Mardi Gras Brings ‘the Party’ Like Never Before

Mardi Gras Brings ‘the Party’ Like Never Before MARDI GRAS BRINGS ‘THE PARTY’ LIKE NEVER BEFORE

Mardi Gras Brings ‘the Party’ Like Never Before Jake Shears (of Scissor Sisters) Confirmed to Headline ‘The Black Palace’ At Mardi Gras Party

Updates to The Mardi Gras Party Announced

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras returns with its epic Mardi Gras Party on Saturday 2 March, 2019, Mardi Gras Sydney and in what is shaping up to be the most diverse and unique Party ever, Mardi Gras today announce updates to the party line up, including that the event will feature 10 killer shows, 20 DJs and five dance spaces exploding in a sea of glitter. Get ready Sydney, this is just the beginning!

Jake Shears  (of Scissor Sisters), Courtney Act, HANDSOME, Paul Capsis and House of Slé featuring special guest Leiomy join PNUA and Kim Petras alongside DJ legends Boris from Berlin’s Berghain nightclub and Late Nite Tuff Guy. 

Mardi Gras CEO Terese Casu said “As the LGBTQI community continues to evolve into many wonderfully diverse groups of people, the time is right to create a much more diverse queer entertainment program across the entire Mardi Gras Party that represents and appeals to everyone.”

“With the continuing explosion of international and national queer performers and DJs it is time to feature these amazing artists throughout the Mardi Gras party. With over 12,000 party-goers and any one space only holding up to 5,000 people it also makes perfect sense to have live performances in all three spaces,” added Casu.

Creative Director Greg Clarke added, “For this year’s party we are going all-out on the party design, creating three totally different immersive worlds in which everyone can come together to dance, play and be fearless in, and all three spaces feature incredible artists.”

The RHI will be transformed into the Neon Playground, a fluro-pop inspired wonderland featuring performances by International pop star Kim Petras (USA), and local legends PNAU, Courtney Act and Briefs. The DJ lineup features international DJs Toy Armada & DJ GRIND (Singapore/USA) and Kitty Glitter and local favourites Amanda Louise and Dom De Sousa.

The Horden Pavilion has been renamed The Black Palace for this night-of-nights, becoming a seductive and decadent underground world in a heady mix of the Palace of Versailles meets Versace socked in the decadence of the underground Berlin club scene.  Headlining in the Black Palace will be Jake Shears (of Scissor Sisters) (USA), ahead of his special guest spot on Kylie Minogue’s upcoming Golden Tour of Australia.  Jake will be joined by local favourites Paul Capsis, House of Slé featuring special guest Leiomy (USA) and The Huxleys. Headlining the DJ line-up is International legend DJ Boris direct form Berlin’s infamous Berghain, where he’s been resident DJ since day one. DJs Magda Bytnerowicz, Fiesty and Brook Powers round out the DJ line-up.

Max Watt’s gets a camp make-over becoming the Powder Puff – a disco inspired beauty salon featuring giant fluffy pink powder puffs filling the dance floor with bursts of pretty white powder as glamorous hosts and personal stylists, the Powder Puff Pamper Poodles give revelers a make-over. Featuring internationally acclaimed DJ legend Late Nite Tuff Guy, and live onstage with HANDSOME (Aus), The Huxleys, the Magda Subanskis and Andy Dexterity. The DJ lineup also includes The Dollar Bin Darlings, Charlie Villas, Hip Hop Hoe and Hamao Tevita.

The Forecourt will feature local legends Sveta and Ben Drayton, and for those up for a more intimate dance experience PJ Gallaghers will feature DJs Victoria Anthony, Matty Bix, Butch le Butch and Rachael Maria Cox.

To book, go to www.mardigras.org.au.

Mardi Gras Party 
Playbill Venues and Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park
Saturday 02 March, 2019
10pm – 8am
4th release tickets on sale now at $186.20 + transaction fees at mardigras.org.au
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