Courtney Act Wows at Sydney WorldPride Opening Concert
Drag superstar Courtney Act dazzles in a shimmering gold gown as she puts on a spectacular performance at Sydney WorldPride’s inaugural concert
Drag superstar Courtney Act put on a spectacular performance at the WorldPride 2023 kick-off concert in Sydney on Friday.
The 41-year-old entertainer stormed onto The Domain stage at 7pm to co-host the official opening event along with singer Casey Donovan.
Courtney wore a shimmering gold gown with pink feathers as she greeted thousands of revelers eager to start celebrating World Pride 2023.
She performed her single Celebrate with several backup dancers who wore gold pants, white shirts, and black hats with large pink feather fans.
Big acts of the night include Kylie Minogue, Charli XCX, Jessica Mauboy, Deborah Cheetham Fraillon.
Drag superstar Courtney Act (centre) put on a spectacular performance at the opening concert for World Pride 2023 in Sydney on Friday.
Aboriginal drag queen Nana Miss Koori delivered a moving speech to welcome everyone to the country while showing off a long gold top, black gloves and a red wig with a black spiky headband.
Electronic duo Electric Fields also drew crowds from early evening.
Other highlights during WorldPride include the Human Rights Conference, First Nations Gala Concert, and the Pride March.
Sydney is making history as the first city in the southern hemisphere to host a WorldPride event, after winning the rights in 2019.
The artist stormed onto The Domain stage at 7pm to co-host the official opening event along with singer Casey Donovan.
Courtney wore a shimmering gold gown with pink feathers as she greeted thousands of revelers eager to get started celebrating World Pride 2023.
She performed her single Celebrate with several backup dancers who wore gold pants, white shirts, and black hats with large pink feather fans.
Big acts of the night include Kylie Minogue, Charli XCX, Jessica Mauboy, Deborah Cheetham Fraillon
Members of the global InterPride network voted for Sydney to host in 2023, which will coincide with the gay and lesbian Mardi Gras.
Sydney overwhelmingly defeated Montreal and Houston in a vote in Athens to decide on the hosting rights for the festival, which is held every two years.
World Pride Committee chair Robyn Kennedy said the organization had recognized the efforts of Sydney’s gay and lesbian Mardi Gras.
The event is expected to attract more than a million additional visitors to Sydney and inject $664 million into the economy.
WorldPride describes itself as an event that promotes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues internationally through parades, festivals, and other cultural activities.
The first WorldPride event was launched in the year 2000 and was held in Rome.
Aboriginal drag queen Nana Miss Koori (pictured) gave a moving speech to welcome everyone to the country.
Electronic duo Electric Fields (pictured) also drew an early-night crowd.