Festival First Night set timeshere

Fri 4th Jan, 2008 in Local News

Saturday 5th January will see Sydney explode… With a massive amount of free music and cultural events right around the city, that will see the people well and truly taking back the streets. Festival First Night is nearly here, check below for set times!

The sounds of tango, jive, salsa, rumba and waltz will be echoing through Hyde Park, Paul Kelly and Brian Wilson will be performing to thousands of people in the Domain, and the laneways of Angel Place will be brought alive with beats and visuals from Uber Lingua featuring DJs, instrumentalists and a crew of multilingual MCs.

Also, as you’ll no doubt know, a massive street party hosted by Fuzzy will be taking place across two different stages in Martin Place and Phillip Street. It features performances from Spank Rock, Chromeo, Lost Valentinos and more.

And that’s only scratching the surface. Make sure you get amongst it, below are the full set times and schedules for everything that is going down around the city!

MACQUARIE STREET
7.00-8.00pm: Spanish Harlem Orchestra get the party started with their irresistible energy and infectious Latin music.
8.00-9.15pm: Three Sydney couples, three unique weddings, thousands of well-wishers
9.15-10.45pm: Get out your kilt and shake it! Scottish sensation Shooglenifty head up a giant celebration of Celtic music and dance

HYDE PARK
6.00-11.00pm: Taste of Sydney – A selection of leading restaurants showcase their cuisine in a festival-style food fair

HYDE PARK STAGE
Tango, jive, salsa, rumba and waltz your way around the Archibald Fountain as Festival First Night turns back the clock to the 1940s
7.00-7.30pm: Learn to dance with Swing Patrol
7.30-8.45pm: Shuffle Club
8.45-9.15pm: DJ Brame (G-Swing)
9.15-10.30pm: Pink Martini
10.30 – 11.00pm DJ Brame (G-Swing)

MARTIN PLACE
Sydney’s party specialists Fuzzy curate an unforgettable music program for Festival First Night’s Martin Place stage with Plump DJs, Ajax, Chromeo and Ember.

7.00-7.30pm: Ember
7.30-8.30pm: Chromeo
8.30-9.15pm: Ajax
9.15 – 10.50pm: Plump DJs

8.30-11.00pm: Marvel at Airvag’s Roule Boule et les Ratatam – a luminous installation where claws rear out of nowhere and bouncing inflatables trigger confetti explosions as a colossal horn rises up into the night sky

PHILLIP STREET
Sydney’s party specialists Fuzzy rock Festival First Night’s Phillip Street stage with Spank Rock, Funktrust, Lost Valentinos and Kato.
7.00 – 8.00pm Kato
8.00 – 8.45pm Lost Valentinos
8.45 – 9.45pm Funktrust
9.45 – 10.50pm Spank Rock

THE DOMAIN
8 .00-9.00pm: Legendary Australian singer/songwriter Paul Kelly
9.15-10.45pm: Brian Wilson and his pumping band perform hits such as God Only Knows, Fun Fun Fun and Good Vibrations

ANGEL PLACE
7.00-11.00pm: The laneways of Angel Place are alive with cutting edge beats and finely honed visuals from around the planet brought to you by Uber Lingua and featuring DJs, instrumentalists and a crew of dynamic multi-lingual MCs.