Revellers party at Festival X under the watchful eye of a heavy police presence as Calvin Harris and Lil Pump rock Sydney Showgrounds
- Australians fans have turned out in force for the inaugural Festival X as it welcomes fans on the east coast
- DJ icon Calvin Harris as well as rapper Lil Pump are among the acts set to wow the Sydney crowd on Saturday
- Revellers in both Brisbane and Sydney were dressed to impress at respective events on Friday and Saturday
- Police officers were also heavily at the Sydney Showgrounds in an attempt to stamp down on drug usage
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Revellers have dressed to the nines as they turned out in force for the inaugural Festival X.
It was the turn of festival-goers in Sydney to show off their most eye-catching attire on Saturday after those in Brisbane partied into the night a day earlier at the brand new event.
Hundreds of extravagantly-dressed attendees started filtering through into the Sydney Showgrounds from 1pm in preparation for a star-packed line-up set to rock the city’s west.
Revellers have dressed to the nines as they turn out in force for the inaugural Festival X in Sydney
It was the turn of festival-goers in Sydney (one pictured) to show off their most eye-catching attire on Saturday after those in Brisbane partied into the night at the brand new event on Friday
One attendee in Brisbane donned a zebra-print skirt to put all eyes on her at the new festival
Those in both cities were dressed to impress, with one female music fan in Sydney catching the eye in a pink leotard
Revellers in both cities were dressed to impress, with one female music fan in Sydney catching the eye in a pink leotard, tinted sunglasses and orange braids in her hair.
Another attendee left little to the imagination in a barely-there pink outfit, while one donned a zebra-print skirt to put all eyes on her.
One group of three fans in the Harbour City wore an eclectic ensemble in keeping with their brightly-coloured hair as they got ready to attend the brand new event.
But another trio in Brisbane decided to co-ordinate their outfits a little more closely, with the three of them wearing matching blue-patterned get-ups.
It was a competition of the fashion stakes for revellers in the two east coast cities, with one woman showing her toned abs before heading to the venue
One trio in Brisbane decided to closely co-ordinate their outfits, with the three of them wearing matching blue-patterned get-ups
One woman in the Queensland capital wore a striking combination in a denim skirt and a sheer, plunging top, and another wore dazzling decorative jewellery around her waist
Two blonde-haired festival-goers caught the eye in a fiery crop top and a neutral black one-piece – and matching their sunglasses to fit their outfit
One woman in the Queensland capital wore a striking combination in a denim skirt and a sheer, plunging top.
Those in attendance in Sydney were joined by an heavy police presence though, who were joined by a team of sniffer dogs in an effort to stamp down on drug usage.
Dozens of police officers were positioned at the main gates as revellers made their way into the venue early on Saturday afternoon.
The festival will move onto Melbourne on Sunday as it continues its first tour of Australia
Another ten were also stationed at Olympic Park Station, The Daily Telegraph reported.
The festival will move onto Melbourne on Sunday.
The heavy policing comes after an inquest in July into music festival deaths in New South Wales heard one in 20 Year Ten students have tried the drug.
Those in attendance in Sydney were joined by an heavy police presence at the gates (entrance pictured) though, who were joined by a team of sniffer dogs in an effort to stamp down on drug usage
Deputy State Coroner Harriet Grahame was examining the drug-related deaths of six young people at NSW music festivals between December 2017 and January 2019.
Nathan Tran, Diana Nguyen, Joseph Pham, Callum Brosnan, Joshua Tam and Alexandra Ross-King all died from MDMA toxicity or complications of MDMA use.
They were aged between 18 and 23.