just 3 weeks to go until New Year’s, we hope you’re successfully navigating the holiday season! We wanted to take this opportunity to share a couple of announcements with you.

Feature DJ: KISS 106.1′s DJ Tamm

You’ll normally find him spinning at Seattle’s hottest clubs, or on the radio, KISS 106.1 – but on New Year’s Eve, there is just one place you’ll find DJ Tamm – the Bonza Bash. Get ready for some dancin’ as DJ Tamm spins 80s, 90s, dance, hip-hop, electronic, R&B, and all today’s top 40 hits!

Over 70% Sold Out Already!

Last week we crossed the 70% sold out mark – tickets for Seattle’s best NYE event are moving quickly. This event will sell out. For those of you who have tickets already, we look forward to seeing you at the Bash! If you don’t, or if you’re friends are dragging the chain, you might want to sort that out soon to avoid disappointment. Tickets available online.

Tropical Tan Giveaway

We are pleased to announce a collaboration between Tropical Tan and Bonza Bash. We know it’s the winter time and some of you may be thinking about adding a little color this season so we’re giving away a FREE tanning session to everybody that participates in this easy raffle!

The free pass is good for one mystic, super tan, or red light therapy anti-aging session. This pass expires on 7/31/12 and is valid at any Tropical Tan location. Grand prize is one month unlimited ultra higher pressure tanning, red light anti-aging therapy, and/or mystic tanning.

Enter now on Facebook!

$129/night Rate at the Hyatt – Limited Quantities Remain

The Hyatt Olive 8 has a killer deal on hotel rooms at the moment – just $129/night for Bonza Bash guests. However, there are only a handful or rooms left at this price – if you’re interested in grabbing one, we suggest you do so ASAP before the price goes up. Check out the Deals page for more info on this, and other deals for Bonza Bash attendees.

Any questions? Feel free to check out the website for more info, or drop us a line. Hope to see you on the 31st!

Cheers,

Brenton & Dave

I hope everyone survived Thanksgiving Day, visiting family and friends and the stampedes at the shopping centers.

Today we’ve got a few things to announce. Firstly, Bonza Bash NYE is over 40% SOLD OUT already! Following up from our largest Halloween event ever, this is our fastest selling NYE event EVER! We’re gearing up for an amazing New Years event, and we hope you’ll be joining us!

If you haven’t already grabbed tickets for Seattle’s best New Year’s Eve party, then we suggest you buy your tickets sooner rather than later – this event will definitely sell out.

And now, on to a couple of announcements:

Cyber Monday Special – Win a Free Upgrade to VIP

In the spirit of Cyber Monday, we’ve got a little treat for you: purchase your tickets today through midnight Wednesday November 30th and you could have your entire order upgraded to VIP!

We’ll be randomly choosing one lucky winner who purchases their tickets between now and midnight November 30th and upgrading their entire order to VIP for FREE – doesn’t matter if you purchase 1 ticket or 10, all of them will get upgraded!

What’s that you say? You were going to buy VIP tickets anyway? If you buy VIP tickets during this time and you get chosen, we’ll double your order for FREE – ie buy 2 VIP tickets, we’ll give you another 2 for free!

So, either way, one lucky person who purchased tikcets in the next couple of days will be in for a nice surprise. We will announce the winner on Thursday December 1st.

Buy tickets here.

The Mach One Jazz Orchestra

We’re thrilled to welcome back to the Bonza Bash the Mach One Jazz Orchestra! This swingin’, loud, bold and brassy 18 piece big band will be firing up the dance floor with their take on hits from Michael Buble, Smash Mouth, Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, George Michael along with a modern twist on classics by The Beatles, Van Halen, James Brown, Van Morrison and the like. Not a “dancer”? We guarantee you’ll be toe-tappin’ your way around the party, and eventually around the dance floor when this amazing 18 piece big band takes the  stage!

And of course, we’ll be mixing it up with today’s top 40 hits from our line up of Seattle’s top DJs! More information on that to be announced soon

Charity Partner

We’re proud to announce our charity partner for this event – the Washington Food Coalition.

The Washington Food Coalition’s mission  is to end hunger in Washington state. They support the statewide emergency food network, which fed 1.6 million people last year.

Help support their mission by adding a donation at the time of ticket purchase, or participating in our charity raffle on the night. More details will be announced on that soon.

Read more about the Washington Food Coalition.

Welcome to the holiday season, and welcome to our gala New Year’s Eve event! Like last year, we’ve had a huge number of inquiries from regular and visiting Bonza Bashers alike – asking when we would launch our New Year’s event. Well, the wait is over – as today we’ve opened our pre-sales early bird special!

Early Bird Special – One Incredible Deal. One Day Only.

As has become custom for this event, we like to reward our regulars and close friends with discount pricing before making tickets available to the wider public. We have pre-released a limited number of tickets prior to making public announcements about the venue, full entertainment lineup, etc… and those tickets are on sale now.

Today only you can get 50% off GA tickets and over $30 off VIP tickets – this special offer is only for today – it expires at midnight Wednesday November 16th, or when the limited quantity of discount tickets are sold out.

Use the discount code bonza50 for 50% off GA tickets and bonzavip for over $30 off VIP tickets. But hurry – the discount code is only valid for a certain number of tickets. This deal expires when the limited quantity is gone, or when midnight hits, whichever comes first.

Seattle’s Swankiest NYE

Bonza Bash NYE 2012 is a black tie event. This will be an opportunity to dress in your finest – and should you not own black tie clothing, we can help there too! The standard of dress at this event is always exceptional – so get ready to dress to impress!

Hyatt Olive 8 – Stay the Night. Ride the Elevator Home.

Ever been stuck out in the cold trying to find a cab on New Years? Or struggling to assign the designated driver role to one of your friends? We’ve all been there, and it sucks.

Forget about drinking and driving or waiting out in the cold for a cab – ride the elevator home and enjoy your night in one of the luxury rooms in the ultra-modern Hyatt Olive 8!

The Hyatt has a killer deal for Bonza Bash attendees – just $129/night. On NYE!!!! Can you believe it? Check the deals page for more details.

Live Entertainment!

We’re keeping the name under our hats for now, but we can promise you a band that will have the dance floor full and the crowd wanting more! They’ll have a repertoire that will push your musical envelope and energy to keep you moving.

If you’re looking for a more traditional Bonza Bash music scene, fear not – we’ll have that too! Our DJs will be spinning Dance, R&B, House, 80s, 90s and top 40 hits throughout the night, and venue-wide after the midnight countdown!

Bonza Gold VIP

Because some of you demand a little extra privilege, we’re pleased to announce our Bonza Gold VIP Package. No lines, private lounge, cocktail service, delicious hors d’oeuvres and more…

Tickets On Sale NOW!

Last year we sold out and had an extensive wait-list. This year will be no exception, and we will be capacity constrained (comfort of our guests will be our top priority). Don’t miss out – pick up your early bird tickets now as prices will have to rise as we get closer to December 31st!

For more details, check out the Bonza Bash New Year’s Eve 2012 Gala Ball event page.

We’re DELIGHTED to welcome one of Australia’s signature breweries – Coopers – to Bonza Bash. Forget what you see on TV and on Crocodile Dundee – a Coopers Pale Ale or Coopers Sparkling Ale is what real Aussies drink, and we’re delighted to feature these beers at Bonza Bash Halloween! In addition, Coopers is topping up our Costume Contest Grand Prize by throwing in accommodation for two nights in Adelaide (Australia), a tour of the Coopers Brewery and a beer at the end of the tour with either Chairman Glenn Cooper, or Managing Director Dr. Tim Cooper!

If you haven’t tried a Coopers – be sure to do so at the Bash this Saturday. You won’t be disappointed!

Bonza Bash Keeps Growing – 2nd Dance Floor Added

To keep pace with the overwhelming demand for Bonza Bash tickets, we’ve added a second dance floor, and are thrilled to announce C89.5′s DJ Lifeguard will be joining us. He’ll be spinning the best of today’s house, electro and Top 40. DJ Lifeguard is a regular fixture on C89.5 and when he’s not on air, you’ll find him at the hottest clubs in Seattle.

With DJ Lifeguard, we have two amazing rooms stacked with the hottest DJs in the Pacific Northwest!

Welcome Back KIRO7′s Jenni Hogan!

If you’ve been to a Bonza Bash in recent years, then you’ll know Jenni pretty well. If you’ve watched TV in the last few days, odds are you’ll know her VERY well! As KIRO TV’s resident traffic anchor, she’s currently pulling double-duty doing morning and evening traffic to help commuters with the Alaska Way Viaduct closure. Now she’s pulling TRIPLE duty by emcee’ing the Bash this weekend, and we couldn’t be more pleased – welcome back Jenni!

Looking for a Pre-Party? Check Out Halloween Bloody Brunch…

Some friends of ours over at the fabulous Urban Enoteca are throwing a Halloween Brunch – since you’ve already got the costume, why not get one more wear out of it?

The Bloody Brunch has three seatings on both Saturday and Sunday – so it’s perfect for some pre-game festivities, or perhaps a recovery session! Check out the details:

VIP Almost Sold Out, Ultra-VIP Upgrades Still Available

You know, it always happens this way – people leave their VIP purchases until the last minute, and some folks always miss out. While we have been able to add more GA space for the event, our VIP Lounge availability is fixed and nearly sold out. Our Ultra-VIP (Founders Lounge) was limited to begin with, and now we’re down to just a handful of tickets. Looking at splurging on VIP or Ultra-VIP tickets? Don’t delay – or you might be disappointed!

That’s it for today – see you on Saturday!

If you haven’t got your tickets yet, then get ‘em today because prices will be increasing at 5pm today (Monday 10/24). We’ve already sold more tickets than were sold last year, and these final few days are ALWAYS our busiest. Don’t delay, don’t miss out – get your tickets right now!

Win A Trip for Two to Australia!

Don’t forget that our grand prize for the Costume Competition will be a trip for two to Australia, flying V Australia courtesy of Down Under Answers. Full details are available on our website, and the trip heads a very impressive prize pool that will be shared across five costume categories. We can’t wait to see who wins “Best Costume”, “Best Masquerade”, “Best Group”, “Sexiest Male” and “Sexiest Female” – with the grand prize winner being the best of those winners.

Our costume contest is being judged by the fine team at Metropolitan Fashion Week, so be prepared for a discerning eye to be cast over your creations!

We have some phenomenal prizes for the Costume Competition – and the generosity of fantastic local businesses such as those below has been extraordinary. We encourage you to check them out, and applaud their contributions both to Bonza Bash, and to our efforts to raise money for The Moyer Foundation.

Limited VIP and Ultra-VIP Tickets Remain!

It’s true that in the final days, particularly as tickets become scarce that demand for VIP and Ultra-VIP tickets becomes particularly strong. Bonza Gold VIP ticket holders will benefit from early access, no lines, VIP lounge access, private bar, delicious hors d’oeuvres catered by Wolfgang Puck, and a VIP gift bag courtesy of Bonza Bash and our partners.

Ultra-VIP tickets will grant all Gold VIP privileges in addition to access to a private, secure VIP “Founders Lounge” located three stories above the dance floor in Sky Church, private fully hosted bar, private waitstaff, generous buffet spread of heavy hors d’oeuvres, champagne on arrival, private restrooms and plush lounge seating.

With only 6 days to go – get your tickets, while there are still tickets to be had!