After much confusion, Sydney Spectaculars has confirmation from the City Of Sydney that the Welcome To Country & Calling Country events for Sydney New Year’s Eve have been reordered & at different times despite what the official 2023 website says.
However, as in previous years, the Calling Country Fireworks will remain at 9pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) for 8 minutes & the televised video version of the Welcome To Country will occur at the start of the telecast at 8:30pm AEDT for 3 minutes.
The new schedule is this:
- 8:30pm-8:33pm: Welcome To Country (televised video version)
- 8:54pm-8:57pm: Welcome To Country (Sydney Harbour Bridge pylon projection version)
- 8:57pm-9pm: Calling Country – ‘Buried Country’ Live Performance
- 9pm-9:08pm: Calling Country – ‘Buried Country’ Fireworks
So for the full Calling Country experience:
- If you are down by the Harbour, tune into Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Radio Sydney (702AM) at 8:57pm & immediately look at the Sydney Harbour Bridge pylons! ABC Radio Sydney may broadcast the Calling Country Fireworks soundtrack at 9pm (as it is now part of the Concert) but if they do not, tune into KIIS106.5 FM.
- If you are watching it on television or the Internet, tune in at 8:57pm AEDT – not 9pm AEDT.
You can read more about this edition’s Welcome To Country & Calling Country on our Sydney NYE2023 webpage.
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