Sydney Set for its Most Shining Time of the Year
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Sydney Set For Its Most Shining Time of the Year
Vivid Sydney, the world’s largest festival of lights, music and ideas returns on May 26 with a mammoth- sized list of events offering fun for everyone.
The usually imposing sight of Sydney’s Opera House is about to shine in its brightest colours once again as Vivid Sydney, the renowned festival of lights returns to New South Wales’ biggest city. Organizers of the event have braced themselves as they try to surpass the shattering figure of 2.3 million visitors that the festival attracted last year (Destination NSW, 2016). In order to do just that, Vivid Sydney 2017 will feature 65 light installations spread all across the city, 250 music events at 30 venues all over Sydney combined with hundreds of forums, conferences and lectures that make up the ‘Ideas’ component of the show. (The Sun Daily, 2017)
What to do?
Contemplate the stunning view of the two most famous Sydney Bay landmarks: the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge both specially lit for the occasion while enjoying the perks and comforts of the evening cruise, take the kids to see pink elephants and yellow penguins thanks to the lanterns and light sculptures exhibition at Taronga Zoo or just go sightseeing following the trail of lights at the streets of Barangaroo, which will be full of surprises.
But what’s a festival without music? Goldfrapp, Fleet Foxes, Richie Hawtin and plenty of others will be at Vivid Sydney so that question will not require an answer. British electropop duo Goldfrapp wil be have an exclusive performance on June 2nd at Carriageworks with tickets starting at $100. The band is made up by singer Alison Goldfrapp and keyboarder Will Gregory and their performances are full of dramatism, glamour and sensuality. They have achieved wide success since they started in London in 1999, with the Rolling Stone magazine at one point calling one of their albums “impressive”. They were also recently nominated to the MTV European Video Music Awards.
But for those who prefer something mellower, American indie folk outfit Fleet Foxes, which will return to stage in Australia after a 5-year absence, will be the main choice. This band started getting clinical acclaim in 2008 because of their use of complex lyrics and curious vocal harmonies. They are influenced heavily by Bob Dylan and Neil Young. Fleet Foxes will be kicking off the Festival in force by performing for four nights in a row at the Sydney Opera House from May 26 to the 29th. Ticket prices start at $89.
Other heralded musical acts at Vivid Sydney will include British folk songstress Laura Marling (June 12), British- Canadian techno heavy-hitter Richie Hawtin (June 3), and French electro-duo AIR (May 30-31). They will be accompanied by some of the best Australia has to offer.
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