Sydney NYE2021 – ‘See Sydney Shine’

• Organiser/Event Creative Director: City Of Sydney
• Midnight Fireworks Soundtrack Producer: The Presets
• Fireworks Provider: Foti International Fireworks
• Welcome To Country Creative Consultant: Blak Douglas
• Light Show/Digital Art: ZZ (Ziggy Ziegler) Creative Australia
• Pylon Projections:  VANDAL
• Charity Partner: The Smith Family
• Visual Identity: Garbett Design
• Radio Broadcaster: KIIS 106.5 (fireworks soundtracks), Australian Broadcasting Corporation & 2RPH (audio descriptions)
• Television/Internet Broadcaster: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
• Television/Internet Broadcast Host: Charlie Pickering
• ‘Let’s Celebrate!’ Concert Co-Host: Zan Rowe
• Co-Host: Jeremy Fernandez
• Photographers: Matt Lambley, Daniel Tran, Henry Li, Morris McLennan & Keith McInnes 
• Ticketing Provider: Humanitix

Themes are back!

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all vantage points were ticketed for the 1st time ever.

Smoking Ceremony

A smoking ceremony on the vessel Tribal Warrior was held at 7:30pm.

The annual Sydney Harbour Bridge light show & pylon projections started at 8:30pm. The light show included 2 sets of beams next to the pylons on the roadway on the side of the respective pylon.

Welcome To Country

Started at 9pm. Originally, this was due to be a short segment as per previous years. However, due to the 2nd cancellation of the 9pm Family Fireworks in a row, a compromise was reached between the NSW Government & City Of Sydney to include an 8 minute fireworks display. The result was the best Welcome To Country ever staged on Sydney Harbour! A great showcase of Indigenous culture!

Video coming soon.

1. A New Fabric
2. Blak – Barkaa & Dobby

‘Let’s Celebrate!’ Concert

Started at 9:15pm.

Venues:

• Sydney Opera House Northern Forecourt
• Cahill Expressway

The Cahill Expressway concert audience consisted of frontline workers, as a thank you for their effort during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Track List:

All tracks include the ‘Let’s Celebrate’ concert house band.

1. Mad World (Gordi cover) – Tears For Fear
2. Duncan (Beccy Cole & Adam Harvey cover) – Slim Dusty
3. Let Me Be There (Beccy Cole & Adam Harvey cover) – Olivia Newton-John
4. Islands In The Stream (Beccy Cole & Adam Harvey cover) – Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
5. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (Casey Donovan cover) – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
6. Higher Love (Casey Donovan cover) – Steve Winwood
7. In This Life – Delta Goodrem
8. Lost Without You – Delta Goodrem
9. Gratitude Moment (see below)
10. You Just Like Me ‘Cos I’m Good In Bed (Tyne James Organ cover) – Skyhooks
11. Dancing In The Dark (Tyne James Organ cover) – Bruce Springsteen
12. Wild One (David Novak cover) – Johnny O’Keefe
13. New Sensation (David Novak cover) – INXS
14. Missing You – Budjerah
15. A Change Is Gonna Come (Budjerah cover) – Sam Cooke
16. Sydney Harbour Bridge 90th Anniversary Tribute (see below)
17. NYE (Missy Higgins cover) –
18. The Special Two (Missy Higgins & Gordi cover) – Missy Higgins
19. Total Control (Missy Higgins cover) – The Motels
20. Scar – Missy Higgins
21. Love Tonight – Shouse
22. Finally (Shouse & Casey Donovan cover) – CeCe Peniston
23. Born This Way (Casey Donovan cover) – Lady Gaga
24. Flame Trees (Jimmy Barnes cover) – Cold Chisel 
25. Shutting Down Our Town – Jimmy Barnes
26. Working Class Man – Jimmy Barnes
27. Symphony Of Life – Tina Arena
28. Church – Tina Arena
29. Chains – Tina Arena
30. Back In Black (Tina Arena cover) – AC/DC
31. Freedom! ’90 (Casey Donovan, Budjerah, Gordi, Tyne James Organ & David Novak cover) – George Micheal

Artists:

• Tina Arena (Sydney Opera House Northern Forecourt)
• Delta Goodrem (Cahill Expressway)
• Jimmy Barnes (Cahill Expressway)
• Missy Higgins (Sydney Opera House Northern Forecourt)
• Casey Donovan (Sydney Opera House Northern Forecourt)
• Beccy Cole (Sydney Opera House Northern Forecourt)
• Adam Harvey (Sydney Opera House Northern Forecourt)
• Genesis Owusu* (Sydney Opera House Northern Forecourt)
• Budjerah (Sydney Opera House Northern Forecourt)
• Gordi (Sydney Opera House Northern Forecourt)
• Tyne James Organ (Sydney Opera House Northern Forecourt)
• Shouse (Sydney Opera House Northern Forecourt)
• David Novak (Sydney Opera House Northern Forecourt)

* Was scheduled to perform but never took to the stage.

Gratitude Moment

Held at 10pm.

1. Together We Are One – Delta Goodrem

Sydney Harbour Bridge 90th Anniversary Tribute

Held at 10:30pm

1. Bridge Over Troubled Water (Budjerah cover) – Simon & Garfunkel

Midnight Fireworks

1. See Sydney Shine – The Presets
2. You Belong – The Presets **Stream Or Download Here***

For only the 4th time the Midnight Fireworks Soundtrack consisted of music from 1 artist.