Opening this Friday 6 January, The Meriton Festival Village in Hyde Park will offer free and ticketed music and cabaret performances for 21 nights. Alongside a range of ticketed events in the Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent including the potent blend of drag, glamour an athleticism that is Briefs: The Second Coming,the free Village Stage presented by China Southern Airlines will deliver a diverse program of free events featuring cabaret, breath-taking acrobatics and aerialists, dance and music.
Just announced, Lake Street Dive will take to the free Village outdoor stage on Thursday January 12 to perform their perfectly balanced blend of rollicking soul, Motown pop, and knockabout R&B. Australia & New Zealand fell in love with Lake Street Dive on their debut tour last year and the Brooklyn based US band have since released their new album Side Pony on Warner/Nonesuch.
Lake Street Dive join a line-up of disco, soul, funk and Latin bands, providing Festival goers the party atmosphere to dance the summer evenings away in Sydney’s Hyde Park. Featured in the line-up are denizens of dark romance Spectres Of Love, the pop rock sounds of PIRRA, the scuzzy pop of Body Type, the multicultural sounds of Eastern Empire, Los Tones bringing the garage rock, the bluesy talents of Alice Terry and the 15 piece orchestra and authentic Colombian singers of Cumbiamuffin. Out of Melbourne will be the colourful and eclectic trio Broadway Sounds and the calypso rhythms of Mighty Duke & The Lords.
Sydneysiders are invited to indulge their passions for quality food and beverages as Sydney Festival will serving up not only the highest quality art and big ideas, but some of the city’s finest, hand-crafted and unique-to-the-festival flavours.
In 2017, vendors for the Meriton Festival Village will serve Japanese, Italian, Argentinian, Mexican and North American influenced dishes all made with the best local produce.
Audiences are invited to indulge in their dude-food craving with juicy burgers and fried chicken courtesy of Mary’s. The Mary’s chefs use only the best quality O’Connor grass-fed beef on soft milk buns with real American cheese and house smoked bacon. Artisan gelato bar Cow and the Moon will also bring their house-made gelati straight from their “Gelato Lab” to Meriton Festival Village, with the world’s best gelato makers catering for all sweet-tooth cravings. The Double Roasters Caravan will serve up hand-made pastries including cookies, brownies, lemon curd tart and gluten free gateaux perfectly paired with espresso coffees and cold juices created by Trippas White Group.
Festival goers can also enjoy a tipple from one of the Meriton Festival Village bars; with beer and cider from Kirin and a variety of wines from the Hunter Valley region including the perfect summer drink, Frose, on offer as a new menu addition from James Estate Wines.
In the Cutaway at Barangaroo Reserve, Newtown’s #SausageQueen Chrissy Flanagan will be bringing her range of artisan sausages to Sydney Festival. Chrissy’s Cuts Sausage Dogs are made with Chrissy’s own sausages, which are hand-twisted from free range, prime cuts of meat – no leftovers, no preservatives, no mystery meat. With two menu offerings including a beef pastourma sausage and pork shoulder, crackling and cider sausage, audiences will be treated to only the best.
Also on the line-up are Roseberry’s famous Da Mario with their ‘Pizza da Mario Pop-Up’ – a bespoke shipping container designed by Victoria Hampshire, complete with a 3 tonne wood burning oven imported from Naples. The mobile container will be popping up at the Cutaway as an outdoor restaurant serving a selection of wood-fired pizza.
Catering to all your Middle Eastern Street needs, food vendor Sundweesh will be serving its middle eastern & popular fillings of Kafta, tabouli, hummus or chicken with peri and slaw and more served on custom sized Lebanese breads. Bar Coco will bring Alfio Coco’s Italian heritage and undeniable passion to the Cutaway with barista-brewed coffee, gelato, soft serve cones and other delicious treats.
Where Meriton Festival Village, Hyde Park North & the Cutaway at Barangaroo Reserve
When 6 January (Preview- Meriton Festival Village)
7–29 January
For More Information visit the Sydney Festival Website HERE