- Australia Day Live will once again cap off a packed Australia Day for Sydney.
- Dozens of Aussie musicians will perform classic Australian songs.
- The evening show will also feature on-water performances from yachts, watercraft and fireworks.
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With Australia Day coming up, thousands of Sydneysiders and visitors are expected to turn up at the Sydney Opera House for the annual Australia Day Live concert.
Happening each year, Australia Day Live is a free ticketed concert staged on both land and water with the main stage being the Sydney Opera House forecourt. Live musical performances from top Australian acts are typically followed by a dramatic Australia Day fireworks display, capping off a day of dawn reflections, smoke ceremonies, pool parties, a “ferrython” and one very spectacular air show from the Royal Australian Air Force.
Tickets to the Australia Day Live concert go on sale today at 10am local time, Wednesday, January 15. That said, tickets are set at the lovely little price of $0. You’ll just need to register online at the Sydney Opera House website to secure your spot, with a maximum of 4 tickets per customer.
Each year proves to be more than just a concert. You don’t just get a long list of live performances strung together from 6pm, but you’ll also witness an elaborate water show with performances choreographed to a flotilla of yachts, watercraft and fireworks.
This year, Australia Day Live will be hosted by John Foreman AM, Jeremy Fernandez and Megan Burslem, with William Barton serving as co-creative director and performer on the night. He will be joined by a list of Aussies musicians performing both original works and powerful renditions of great Aussie hits. The full lineup is as follows:
William Barton, Co-Creative Director and Performer
Ben Lee
Burn The Floor
Burrundi Dancers
Cameron Leon
Clarissa Spata
Djakapurra
Dragon
Emma Pask
James Morrison AM
Junkyard Beats
NSW Public Schools Choir
Paulini
Rrawun Maymuru
SHEPPARD
Sundowners Kalkutungu Dancers
Sync or Swim
The Australian Guitar Quartet
The Australian Pops Orchestra
Veronique Serret
Head on over to sydneyoperahouse.com to secure your Australia Day Live tickets.
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Australia Day Live
Where: Sydney Opera House Forecourt; Bennelong Point, Sydney NSW 2000
When: January 26, 2025 from 6pm
Price: Free
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