The Sydney Mardi Gras party is coming back in 2027, giving the festival’s flagship afterparty a fresh start after financial pressure forced its sudden cancellation earlier this year. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras CEO Jesse Matheson announced on Thursday that the post-parade celebration will return on 6 March 2027, running from 10pm to 6am inside the tunnels beneath Sydney Football Stadium. The full performer line-up is expected to be revealed next Tuesday. For many people

Tomorrowland’s long-awaited Asian debut now has a clear place, date and scale: 11 to 13 December 2026, at Wisdom Valley in Khao Mai Kaeo, Bang Lamung district, Chonburi. The first Thai edition of the Belgium-born electronic dance music festival is moving from announcement to construction. According to Rachata Thunyavuthi, an executive board member of WEAREONE.WORLD (THAILAND) CO., LTD., preparations are under way both inside and outside the festival site, with on-site stage s

Alan Jones gave Williams its first Formula 1 world title, and with it helped turn a determined British team into a championship force. His death at the age of 80 brings a sharp sense of loss to Australian motor sport, to Williams, and to a generation of Formula 1 fans who remember him as direct, fast, and fiercely competitive. Jones died on 5 November following a short illness, according to a statement released on behalf of his wife, Amanda Butler-Davis, by Motorsport Austral

A high-profile retail opening on Oxford Street became a flashpoint in the continuing debate around J.K. Rowling and trans rights on Wednesday, 4 November, as campaigners gathered outside London’s new flagship Harry Potter store. Around 16 demonstrators stood near the entrance as hundreds of fans queued to enter the two-storey shop. Their placards read “Protect trans lives” and “Stop funding trans erasure”, while chants through megaphones urged visitors to think again before s