After an estimated million individuals flocked to Sydney’s foreshore on Saturday evening to usher in the New Year, the celebrations kicked on into Sunday on the sold-out Field Day pageant.
Returning with an even bigger line up after Covid-forced modifications in 2021 and 2022, hundreds poured into The Domain from noon as all three phases started pumping out hits.
Fortunately for revellers, the heatwave which despatched many Sydneysiders to the seaside this week had ended, delivering sunny skies and a stunning 26C.
The line-up this 12 months contains Diplo, Bicep, Tkay Maidza, Benee, Yung Lean and Mike Dimes.
Police remained out in power all through the town, with sniffer canines checking pageant goers for medicine sustaining a powerful presence outdoors The Domain.
“For those continuing celebrations into the morning and across New Year’s Day, our officers will maintain a highly-visible presence across the state to ensure all revellers do so safely,” NSW Assistant Commissioner Anthony Cooke stated.
NSW Ambulance Acting Assistant Commissioner Paul Tonge urged everybody preserving the occasion going to “take special care”.
“You don’t want to start 2023 in an ambulance or a hospital,” he stated.
Field Day has change into a mainstay of Sydney’s New Year’s celebrations since its inaugural occasion in 2002.
Last 12 months’s occasion was capped at 20,000 attendees because of Covid restrictions in 2022, with an Australian-only line-up because of journey restrictions, whereas the 2021 pageant was scrapped completely.
