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International music sensation Bruno Mars will create history as the first official concert performance to raise the roof of Sydney’s new Allianz Stadium on 14 and 15 October 2022.
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There’s 24k Magic in the air as Sydney’s supercharged events calendar brings a galaxy of stars to town – including pop legend Bruno Mars. Lace up your boogie boots for his Live and Exclusive show at Allianz Stadium, and make the most of the city’s buzz with your own A-list experiences. Here, just a few that’ll make you feel like a rock star. Don’t believe us? Just watch...
Wanna Be a Billionaire? Hit the harbour
The city’s glistening centrepiece, Sydney Harbour is the playground of the rich and fabulous. Take your place amongst the sails and superyachts aboard a luxury charter such as The Hiilani, one of Bruno’s favourites. Feel like you have the whole place to yourself on secluded Store Beach – only accessible by boat – or between Australia’s plushest homes at Lady Martins Beach. Or, bask in the sky-high views on an exclusive Sydney Seaplanes adventure or evening heli flight, where the whole harbour becomes a sea of sparkles just for you.
Where to Wake Up in the Sky
Live your own opulent version of The Lazy Song in a lush five-star hotel, where sweeping views add a new level of grandeur to your stays. For lavish suites with outstanding harbour panoramas, kick back at The Langham. At Barangaroo, Crown Towers is a luxury oasis with a Sky Deck and infinity pool, while the Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour pairs soaring views with sophisticated urban resort vibes. In the city centre, the Kimpton Margot's blend of Art Deco extravagance and modern refinement make for an elegant A-list-worthy stay.
Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour Credit: Destination NSW
Couple enjoying Sofitel Sydney's rooftop pool with views across Darling Harbour.
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Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour Credit: Destination NSW
Couple enjoying Sofitel Sydney's rooftop pool with views across Darling Harbour.
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Couple enjoying a coffee and harbour views from their luxurious Crown Towers hotel suite at Crown Sydney, Barangaroo.
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Crown Sydney, Barangaroo Credit: Destination NSW
Couple enjoying a coffee and harbour views from their luxurious Crown Towers hotel suite at Crown Sydney, Barangaroo.
Too hot, hot damn: best tickets in town
In between receiving the VIP treatment at a host of sporting events and concerts, soak up the magic as the city’s sparkling backdrop enhances every world-class show. Marvel beneath the stars as Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour presents Madama Butterfly, or cruise to Cockatoo Island aboard La Dolce Vita for Carmen, revelling in the skyline as each drama unfolds. Or, take an exclusive look behind the Sydney Opera House’s scenes before enjoying The Phantom of the Opera and a meal at Bennelong, where you’ll feast your eyes on the awe-inspiring Sydney Harbour Bridge while keeping a side-eye casually peeled for celebrities.
Five-star dining, That’s What I Like
Savour the flavours as Australia’s culinary stars serve up solid gold dining experiences at exclusive eateries. At Quay, Executive Chef Peter Gilmore’s eight-course degustation features Southern Rock lobster sashimi, braised squid and billion-dollar harbour views. At nearby Oncore, Michelin-Starred Clare Smyth’s first international restaurant showcases sustainable ingredients paired with prestige wines and moreish vistas. And across the city, Sixpenny, Catalina Rose Bay and Bentley Restaurant + Bar are lauded as much for their innovative dishes as their laidback luxury.
Runaway Baby: make your escape
Seeking a private relaxation station in nature? Reclaim your calm at the exclusive Pretty Beach House, just 90 minutes’ drive from Sydney in Bouddi National Park. Charter a private jet and fly to Lord Howe Island – where Capella Lodge and Island House are celebrity favourites thanks to their plush touches and next-level privacy. Craving a tree change? Take a heli transfer to Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley, where the best of the Blue Mountains wilderness meets first-class accommodation; or, spend a day exploring the Hunter on Brokenwood’s VIP Soil to Cellar experience, where you’ll taste and collect award-winning wines Too Good To Say Goodbye to.
The Phantom of the Opera Australia Credit: Opera Australia
The Phantom of the Opera Australia 2022 - Josh Piterman, Amy Manford
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The Phantom of the Opera Australia Credit: Opera Australia
The Phantom of the Opera Australia 2022 - Josh Piterman, Amy Manford
Pretty Beach House, Pretty Beach Credit: Anson Smart
Scenic views from the lounge at Pretty Beach House, Pretty Beach.
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Pretty Beach House, Pretty Beach Credit: Anson Smart
Scenic views from the lounge at Pretty Beach House, Pretty Beach.
Feel the Uptown Funk in exclusive bars
Head to Sydney’s swankiest saloons for statement cocktails and A-list guest lists. At Alice in The Rocks, treat the crew to premium bubbles and snack on Sterling Caviar in your velvet-clad booth. At award-winning Zephyr, there’s an exclusive range of gins and outstanding Darling Harbour views. The vistas continue at the city’s highest watering hole, Bar 83, perched atop the iconic Sydney Tower. And at Employees Only, you’ll get a taste of the good life thanks to their Billionaire cocktail, burlesque dancers, psychic readings and New York-inspired décor.
Can I Just Stay Here? Spas for stars
Refresh your senses with an energising session at an exclusive Zen zone. Choose your own pampering adventure at Chi, The Spa at Shangri-La, where traditional techniques meet Australian botanicals to leave you feeling as satisfied as a rock star during encore. At The Darling Spa, there’s an impressive treatment menu, a luxurious Moroccan Hammam and exclusive couple suites to get you glowing; meanwhile The Spa Park Hyatt’s plush environs also feature a rooftop pool and private terrace just for spa guests.
Find Your Treasure in chic boutiques
Whether you love “Cuban links and designer minks”, or Leave your Versace on the Floor, Sydney’s boutiques are a wonderland for lovers of luxe labels. Shop in 19th Century grandeur at the Strand Arcade and Queen Victoria Building, both home to an impressive range of designer stores. The sartorial treasure trail continues across the city, with refined Mosman home to specialty showrooms in Heritage-listed buildings, and the Paddington Intersection a celebrity favourite thanks to its plethora of high-end boutiques. Prefer to kick it rock-star style and let someone else do the legwork? Hire a personal stylist find the treasure for you.
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Friends enjoying drinks with views across Sydney from Bar 83, Sydney Tower, Sydney CBD.
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Bar 83, Sydney Credit: Destination NSW
Friends enjoying drinks with views across Sydney from Bar 83, Sydney Tower, Sydney CBD.
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Four levels of shopping in the Queen Victoria Building, Sydney CBD.
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Shopping, Queen Victoria Building Credit: Destination NSW
Four levels of shopping in the Queen Victoria Building, Sydney CBD.
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The Fall Guy in Sydney with a spectacular Glebe Island Silo Stunt
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Action-comedy film The Fall Guy explodes onto Australian screens on 24 April, and along with Hollywood superstars Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, Sydney also plays a starring role. But the city isn’t just a backdrop to many of the action-packed scenes in the film, it also offers real-life action experiences to get your heart pumping. Here’s our guide to high-octane experiences in Sydney.
On-the-water adrenaline
Just like Ryan Gosling blasting around Sydney Harbour in a high-speed boat chase, you too can feel the wind in your hair, the sea spray on your face and your heart in your mouth on an Oz Jet Boating experience. These bright red, shark-faced jetboats fish-tail, spin and slide under the Sydney Harbour Bridge, past Dawes Point Park (where we meet Jean Claude the kelpie in the film) and the iconic Sydney Opera House, leaving you breathless and somewhat damp. Turn it down a notch with a two-, three- or five-day course from EastSail, with classes on the calm shores of Rushcutters Bay, or go five-star by hiring your very own superyacht from the fleet at Sydney Harbour Luxe Charters – Ghost II was featured in the film.
Get locked in an escape room
A bolted door, a countdown clock and a series of fiendish puzzles – outsmart the bad guys and challenge your friends in one of Sydney’s best escape rooms. Award-winning The Cipher Room, with locations in Newtown and St Peters, offers immersive, expertly designed rooms. Choose from a film noir-style hotel, a mysterious abandoned toy shop or a dystopian French bunker. Entermission Sydney has virtual-reality rooms, with themes like Alice in Wonderland, a pirate ship or space station. While not strictly an escape room, the one-of-a-kind Hijinx Hotel is a fun escape-like challenge set inside a quirky 15-room hotel.
Hickson Road Reserve, Dawes Point Credit: Destination NSW
Friends walking along Sydney Harbour in the morning.
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Hickson Road Reserve, Dawes Point Credit: Destination NSW
Friends walking along Sydney Harbour in the morning.
Oz Jet Boating, Sydney Harbour Credit: Destination NSW
Experience the incredible speed of the red shark boats as they blast across Sydney harbour at high speed with Oz Jet Boating.
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Oz Jet Boating, Sydney Harbour Credit: Destination NSW
Experience the incredible speed of the red shark boats as they blast across Sydney harbour at high speed with Oz Jet Boating.
Find your need for speed
It’s not an action movie without a car chase, and while you can’t speed through the CBD streets like Ryan Gosling and Jean Claude, you can still challenge your friends to race via go kart at Hyper Karting Moore Park. At the 410-metre indoor track, the electric cars offer plenty of exhilarating straights and corners, with a high-speed function to help you overtake your mates. True petrol heads should make a pitstop at Luddenham Raceway in southwest Sydney, where the go karts are fuelled and the 600m outdoor pro circuit offers 12 high-speed corners and even nighttime drives. Want to do the real thing? Trackschool has half-day passenger or driving experiences in a Porsche 911 Carrera also at the raceway.
Have an adventure up high
A high-stakes, sky-high chopper scene is an action flick essential; recreate the experience (minus the stress) on a flight with Sydney HeliTours. The 20- or 30-minute tours take in jaw-dropping views of harbour icons like the Sydney Opera House, Taronga Zoo, Bondi Beach and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Or live out your Hollywood star dreams onboard the luxury Sydney Seaplanes. If free-falling from the sky like Ryan Gosling does jumping from a multi-story building is the heart race you crave, get the thrills without the spills at iFly Downunder: fully accessible, all-ages indoor skydiving that will make you feel like a superhero. Or take a day trip to the Blue Mountains for a ride on Scenic World’s 270m-high glass-cased Beyond Skyway for that soaring feeling while safely enclosed in a cable car.
Luddenham Raceway, Luddenham Credit: Destination NSW
Track Day at Luddenham Raceway Motorsport Park, Luddenham.
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Luddenham Raceway, Luddenham Credit: Destination NSW
Track Day at Luddenham Raceway Motorsport Park, Luddenham.
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Couple ready to enjoy a Sydney Seaplanes flight from Rose Bay, Sydney.
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Sydney Seaplanes, Rose Bay Credit: Destination NSW
Couple ready to enjoy a Sydney Seaplanes flight from Rose Bay, Sydney.
Scale walls and cliffs
Action heroes need to be agile and spider-like; flex your skills scaling rock walls at one of Sydney’s top indoor rock-climbing centres. Climb Fit in St Leonards has beginner and high-tech climbs using augmented reality, while Ledge is a smaller centre in Camperdown perfect for beginners, and BlocHaus in Marrickville focuses solely on bouldering. If you prefer to climb surrounded by waterfalls and forests, make the extra leap to the Blue Mountains, and challenge yourself on an abseil or rock-climb under the expert guidance of the Blue Mountains Adventure Company.
Spots to refuel
After all that adventuring, you’re going to need a spot to refuel and cheers to a big day. Make it a meal with a view at Aster Bar on top of the InterContinental Sydney – with uninterrupted views of the harbour. The rooftop bar featured in the film is the Ivy – which is a local favourite for big nights out. Partake in Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt’s love for spicy margaritas at Centro 86, a new underground tequila bar in the CBD, or taste award-winning cocktails at Dean and Nancy on 22. Finish up with a feast at one of the restaurants located around Jones Bay Wharf (you’ll spot this area in the film as Ryan Gosling hides on his boat from the bad guys) or snack in the late-night dining havens in Chinatown: try Japanese izakaya Nakano Darling, xiao long bao from Nanjing Dumpling or Mamak’s legendary roti.
Rest your head
Even heroes need their beauty sleep. Rest up like an A-lister at the Kimpton Margot, a recently opened CBD hotel with Art Deco touches, and featured in the movie (ask Kevin for the fruit plate). Compact yet comfortable, the Little National Hotel is located in the heart of the city near Wynyard (also a major filming locale for The Fall Guy). And for a boutique hotel suitable for everyone from film stars to stunt crew, stay in the Ace Hotel in Surry Hills, with unique in-room features like guitars, record players and locally made custom robes.
Sydney Adventure Tours, Katoomba Credit: Destination NSW
Sydney Adventure Tours offers private tours to the Blue Mountains. With an experienced tour guide, take a bushwalk through nature and experience the rainforests.
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Sydney Adventure Tours, Katoomba Credit: Destination NSW
Sydney Adventure Tours offers private tours to the Blue Mountains. With an experienced tour guide, take a bushwalk through nature and experience the rainforests.
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The rooftop lounge at the Little National, in Wynyard in Sydney.
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Little National Hotel, Sydney Credit: Little National Hotel
The rooftop lounge at the Little National, in Wynyard in Sydney.