American reacts to NEXT LEVEL light show in Sydney "VIVID"

[@kenlawton1531]

Ive travelled the world in the Navy for the past 36 years, sailed into hundreds of ports.....nothing is as stunning as Sydney, period.

[@janetfairweather5883]

As an Aussie I find it adorable that you think “shit” is swearing! Hilarious! Also Vivid is EVERY night and most things are completely free.

[@skarmex3439]

Every night of the festival... which is 23 days and nights...

[@tiptip9495]

@@skarmex3439 Well... nights. The lights aren't very effective during the day :).

[@skarmex3439]

@@tiptip9495 The lights come on at night but the festival is 24 hours during that period of 23 days so days and nights is still accurate :D

[@relwaretep]

Just wait until he hears what C word we use to describe a friend

[@levlylove]

"The Opera House projection uses 17 projectors mounted 200 metres away. At those distances alignment is absolutely critical, as even a millimetre out at the projector means metres out at the Opera House."

[@Erizedd]

The NSW government makes a massive profit on this show - in 2023 they spent around $7mill and made $206mill off the tourism it generated. 😲

[@stephaniebell4272]

If you come to Australia, make sure you give yourself plenty of time. It’s a long way to come for a whirlwind trip. Big country Ryan💝

[@kc9music]

Vivid is the best! It’s not just lights, there’s talks, performances and food. It’s amazing to be there. Some events during the Vivid festival are paid ones but there’s a large amount of things that are free. The drone show isn’t every night but it’s a massive highlight if you can go the night they are on. It’s packed because of the festival by the way. The light features change each year. Can’t wait for this year’s festival!!

[@maryannedouglas]

Vivid is a light festival, and it's every night for like a few weeks and pretty much free. I've taken my daughter every single year and we absolutely love it 💋 the projections on to customs house are her favourite, they're usually Aussie cartoons.

[@waza987]

Vivid is insanely huge and has grown so much. I went over 10 years ago it was still crowded and covered an]bout 2 km, now it is all over and you would need several night to even try and see most of it and be willing to walk a]many miles. There are even some sites in suburban areas. The opera house projector are there all the time and often light it up for various special events trough out the year.

[@tamarapetrov4990]

I believe the original idea was to add some cheer to the chilly winter nights (as chilly as Sydney gets anyway). Displays are on every night throughout the festival

[@suziewinchester803]

You’re almost there , the original idea is to actually keep the city alive in winter, as it gets colder foot traffic dies down considerably, it’s to get people back in the city after dark 😊

[@meeeka]

May-June isn't the coldest it gets; that's July-August.

[@ginagriffith2846]

We are so lucky, VIVID is indescribable, you have to see it. It's so big now you need two nights, loads of walking and eating in the chilly nights in beautiful Sydney ❤

[@roxannemonson4001]

Vivid is a festival of lights in Sydney in the start of winter to encourage people to see Sydney in winter too.they use artists and light shows as a free family festival

[@jenniferharrison8915]

Happy Arvo Ryan! 🤗👍 Yes, it is amazing! Last year I saw most of it live and watched it again from a few videos to find things I may have missed! The live show is really far more stunning than any video can capture! It is free, the only cost is food stalls and souvenirs, it highlights mostly the CBD & Harbour! 😃 My favourite is the moving stories on the iconic buildings, kids love the interactive games and street performers! It's friendly and safe! 👫

[@BassMatt1972]

This is done with, what is called, "p4rojection mapping". They use software to arrange/limit where the projection goes.. and they use MASSIVE projectors..

[@jwnomad]

pretty sure it's just "projection mapping"

[@Alex.The.Lionnnnn]

Is this like how Linus had those blokes arrange 4 collosal projectors to make the most absurdly huge gaming screen in his new badminton centre?

[@DaveOz-mx5oh]

*Projection mapping,* similar to video mapping and spatial augmented reality, is a projection technique[1][2] used to turn objects, often irregularly shaped, into display surfaces for video projection. The objects may be complex industrial landscapes, such as buildings, small indoor objects, or theatrical stages.

[@Alex.The.Lionnnnn]

@DaveOz-mx5oh I've been to vivid maqny times and I always just assumed they just had epic projectors, blasted as hard as they could and whatever didn't land would fly off into the distance. Are you saying that they project an image that is somehow the shape of the opera house, or that they're stretching, shrinking, and twisting the shape to make it look like the opera house is a flat surface?

[@DaveOz-mx5oh]

@@Alex.The.Lionnnnn en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projection_mapping

[@TechnikMeister2]

Paris is called The City of Light. Sydney is called The Emerald City. They are lasers and drones and it started in 2000 with the Olympics. Its sponsored by the City Local Council with a grant by the NSW State Government. The aim is for visitors to have one memory...Sydney's sheer beauty.

[@suave-rider]

Vivid began as a concept smart light festival in 2009 for energy efficiency championed by lighting designer Mary-Anne Kyriakou. Carolyn Grant brought the idea of a smart light project to then Manager of Cultural events at Events NSW. While the project had merit it needed to be broader and the then project team of Smart light led by Mary Ann developed the concept further. It evolved into a broader festival and Vivid was born, headlined by Brian Eno. Eno, in collaboration with lighting designer Bruce Ramus, projected 'light painting' onto both sides of the Opera House.

[@Bellas1717]

I’m so excited to be going to Vivid this year. It was my request present for a special birthday this June.

[@Brightangel55]

That's a great present. Have fun !

[@Bellas1717]

@@Brightangel55 Thank you! ❤️

[@debster1073]

🎉Happy Birthday🎉

[@Bellas1717]

@@debster1073Why thank you! That’s very sweet of you. It’s a 0 birthday, so I’m being spoilt.

[@Achilles2696]

Im amazed as well . Im Australian but I'm 1500 km from Syd. The best optical stuff happens in Sydney because of the iconic harbour stuff. This level only happens in Sydney Harbour because of the icons and the harbour

[@showcandle]

g'day ryan..the videos do not do it justice..you gotta see it live ..unbelievably beautifull..

[@Jeni10]

I love Sydney, it’s my home! 😍🇦🇺

[@DamoMac-z1x]

Autumn in Sydney - cool (but not overly cold) nights, clear skies, not much rain, crisp days with bright blue skies with normal max temps of approx 21oC (70F). Lovely time in Sydney.

[@CariT136]

This was Amazing! ❤ Someone very Special in my life sent it to me, & it's making me even more homesick for a place I have never been. Thanks for the GREAT Content! ☺️❤️❤️❤️

[@JayMills-zk1kq]

Brisbane has one as well. It is called River Fire. The highlight is the RAAF flyover. Epic! However, it is mostly fireworks.

[@DarkMatter1992]

I haven't gone into the city for riverfire for a number of years, it's just not the same without the "dump and burn" from the F-111.

[@Alicia-ij6gt]

@@DarkMatter1992 yes, that was wonderful. Earth shattering, it seemed.

[@brettlane6908]

Sydney’s Vivid is a 10. River fire is like a 3! But good on them for trying. 👍

[@alexc5564]

Wait is Brisbane in Australia 😮?... naa joking mate ya'll cool 😎

[@meeeka]

I used to drive over the bridge at night bringing my daughter home from school from the northern suburbs. During Vivid, it was almost a month of the best lights, visible from traffic clogs on bridge.

[@Hardcore-Productions]

When the Queen died her face was projected onto the Sydney Opera House in memorium.

[@paulche01]

Vivid Sydney has the best of the light displays in Australia but what makes it so much better is that it's not just about the lights!!! I's also about celebrating music, ideas, and food. I've seen some of my favourite international musical acts who have come to Australia to perform only at Vivid..

[@chrissy1510]

Vivid is on every winter, and it’s free. Finding accommodation can be tricky though!

[@jenniferharrison8915]

It' starts in Autumn or Fall! 😄

[@jenniferharrison8915]

There is a really clean and cheap hostel near the Circular Quay area, if you are able to book in advance! 🤔

[@meeeka]

It's not free; they are already advertising ticket prices!

[@Glenn-ei3xp]

@@meeeka8 klms of it is free. The botanical gardens lightscape is ticketed.

[@marealanham2900]

@@jenniferharrison8915 It's in June, which is winter.

[@helenredmond2742]

I lived in Sydney 2 minutes from harbour almost under the bridge and took my autistic grandson in the first one and so different ea year and all around the area they have things just for kids and jump right out as you approach them and he still goes every time and was about 2 or 3 and now he's 21..best ever show after new years eve...Always something on in Sydney ea month... I really miss it all but 80 next wk and not too mobile...

[@ianmontgomery7534]

Victoria has similar events in Ballarat, Geelong and Melbourne called White Night festival where buildings are lit up.

[@margymckenzie7417]

which is still pretty spectacular but without the beautiful harbour or opera house of course....

[@suave-rider]

White Night is small and didn't start until 2013. Vivid began as a concept smart light festival in 2009 for energy efficiency championed by lighting designer Mary-Anne Kyriakou. Carolyn Grant brought the idea of a smart light project to then Manager of Cultural events at Events NSW. While the project had merit it needed to be broader and the then project team of Smart light led by Mary Ann developed the concept further. It evolved into a broader festival and Vivid was born, headlined by Brian Eno. Eno, in collaboration with lighting designer Bruce Ramus, projected 'light painting' onto both sides of the Opera House. Vivid attracts 3.3 million visitors to White Night's 0.5 million

[@EllaLeePaperDesigns]

A lot of the vivid festival is free- you can just go to the harbour and watch. We went last year to celebrate my 60th birthday and had a dinner cruise that sailed right into the middle of the harbour, went under the bridge and past the opera house. it was awesome!

[@brettwilkie3833]

Vivid is amazing with so many visual presentations in a large variety of locations, and you find them everywhere just walking around

[@trishabens6357]

Hi Ryan, 💖 💙 💜 thank you for sharing AMAZING STORIES, SCENARIOS & EVENTS across Australia 🇦🇺. You are doing a great job on your channel! I'm loving 💖 💙 💜 💖 your sessions. Enjoy the endless ride . From Sydney Australia 🇦🇺 💙 💜

[@sandramarc4858]

All of us Aussies love you Ryan!

[@tess31]

I find him so annoying & stupid!

[@Shaz-jl1on]

I love Vivid. My family, friends and I go every year. Worth seeing and if you're ever over here, for sure worth the trip

[@evaadams8298]

Customs house light show has always been my fav besides Opera house and Bridge of course. Sydney is sooo beautiful ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Michael_Watson100]

Sydney… best city in the world. My home city 👌🇦🇺

[@heatherfruin2371]

Housing prices are too expensive and it rains too much for me however I'd love to visit during Vivid but hotel prices would be through the roof. An absolutely beautiful city with a lot going on but I prefer living in one of Australia's less populated cities. 😊

[@Michael_Watson100]

@@heatherfruin2371 housing prices are too expensive across the world anywhere you are especially in Australia. Yes it rains like all cities globally, but It doesn’t rain as much as the other capital cities in Australia, actually far less than the north of Australia and less down south in Melbourne. Weather here is mostly perfect temperatures - yes it can be very hot in summer and a little on the chilly side in winter but not as hot as northern Australia and not as cold as inland or southern Australia.

[@Classic-Ov3rThinker]

@@heatherfruin2371apparently Melbourne has the most expensive housing worldwide now! It was 2nd a few months (can’t remember 1st) but it’s now top apparently 😱

[@artistjoh]

This is my neighborhood. I live in one of those city towers. Nothing like drinks at the Opera Bar, with Vivid all around you.

[@JohnDoe-rm1kw]

Wow! Thx for your service of sharing this. Never heard of "VIVID". Def. a must-see, if one happens to be there. 🤣

[@PiersDJackson]

The festival is generally free (some cover charges for indoor events, or location specific areas, eg. bar/display), but the expenses are travel - that $16,000 is likely USD including flights and accommodation.

[@k.vn.k]

Ryan should try to enter that.

[@jayemes1552]

Vivid is really awesome and just gets better every year ❤

[@DavidPola1961]

Starts in May just before winter can see it up on the hill 20 miles away

[@keeshlappies]

Proud Australian from Sydney here and luck to live in this amazing place 🇦🇺

[@johnfrancismaglinchey4192]

The Bridge is usually referred to as the COATHANGER

[@Bellas1717]

Not a lot of younger generations recognise the nickname, as per comments on other videos, so it’s good that you mention it for them.

[@doubledee9675]

@@Bellas1717 Now in my late 70's, and with many years of Bridge crossing in my life, I've almost never heard it called the Coathanger (let alone all in capitals). Mostly on shows such as this.

[@Bellas1717]

@@doubledee9675 I believe the capitals are just put in by the OP for emphasis, no one would actually write it like that. As with so many aspects of life, our experience very much depends on the circle in which we move. In my experience, it’s more likely to come from people from older people from outside Sydney than from homegrowns.

[@doubledee9675]

@@Bellas1717 Perhaps

[@doubledee9675]

@@Bellas1717 You could be right about that. The OPer's comment is way off beam

[@obrepemberton4553]

Vivid is a great thing for Sydney to put on during the winter when it used to be quiet for tourists.. it’s a little cold at night, but a light sweater will fix that

[@judithrowe8065]

How lovely to see it's just boosting Sydney, and artistic and technical creativity. No huge projections from commercial sponsors, etc, which might happen elsewhere.

[@Nerdroditie]

Oh I went that year and it was absolutely amazing. Can't believe they didn't show any of the giant frogs; those were another highlight for me lol. Vivid is definitely a must do, and every year it seems to get bigger and better. Whilst most of it is free, I think the harbour cruises get pretty pricey. There's another big light and drone show you might be interested in. It's on my bucket list. At Uluru they have a massive drone show where they retell a traditional Aboriginal story in the sky over Uluru. It's called Wintjiri Wiru Drone Show and the Ayers Rock Resort has a few videos on it. There's also a huge light installation called 'Field of Lights'.

[@marealanham2900]

There are usually good deals on Groupon for the cruises. I have been on two, both were $39 per person which included dinner and drinks.

[@Eva9000]

That was definitely last year's. 😁 It's free, but you need to organise food and breaks because you'll go into the wee hours trekking through to see it all. It's also very crowded. So buy those glowing balloons so you can stand out and not lose your mates.

[@SharonSmithAus]

One of the many free events in Sydney! People think Sydney is very expensive, and definitely accommodation can be, but there are many of free things in Sydney.

[@iandunn9497]

It’s not expensive for USA/European/UK tourists given the exchange rate is so dramatically in their favour.

[@winsomeblandford1076]

Its lovely to take a harbour cruise with 360 views

[@leandabee]

I've been once to the Vivid, and I was speechless, mind blown, amazed and any other words to describe this phenomenon, and then they added drones, now, the technology involved with that sends my brain into outer space.

[@chrislyons6736]

My wife did the traffic / pedestrian control for a lot of that walk around video ENJOY ❤❤❤❤❤

[@alphgeek]

Impressive show. I had some great times on the harbour sailing back when I lived there.

[@karenstrong8887]

Melbourne does this on a smaller scale. No one beats Sydney’s fireworks or Vivid Festival. Melbourne does things like turn Federation Square into an International Noodle feast in Winter. Or the Historic Queen Victoria Markets at night become a Winter wonderland where you walk around in the snow with pretty lights. It is only snowing in there. I loved the stuff these 2 Cities come up with and with free trams there is no reason to stay home.

[@sarnveishastein1201]

The Light Shows in Sydney are Spectacular much to see and do⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏👏🙏

[@rickpratchett2986]

Those holograms on the water are possible because a fine mist of water is sprayed, and the light reflects off that. Very clever!

[@leonietrezise9198]

We are bloody amazing. 🤗🇦🇺

[@DaveOz-mx5oh]

I think my favourite was when it was simply lit up in pure pink after we lost Olivia

[@spazbog123]

If you live in another county you might have to pay for a plane and a hotel but if you are just floating around the area at the time then it its free - unless you want to eat, drink or buy souvenirs then you will pay. It can be cold at least to our standards, it is the entry point to winter at this end of the globe - I've even heard Canadian's complain about the cold in our winter and it doesn't even snow well not directly in Sydney but you can get some good skiing with a couple of hours drive (I was actually in snow falling from the sky in Yellowstone in shorts and T-Shirt - no where near as cold as I've been in Sydney in winter - though most of the time that "cold" winter is about 2 or 3 weeks at the back end of June and early July).

[@mariangrimsdell1112]

I agree sometimes Sydney Harbour can be very cold, I think it’s the wind factor as the Harbour is wide and can be exposed to strong winds coming in through the Heads in winter. 🥶 Having said that last years Vivid had great weather, I had to take off my jacket as it was too warm walking around the sheltered areas .

[@campbeld63]

Haven't seen the drone show yet, might have to go back for that. I'd seen photos of the Opera House, it didn't seem possible that the colours could be so vibrant. Then I went to see it, and it really is like that... well, vivid.

[@pixie3760]

I love the lights. Go out for dinner while watching the lights is amazing.

[@MikMech]

Really hope you get to come over and experience Sydney during Vivid. It reallly is a wonderful sight.

[@Rubytuesday1569]

I think most cities in Australia have a light show now. Perth's is called Lightscape, it's held in beautiful Kings Park in the CBD. It's amazing. ☮️

[@melissalayton213]

Ooh I've just moved to Perth, I'll have to check this out!

[@missqiqilamour]

White Night in Melbourne! ❤

[@Lmk_watcher]

I can confirm this. Last year it went all the way around the park and they even put the lights in the ponds :)

[@heatherfruin2371]

I haven't been yet but it wouldn't be on the same scale as Sydney's. I saw one in Adelaide a few years ago which blew me away. 😊

[@kayelle8005]

Enlighten in Canberra

[@coraliemoller3896]

The ‘Vivid Sydney’ festival is held over 3 weeks in late Autumn (May) to early Winter (June) to encourage locals and tourists to mingle in the Sydney CBD. Otherwise the city would be relatively quiet. More affordable accommodation is needed to make the CBD vibrant year round. Cost of Living is high in the more attractive parts of the CBD. Vivid gives people a reason to come in the cool months. Btw- In October - November (Spring) the ‘Sculpture By The Sea’ festival happens with installations spaced out along the coastal walk starting at Bondi Beach. Other places and states have the same festival, I think.

[@NeilHarvey-z8d]

No video can really capture this event. I have been three times and will see it again this year.

[@paulhancock2720]

I’ve been going every year for the last 10 years. Most of the light displays are free, but there are also some paid displays, including underground in tunnels. In addition to the lights there are also other events.

[@judithstrachan9399]

YES! Come on down, Ry. I won’t see you, unless you make lots of reaction vids on the ground, I’m in Qld country. But do come, it’s worth a week in Sydney during Vivid, then a tour around as much as you can see.

[@heartflame503]

My friends from Melbourne comes to visit most years to see vivid sydney .. we go for a wonder and take photos !!

[@Nicholas1994]

It'd be a good date night. Imagine having dinner with your partner in some outdoor dining area and watching the drone show while you eat. That'd be real nice.

[@raewerstak2074]

I've been a few times and it never disappoints. A lot of it is free to view but some stuff you have to pay for. A great experience if you're ever in Australia at that time. The view from the ferry along the harbour is EPIC 🎉

[@bshorrock69]

Vivid was started to get people to come to the city in Winter...

[@keithwagg4112]

It’s definitely worth making sure you’re in Sydney when vivid is on! Those were highlights, but there is stuff everywhere! So much to see. It is in the middle of winter and at night-so coldest ever Sydney weather but totally worth it. But probably more like spring in Indiana 😜

[@tammyyates3026]

Ryan watching you shows me things of Australia that I didn't even know so I find you and your contents fascinating thanks 😮

[@raetalaward9128]

Ryan, please don't feel bad that Australia does these things. Back in 1982, while living in Atlanta, we took our children to Stone Mountain and saw a brilliant laser light show set to music. The Confederate men on horses carved into the mountain were outlined by laser light beams, and then to our amazement, the lasers depicted them riding off into the night sky. It was brilliant. We also took our kids to the Epcot Centre around this time and saw the most incredible futuristic exhibits known at that time, including instant live projection via fibre optics, lights that you could interupt that played musical tones, vegetables growing in the air with no soil, and many more things. That was over forty years ago. I can't even begin to imagine what they have now. America has and does lead the world in fantastic creations, which for us Kiwis were and are mind-blowing. Love your videos. Thanks for sharing. Kind regards from Rae in New Zealand 🇳🇿 ❤

[@mehere8038]

Pretty sure it's "Tourism NSW" (the state Sydney's in) that put it on, done as a way of bringing in tourists in the cooler weather, attracting tourists from overseas but also interstate & from the country to come to the city as well. Various councils also fund displays though, not sure who else funds it & businesses in the areas around it say it's like NYE in terms of buisness it brings in, except for 21 nights, instead of NYE's 1. It's timed to be outside the main tourist season, but also to be before it really gets into the winter cold & most importantly, when the nights are long, so it gets dark early, so as to let kids, the elderly etc really enjoy it. Lots of people, but it's not so crowded that you can't move, still easy to see everything, even for little kids who are shorter than adults & it's got easy pram access everywhere too, to make it easier for families to enjoy & to then catch trains home with their kids sleeping in their prams on the way. If it ever gets too crowded to be enjoyable, presumably they will just extend the festival length, so as to bring the crowds back to good levels. They constantly expand areas included in the festival too, which spreads people out, or allows people to attend multiple nights & see different things & yes it's free, that trip with payment is for you Ryan, you're supposed to enter & potentially win the travel costs to attend the festival :)

[@suave-rider]

Vivid began as a concept smart light festival in 2009 for energy efficiency championed by lighting designer Mary-Anne Kyriakou. Carolyn Grant brought the idea of a smart light project to then Manager of Cultural events at Events NSW. While the project had merit it needed to be broader and the then project team of Smart light led by Mary Ann developed the concept further. It evolved into a broader festival and Vivid was born, headlined by Brian Eno. Eno, in collaboration with lighting designer Bruce Ramus, projected 'light painting' onto both sides of the Opera House.

[@spndrtwentythree5239]

It's on right now started last Friday, it's goes on every night through out the city for 3weeks, something you pay for but majority are free it's winter it's freezing.i loved last year more than previous years I think .

[@blackletter2591]

Canberra does one of these, called Enlighten. The projections use all the large buildings, galleries, high courts etc around the central lake.

[@AnnQlder]

It’s put on by the government Ry, it’s art, tourist attraction, it’s just fun. Many cities do it, the displays are scattered throughout the city, Sydney does it best, so far

[@omkrimkali3283]

It's a festival of light innnovative and free on every day and night, They now use drones & utilise the old underground tunnels, it keeps the economy moving and encourages people out of their warm homes :D

[@karenwaite5091]

My daughter and I went last year on a cruise on Sydney harbour to watch the vivid lights. It was AMAZING.

[@barbaralivett19]

They also have a light show in Melbourne and various regional/country towns

[@deborahduthie4519]

Projectors are anchored to the ground to project patterns and architecture , plants for a set time. Iconic photo ops.

[@Demigod_Toast7]

I love how he said Macca's, he's an adopted Aussie now 😂

[@dianacourt377]

And pronounced Barangaroo correctly

[@jslasher1]

Mr Was is a slow learner, but at least he is catching on.

[@SharlzG]

Vivid is free (and amazing). Thst cost is probably flights and accommodation (I'm confident accommodation is far more expensive during vivid than non eventful times of the year)

[@privatenexus5764]

2:10 My guess ts from the side, probably from the top of the modern art gallery. I live on the other side of the opera house, and it's just the plain old creamy white during VIVID :(

[@meeeka]

Every year in April, May, seeing VIVID, makes me so happy to live here in Sydney. And it's cold at night here then, really nippy, but who cares!

[@regooona]

I was working at a bar on the harbour for vivid last year,, vivid is cool but the month straight of crowds of thousands coming through our venue was rough lmao,, I remember my feet bleeding one night after work because of how much running I’d done That does mean though that being there late at night we got to see the practice runs of the drone shows at 2am, free stroopwaffel from a van outside, and got to see the projection mapping before they did it on the opera house

[@karritz1542]

Usually in June each year there is a huge chorus made up of people from all over the world. There is no audition. You sign up and learn the music at home and then on this one weekend everyone goes to Sydney and there are rehearsals for two days. Then on the final night they sing in a concert in the Sydney Opera House. So, that's something else you could try doing if you want to time your holiday to see vivid and sing in the opera house. It is Chorus Oz.

[@whatwhatinthewhat4400]

I went there one year as I was in Sydney, I was underwhelmed, but later I found I was basically just around the corner from the main lights like at the opera house. Like I was somewhere along the water and all I had to do was walk a few minutes further to see it. Like where I was I think there was some lights but nothing that would be considered vivid I didn’t really know what it was, just that there were lights in the city.

[@Joanne-t6j]

So glad you got to see this, it is very amazing and gets better every year. I hope you get to experience it in person one day.😁😁😁

[@davemoss9613]

I try to get up to Sydney every year for Vivid. Well worth a visit and you can't help but get your steps in!

[@gregharvie3896]

Hi Ryan , this is stunning , beyond belief . Similar Aussie computer nerds , like the Aussie police ones that suckered all the drug dealers, put their minds to this, coupled with massive , special projectors , then there are the drones , also mapped for precision and you can see the outcome . NO other city does it better .

[@Eva9000]

... LJ hooker, you're the beesssttt 🎶🎶 ... I'll show myself out 🐻

[@judithstrachan9399]

He really, really likes it.

[@barbaralivett19]

Ryan, you haven't mentioned how well our Aussies are doing in the Olympic Games. Proves for our population, yes we love our sport and our wonderful sport stars who represent our wonderful country 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@KathieSmythe]

I was out on the water for new year and the fireworks were amazing.

[@lauchlanguddy1004]

Vivid is HUGE, New Year is HUGE and a lot of multicultural festivals get big.

[@davidcruse6589]

Im pretty sure every states does this they do it here in Adelaide sa as well Sydney probably the biggest due to the world land marks but equally as good in my state as well Cheers mate 🦘🇦🇺👍

[@suave-rider]

Vivid began as a concept smart light festival in 2009 for energy efficiency championed by lighting designer Mary-Anne Kyriakou. Carolyn Grant brought the idea of a smart light project to then Manager of Cultural events at Events NSW. While the project had merit it needed to be broader and the then project team of Smart light led by Mary Ann developed the concept further. It evolved into a broader festival and Vivid was born, headlined by Brian Eno. Eno, in collaboration with lighting designer Bruce Ramus, projected 'light painting' onto both sides of the Opera House. It is nothing like the pissy stuff done in Melbourne and Adelaide

[@privatenexus5764]

9:20 projection onto water spray up from the harbour

[@laurawallis7093]

I live in Brisbane and dont think i have heard of this😂

[@helenredmond2742]

I lived in Sydney but moved up 10yrs ago to Brisbane and never see any publicity about it but we'll worth the trip down and lots of woollies as nights on harbour are freeeezing

[@rad1662]

I helped set up the projectors for the opera house one year. I think there was 6 or 8 of them and they are set up across the habour from the opera house, kind of not far from where the first footage on this video is shot from.

[@markleon411]

My favourite part was Paramount+ promo drone show that had a full scale USS Enterprise flying across Sydney Harbour. Jaw dropping stuff. BTW it's all FREE!

[@HenriHattar]

It's always great Ryan, best place on earth.

[@Nada-f4k4h]

Ryan Sydney is a beautiful city. Vivid Sydney gets extremely crowded. There are a few exhibitions you pay to see but other than that it is all free and yes very very spectacular. Some laser shows are just jaw dropping. There are lots of harbor cruises running all the time if you don't feel like walking around. We have done both and personally I enjoyed walking around the most but you do have to fight the crowds.