Sat 28 Feb 2026: Josh Groban Concert

Sat 28 Feb 2026: Josh Groban Concert

Mare gifted me a ticket to the Josh Groban concert. 

Hendra and Thomas gave us a lift to the Tiktok Entertainment Centre.

As we were early, we looked for a place to have lunch, I suggested the food court in the round building in Darling Quarter. I ended up bying a mushroom toastie and Mare bought korean fried chicken.

The concert with Josh was amazing. I enjoyed listening to the songs. Some I knew, others were new to me.

After the concert, she treated me to dessert at gelatissimo in Darling Quarter. Just as we were leaving the rains decided to come down. 

Sat 21 Feb 2026: Lunar New Year Festival in Chatswood

Sat 21 Feb 2026: Lunar New Year Festival in Chatswood

Finally got out to check out some Lunar New Year festivities.

Casey is having his last festival stall and will no longer be attending festivals, so Lily and I ventured out and checked out the Chatswood Lunar festival and his stall. Said hi to Shirley, Izzy and Nanna Tham.

It was a hot day. Got to see some lion dancing from a distance. Bought sugar cane juice to cool down.

Too hot to eat, so we trained it to the city to check out QVB's horse chandelier - moved with the wind and had different perspectives. How did they manage to hang it without it getting all tangled up.

Met up with Janet who trained it to town hall and met us at the QVB.

Went to the asian fast food behind woollies to buy takeaway and then walked to Market City and ate our lunch in the food court. The giant inflateable horse in Market City was so so.

After that we trained it home.

Sun 15 Feb 2026: Ed Sheeran in Concert

 Sun 15 Feb 2026: Ed Sheeran in Concert

Having bought these tickets last year, it was time to attend Ed Sheeran again at Accor Stadium.

This time, not as many big screens, a bridge that extended and retracted and screaming teens and mothers intent on videoing family.

Lily had the screaming teen and I had the mother who kept getting in my vision.

Otherwise it was a good concert. Both Jacq and I had the same idea and used our loop ear plugs to lessen the noise. 

Lily, Kaylene, Jacq, and I went to have dinner first in Strathfield at what was once VN City - still viet. Shared bowls of vermicelli salad with grilled pork. Before training it to the concert. The travel was included in the tickets.

Had to walk around the stadium to the back to get to our door. through security bag check and up several levels.

Not a bad view.

After the concert, we walked to Parramatta Road, and beyond where we waited for Nathan to come and pick us up.