Over the Mardi Gras weekend, while thousands of people celebrated on Oxford Street, the hardiest party-goers in Sydney decided to attend the ‘hardcore’ Rave Escape boat party that cruised around Sydney Harbour.
The Rave Escape made the dress code rules easy to follow with a relaxed policy, allowing shorts, singlets, hats, and enclosed shoes only, but no offensive t-shirts.
Attendees took this relaxed dress code literally, dressing in incredible and wild outfits to party hard to happy hardcore, hardstyle, and uptempo tunes.
The Rave Escape kicked off at 1 pm from Darling Harbour and docked back at 6 pm to allow enough time for attendees to make their way to Oxford Street for the Mardi Gras parade.
With the instruction to arrive before 12.30 for a 1 pm start, a lot of people tried to get on board at the same time at King Street Wharf.
To help manage the crowd, there were six VIP booths available onboard, accommodating between four and 15 people and including one 700ml bottle of Belvedere vodka, for a cost of $500 per booth.
Alternatively, there was express entry available for a VIP ticket at $100 per person, with limited numbers only, which included access to a private chill-out room.
Once on-board, there was a variety of entertainment to enjoy, including Technikore, JTS, Weaver, Cotts, Tom-E, Matrix and MC D. For hardstyle, Firelite, Dillytek, DNA, Steve Hill, MC Riddle and more spun the tunes. Uptempo music was hosted by Blocka, Tim Dawes, Lihan, Mistortion, Risque and others, hosted by MC Pez.
The event went off without a hitch, with the NSW Police reporting no incidents related to the event.
On Oxford Street, more than 300,000 party-goers celebrated the crown jewel of the WorldPride program, which Australia hosted for the first time, on Saturday night. The party was one of the biggest turn-outs in decades as Sydney jointly hosts the WorldPride program during Mardi Gras.
The Mardi Gras chief executive, Albert Kruger, described the atmosphere as “one of the most electric” and highlighted that it was all about equality and partying with a purpose. The prime minister even marched in the parade, marking the first time in history and signalling to the world that acceptance is key.
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