In January of each year the City of Sydney celebrates with the Sydney Festival. A month long celebration of the arts. I usually avoid it but have made an effort this year. Kicking off the festival was the annual free concert in The Domain. Chaka Khan was the head line act. She was pretty good, but what made the night really nice was being able to sit on the grass, take your shoes off and relax to a cool concert on a nice summer night. Chaka has been around for a while, and it was fun to see some of the hits - I'm Every Woman, Tell Me Something Good & Ain't Nobody. I sat there thinking, 'yeah, this is pretty special.' How often can you celebrate in the middle of the city a free show from an international artist and take your shoes off???
The opening act needs a mention. He was a DJ and promised to play a song from each year from the 50's to today, all mixed it. The music was great and everyone was up off the floor and dancing around. Loved the Whitney song, which everyone sang along to (I Wanna Dance), thinking how it has become a nostalgic 80's hit.
Looking forward to next year's concert.
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