9 May 2018
Fraser Thompson
E:mail:
[FYI request #7560 email]
Dear Mr Thompson
Local Government Official Information and Meeting Act (LGOIMA) request for
information about the cost of the Ed Sheeran visit
I refer to your e-mail of 9 April 2018 requesting the total cost to the DCC of al activities,
labour, and preparations relating to Ed Sheeran's visit to the city.
Please note that the majority of street furnishings and materials sourced for
The Octagon
Experience have been retained as DCC assets and can be re-used in future projects. As such,
roughly half of the total costs can be considered a longer-term investment rather than a one-
off expenditure.
Please find below a table providing the costs of the Ed Sheeran concert.
Activity
Activity Costs
Labour
Octagon
$60,700 – includes traffic management, DCC staff labour costs were
Pedestrianisation
furniture, contractors, and lighting.
met through existing budgets.
City Marketing and $18,000 – includes media, social media DCC staff labour costs were
Promotion
and the Ed Sheeran mural cost.
met through existing budgets.
City Activation
$142,300– includes costs for
DCC staff labour costs were
entertainment along the walking route,
primarily met through
funding of events such as Autumn
existing budgets. Additional
Lights, Octagon entertainment and
event, transport and
Otago Sounds Amazing Museum event. volunteer coordination
Costs also covered traffic management, assistance was contracted at
additional public toilets, transport,
a total cost of $16,000. The
waste management and volunteer and
contracted figure is included
technical support for city activity.
in the $142,325.14 City
Activation activity cost.
Total Costs
$221,000
Yours faithfully
Jennifer Lapham
Governance Support Officer