Adelaide festival 2013: the opening concert – in pictures

A Bert Flugelman sculpture titled Tetrahedra stands outside Barrio, a pop-up nightclub in front of the Adelaide government building Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian

Barrio, the pop-up night club and bar area created by the festival Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian

Festival-goers recline before the opening night concert at Elder Park Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian

Megan, 33, with son Miles, 15 months, from Adelaide Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian

Laurie Anderson performs Duets on Ice outside the Samstag Museum of Art. Laurie played violin while wearing ice skates with ice blocks attached … Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian

… stopping only once the ice had melted Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian

Brontie McCullan, 24, and Kate Paynter, 19, both from Adelaide Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian

Jade Chi, 13, with her father Zhi Dong, from Guangxi province, China Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian

A bird's-eye view of the crowds as they wait for the free concert to start Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian

The crowd gather at Elder Park before the concert Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian

The Adelaide Festival Centre, with Tetrahedra in the foreground Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian

A boy waits for Neil Finn of Crowded House and rock musician Paul Kelly to come on stage Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian

A view of the crowd at Elder Park Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian

David Sefton, artistic director of the festival, speaks before the concert Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian

Jay Weatherill, the premier of South Australia, addresses the crowds Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian

The local Kaurna people bless the land during the opening concert Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian

Neil Finn and Paul Kelly on stage Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian

Fireworks explode above the Elder Park stage Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian