Fatboy Slim and PNAU will lead Australia’s 2027 Mardi Gras Party as the Sydney event moves into a new underground home beneath Allianz Stadium.
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras announced Tuesday (Nov. 10) that Fatboy Slim, PNAU, ELKKA and Griffin Maxwell Brooks will headline the March 6 event, which will run from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m.
For the first time, the tunnels underneath Allianz Stadium will be transformed into a dance venue, with three stages, multiple dancefloors and hidden spaces spread throughout the site.
The location sits at the end of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade route, creating a direct transition from the parade into the official after-party.
Fatboy Slim will lead the main room, while Australian electronic act PNAU will perform a DJ set.
The lineup also includes Cat & Calmell, who will perform a DJ set, D. Tiffany, dameeeela, Jaguar, MikeQ, Kito, Stereogamous, Merve, Samantha Togni, Bitter Babe, Woody Cook and more.
Woody Cook, a DJ and producer in his own right, will appear on the same bill as his father, Fatboy Slim.
The event is being presented by Bizarro and Kicks Entertainment, with Sydney queer nightlife institutions GiRLTHING and FLASH each curating a stage.
The Mardi Gras Midnight Community Show will also return above ground at the Allianz Stadium forecourt, featuring drag performers, dancers and other artists tied to the festival’s 2027 HYPERBLOOM theme.
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras CEO Jesse Matheson said the new venue was designed to connect the energy of the parade directly with the party.
“We’re carrying the energy of the Parade directly into the subterranean depths of Allianz Stadium for a Mardi Gras PARTY unlike any other,” Matheson said in a statement.
The 2027 event follows the absence of Mardi Gras PARTY from the 2026 festival and arrives as organizers prepare for the 50th anniversary of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in 2028.
The wider 2027 program will run for 24 days, from Feb. 12 through March 7. Mardi Gras members and Allianz Stadium members already have access to tickets. Public early access begins Nov. 12 at 11 a.m. AEDT, with general tickets going on sale Nov. 13 at 11 a.m. AEDT.
