Mardi Gras Party (post Parade)
The post parade party is one the largest ongoing party events in the country. Mardi Gras Party attendances at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion / Royal Hall of Industries peaked in 1998 with 27,000 tickets sold. In the years since 17,000 to 20,000 tickets are consistently sold, an increase over the first Parade Ball held in 1980 at the Paddington Town Hall, a BYO event which attracted 700 guests. Although, by the late first decade of the 21st century, ticket sales has begun to fall, with the 2012 post parade party selling out at 15,300 tickets.
The 2010 party was not held on the night of the parade and was later described by the organisers as human error during scheduling.
In the last 20 years, several well known local and international artists have performed at the Party and include:
- 1990 - Sam Backo, Marcia Hines
- 1994 - John Paul Young, Kylie Minogue
- 1995 - Boy George
- 1996 - Trudi Valentine, Thelma Houston
- 1997 - Chaka Khan, Village People
- 1998 - Jimmy Somerville, Kylie Minogue, Dannii Minogue
- 1999 - Dannii Minogue, Marcia Hines, Erin Hamilton, Jimmy Barnes
- 2001 - Vanessa Amorosi, Sheena Easton, Christine Anu
- 2002 - Human Nature, Bardot, Deborah Cox
- 2003 - Suzanne Palmer
- 2005 - Nicki French, Darren Hayes, Tina Arena, Courtney Act
- 2006 - Baby Marcelo, Jimmy Sommerville
- 2007 - Young Divas, Boy George, Dannii Minogue
- 2008 - Cyndi Lauper, Olivia Newton-John
- 2009 - Alison Jiear, Tina Arena
- 2010 - George Michael, Kelly Rowland, Adam Lambert, Amanda Lepore
- 2011 - Wynter Gordon, Alexis Jordan, Frankie Knuckles, Larry Tee, Bob Downe
- 2012 - Kylie Minogue, RuPaul, Sneaky Sound System, Shauna Jensen, Sam Sparro
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