BRISBANE FESTIAL’S SUNSUPER RIVERFIRE
FACTS ABOUT RIVERFIRE
Number of expected attendees at Riverfire?
Sunsuper Riverfire is Brisbane and Queensland’s largest annual public celebration. This iconic Brisbane event is the finale of the 22 day Brisbane Festival attracting a “live” audience of approximately 485,000 along the banks of the Brisbane River in the South Brisbane and Town Reaches between the William Jolly and Story Bridges to watch the fireworks extravaganza.
Number of individual fireworks?
Foti Fireworks International Qld launches over 5 tonnes of fireworks over 18 launch sites – 6 river barges (3 in the Town and 3 in the South Brisbane Reaches of the Brisbane River) two bridges (Story and Goodwill Bridges) and 10 City building rooftops. All river-based effects are to be contained within the exclusion zones established by Maritime Safety Queensland within the Town and South Brisbane Reaches.
Length of fireworks display?
Approximately 20 mins
Aircraft details involved in the flyover?
Australian Defence Force is showcased on the day with aerial displays late afternoon by 4 Army Aviation helicopters (2 Tigers and 2 Taipans) and one FA18 Super Hornet.
VANTAGE POINTS
· Victoria Bridge
· South Bank Forecourt
· Kangaroo Point Cliffs
· Captain Burke Park
· Wilson’s Lookout
· City Riverwalk
· Eagle Street Pier
· Mount Coot-tha Lookout
Other secret spots include:
· Collins Road, Ferny Hills
· Corner of Dornoch Terrace and Hampstead Road, Highgate Hill Park
· Stuartholme Road, Bardon
· Camelia Avenue, Everton Hills
· Bartley’s Lookout, Ascot
· Forbes Street, Hawthorne
· Camp Hill Bowls Club on Ferguson Road
· Trammies Corner, Paddington
· Rode Road, Wavell Heights
· Plucks Road, Arana Hills
· Caratel Street, Stafford Heights.
FAST FACTS
· 19 fireworks locations
· Two bridges
· Six barges
· Ten rooftops
· One of the largest fireworks displays in Australia. Largest in Queensland
· Over 100 different types of firework effects
· 5000 Aerial fireworks
· Over 15000 Ground based effects
· Over 7000 individual cues
· 19 computer firing systems choreograph the visual display
· 11,000 kilograms of fireworks
· 2000 kilograms of explosive
· 17,000 kilograms of equipment
· 25 pyro-technicians
· 7000 of electronic igniters
· 300m of Silver waterfalls
· 45 kilometres of cabling
MUSIC PROGRAM
Song
From
Artist
Time
[silence]
0:00 – 0:10
Headshot
Zootopia trailer
Full Tilt
0:10 – 1:17
Heroes
David Bowie
0:55 – 1:09
Is she with you?
Batman vs Superman
Hans Zimmer
1:09 – 2:05
Captain America Theme
Captain America: Civil War
Henry Jackman
2:05 – 2:40
Sabotage
Star Trek Theme Song
Beastie Boys
2:30 – 3:03
Main Theme
Star Trek Into Darkness
Michael Giacchino
3:03 – 3:24
Trailer
Star Trek Beyond
Michael Giacchino
3:24 – 3:43
Space Oddity
London Symphony Orchestra
3:43 – 4:23
Space Oddity
David Bowie
4:23 – 5:18
Space Oddity
London Symphony Orchestra
5:18 – 5:38
Starman
David Bowie
5:38 – 6:27
Ziggy Stardust
David Bowie
6:27 – 6:51
Life on Mars
David Bowie
6:51 – 7:26
Cream
Prince
7:26 – 7:59
Little Red Corvette
Prince
7:51 – 8:31
Unforgettable
Finding Dory Theme Song Dory Theme Song
Sia
8:31 – 9:11
The Bare Necessities
Jungle Book
John Debney
9:11 – 9:47
Try Everything
Zootopia Theme Song
Shakira
9:47 – 10:20
Faded
Alan Walker
10:20 – 10:54
Pillow Talk
Zahn
10:54 – 11:25
Just Like Fire
Pink
11:25 – 12:17
Remind Me
Conrad Sewell
12:17 – 12:50
Stressed Out
Twenty One Pilots
12:50 – 13:01
Let’s Dance Like It’s 1999
Prince/Bowie (Eddie B remix)
13:01 – 13:45
My Name is Prince
Prince
13:38 – 13:45
Eroica Symphony, II
Beethoven (Konzerthausorchester, Barenboim)
13:45 – 14:20
We are the Champions
Queen
14:12 – 15:50
My Hero
Foo Fighters
15:50 – 16:22
Hero
Chad Kroeger feat. Josey Scott
16:22 – 17:01
Heroes
Wallflowers
17:01 – 17:48
Heroes
David Bowie
17:48 – 18:47
Purple Rain
Adam Levine and Train
18:47 – 21:01
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