When Kylie Minogue‘s Tension Tour date in Sydney coincided with the Mardi Gras parade of 2025 last night, many were divided about which to attend.
But Minogue made sure that her audience felt the spirit of Mardi Gras with a tribute to the festival.
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She took a moment during the show to speak to those at Mardi Gras on the other side of Sydney, marching in the parade on Oxford Street in Darlinghurst.
The Padam Padam singer was decked out in a silver sequin dress as she took the microphone and said, ”Hi Mardi Gras. It’s me, Kylie, I’m on stage here with all my friends, my nearest and dearest, and we just wanted to send you a message of love.”
She then encouraged everyone in the audience to shout, ”Happy Mardi Gras!”, jumping up and down in delight at the audience’s participation.
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On the flip side, Kylie was also on the minds of those attending the march – including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
He told the ABC hopefully, ”She’s playing out at Homebush, there’s got to be some chance she’ll turn up here later on.”
Albo, as he is affectionately known, marched in the parade with the Rainbow Labor float with Sydney MP and Environmental Minister Tanya Plibersek.
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He was also the first sitting Prime Minister to march in the parade in 2023, saying that rights for Australia’s LGBTQI+ community had “come a long way”, but there was “still further to go”.
He said of Mardi Gras, “I’ve been doing this for many decades now, just about every year since about 1984, so for 40 years,” joking about showing his age.
“But it’s fun. It’s a celebration, and it shows a commitment to respect people for who they are.”
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