Year: 2009
Festival Director: Fergus Linehan
Significance: All hail the queen.
Grace Jones at Festival First Night (2009)
Arriving in the spotlight just seven minutes behind schedule – punctual by her standards – Grace Jones electrified an already hyped opening-night crowd in the Domain with a gloriously unrestrained display of theatrical pop spectacle.
Switching between Philip Treacy headpieces – including a bowler hat shooting laser beams – she stalked the stage in vertiginous heels and a skin-tight black corset, tearing into classics such as Nightclubbing, Slave to the Rhythm and Pull Up to the Bumper.
That last number caused a stir among security when Jones began hauling audience members onstage to dance. Could there be a more intimidating offer?
Year: 2009
Festival Director: Fergus Linehan
Significance: All hail the queen.
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