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"I would much rather take a dump in my hands and clap than be amongst this!"

It’s the year 2008, and some members of the International Association of Lighting Designers are gathered in a boardroom in North Sydney, myself included. My colleagues Mary-Anne Kyriakou (who would later be Vivid’s inaugural festival director) and Michael Day are sharing a vision of what’s almost unthinkable at the time.

Animated projections of Julia Gutman's art will feature on the Sydney Opera House, with the sails illuminated each night of the Vivid festival until June 15.

Nearly 3.5 million came to Vivid Sydney in 2023, but organisers are optimistic a fresh record could be set in the festival's latest edition.

A moving, unsettling social experiment staged as part of Vivid festival brings people together, two at a time

It’s not headline news anymore, because we saw it constantly in 2023, the concert market…aka Taylor Swift…is strong and shows no signs of weakening. As inflation eases and consumers find themselves with a little more disposable income, this market should continue to see a bright future. One company that is…

A revival of underground music in Sydney, particularly across the west, has the potential to take on the globe if the right infrastructure is in place.

From Vivid to Time’s Up to Stain, Vernon Reid’s radical solos and effects experimentalism set Living Colour apart from every other guitar band in the grunge era

Muzz Skillings kept things fresh on this heavy, riff-based smash from Living Colour's debut album

Jennifer Coolidge offered some life advice while in Sydney and there was a Melania Trump mix-up while her husband appeared in court.

The festival has been called ‘obscene’ and ‘mean’ for ticketing a previously free space. We send a family of four to find out if the anger is justified