The
"Australia Day Live" concert was first launched in 2004, on Federation Mall, the lawns of
Parliament House in
Canberra,
Australia and originally hosted each year on 25 January, on the eve of
Australia Day. Australia Day Live was preceded by the
Australian of the Year Awards. The name of the concert was changed in 2012 to
"Australia Celebrates Live".
Australia Celebrates Live Concert "Australia Celebrates Live" was a free concert which included tributes to the outgoing Australians of the Year, with songs chosen by the previous Australians of the Year. This was followed by the Australian of the Year Awards ceremony. Once the Awards ceremony was complete, the concert continued with each artist performing a full set of music. In August 2016, the National Australia Day Council announced that the
Australia Celebrates Live concert had been cancelled and from 2017, the
Australian of the Year Awards would be held indoors at Parliament House.
Australia Day Concert From 2014, the
Australia Day Concert was staged on the forecourt of the
Sydney Opera House from 7.30pm – 9.30pm with Sydney Harbour as a backdrop. In 2014 and 2015, the evening concert followed a morning concert on the Forecourt featuring the Wiggles. From 2015–2018 the Australia Day Concert was broadcast live nationally on Channel Ten. From 2019 the concert has been broadcast nationally on ABC TV. From 2018, the whole of Circular Quay was activated, effectively moving and enhancing the Darling Harbour Australia Day Spectacular on 26 January. From 2017, when the
Australian of the Year Awards were held in Canberra on 25 January, the
Australia Day Concert continued as a separate event in Sydney on 26 January.
Australia Day Live From 2019, the
Australia Day Live name was revived for the concert and was now broadcast on the
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