Sydney is gearing up for one of its biggest weekends in years as the international WorldPride event officially opens tonight with live performances from our very own singing budgie, Kylie Minogue, and more.
You can check out all the live action as it happened here.
Live updates
Good night
By Greta Stonehouse
That's all from us, folks. We hope you enjoyed that as much as we did.
If you're heading out to Mardi Gras tomorrow, make sure to check out our handy guide to getting around town.
Kylie fever rose all evening, before she delivered this iconic hit ...
By Greta Stonehouse
... sans hotpants, but who needs those when you sound like this?!
Dannii Minogue makes a surprise appearance
By Greta Stonehouse
Kylie's famous sibling burst onto the WorldPride stage for the final performance of All The Lovers, closing out a stella opening concert.
As one punter put it: "This was a banging performance".
Let's take a look back at some of the highlights
By Greta Stonehouse
House of Slé hailing from Western Sydney is a ballroom house and family unit comprising of mostly queer and trans Asia-Pacific people.
The artist collective blur the lines of traditional performance spaces, and tonight showed how they can capture a 20,000-strong crowed too.
Who could it be?
By Greta Stonehouse
Kylie remarks the "energy" in the crowd is amazing, and the vibe is a lot less sweaty than her 1994 performance indoors.
Also, off the record, we're hearing whispers a special guest might be appearing ...
Get outta her way, Kylie has taken centre stage
By Greta Stonehouse
And she's spinning around and into our hearts with her fourth performance at a Mardi Gras weekend since 1994.
Update
By Greta Stonehouse
The powerhouse from Darwin who blew away Australian Idol judges back in 2006 performed some of her greatest hits. Check it out here.
Update
By Greta Stonehouse
Charli XCX just wants to go back...
By Greta Stonehouse
...back to 1999.
But right now, she's performing LIVE, and shouting out to the LGBT+ community.
"The queer community has kept my career alive.
I owe everything I have to all of you"
Katie Perry says 'G'day' from overseas in support of the Sydney WorldPride event
By Greta Stonehouse
"So happy for the celebration around love and life and being your free self forever," says Katy Perry.
Check out the other celebrities who sent their love.
Jessica performs her Eurovision hit 'We Got Love'
By Greta Stonehouse
The crowd is going wild for Aussie queen Jessica Mauboy
By Greta Stonehouse
Electric Fields' 'We The People' is the official WorldPride anthem this year
By Greta Stonehouse
Courtney Act's opening number
By Greta Stonehouse
The triple threat paid homage to the erasure of gay people throughout history. Her performance referenced figures including Joan of Arc, Alexander the Great, and the Village People, in pointing out how many people have quietly suppressed their sexuality from the world.
Your hosts this evening
By Greta Stonehouse
WorldPride has travelled to the southern hemisphere for the first time and has been met with outfits to remember.
Pumped 'to be around people' again
By Greta Stonehouse
Vrushub and his friends travelled from Melbourne and Canberra. For him, it's all about Kylie and Jessica Mauboy.
"It feels like home. It feels like being human," Vrushub said.
"It's nice to not just see white gays around. The crowd feels more diverse."
Vrushub added he was excited to see the First Nations drag event."
While we wait, a trip down memory lane ...
By Greta Stonehouse
After winning over hearts as Charlene Robinson in Neighbours, Kylie recently returned to Ramsay Street alongside Jason Donovan.
Fashionably late
By Greta Stonehouse
Just heard word the concert won't precisely open at 7pm. The countdown begins.
Kylie returns home
By Greta Stonehouse
Our pop princess is no stranger to Mardi Gras events, performing her first show in 1994, 1998, and again in 2012.
