Vivid Sydney
A ’50s diner pop-up (with a roller rink) and two street parties are coming to Sydney
Strap on skates for free-wheeling fun followed by burgers and shakes by a top Melbourne chef. Plus, Sydney restaurants provide the snacks and drinks for free street takeovers.
- Erina Starkey
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‘To be Maori is to be political’: Marlon Williams returns to his ancestral tongue
The singer-songwriter’s new album wasn’t intended to be political, but it arrives at a tense moment for Aotearoa politics.
- Nick Buckley
Martha Stewart to speak at Sydney’s Vivid festival
The lifestyle entrepreneur, 83, will travel to Sydney to discuss her four-decade career and the evolution of her personal brand.
- Kate Lahey and Nell Geraets
Vivid cuts back private events, ditches drone show as new-look light show expands
Vivid Sydney appears to have responded to criticism of the number of ticketed events last year.
- Nick Galvin and Linda Morris
- Updated
- Chris Minns
‘Really sorry’: Premier speaks after Vivid drone show cancellation
Public safety drove the decision to cancel the drone show at Circular Quay on the final night of the festival of light, organisers say.
- Michaela Whitbourn and Tim Barlass
Vivid drone show cancelled 20 minutes before it was due to start
Organisers shared the news on social media on the final night of the light festival as crowds flocked to Circular Quay for a view.
- Sarah McPhee
- Exclusive
- Circular Quay
Two dangerous choke points, two near misses. Vivid’s crowd crush problem
Vivid came close to disaster when thousands of people were trapped by a bottleneck. It wasn’t the first time the festival has ventured near catastrophe.
- Josefine Ganko
- Opinion
- Opinion
Livid with Vivid? Its next light-bulb moment must be crowd control
Vivid Sydney has just a few days left to run, which is just as well because those worst-affected by the weekend’s palaver will require at least a year and four days to consider returning.
- Michelle Cazzulino
Scary scenes at Vivid as ‘larger-than-expected’ crowds feared crush
Vivid attendees say it was ‘lucky no one panicked’ after a bottleneck risked causing a crowd crush after Saturday night’s drone show in Circular Quay.
- Josefine Ganko
Sky Ferreira emerges after 10 years of ‘being erased’ by record label drama
The cult pop enigma returns to Australian stages for Vivid Live in Sydney and Rising in Melbourne.
- Robert Moran
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