The Nova Network’s Ricki-Lee was centre stage at Sydney’s Ovolo Woolloomooloo, launching Nova’s Red Room Global Tour Powered by Expedia, the first stop in the Red Room’s global music adventure.

Ricki’s radio co-hosts Joel Creasey and Tim Blackwell welcomed the crowd to the Piper Rooms and sent a shout out to the winners joining them on the tour.

Before they welcomed Ricki-Lee to the stage, Joel and Tim counted all the wind machines they could see set up for the performance – five in total – which prompted  Tim to exclaim “It’s definitely a Ricki-Lee show!”

Performing to 350 invited guests, the Australian Idol alum began the night by treating the crowd to one of her newest hits ‘On My Own.’

As an ode to the 18-year-old girl she was at her Australian Idol audition, Ricki-Lee sang her audition song ‘Don’t Let Go’ by En Vogue, saying the cover gave her a chance to relive the audition experience.

A highlight for the night was a song not originally in the set list – ‘Simply The Best’ by Tina Turner.

Hit song ‘Raining Diamonds’ began acoustically, with Ricki-Lee joined on stage by backup dancers as the performance built to a crescendo.

She finished the night with the much-loved classic ‘Can’t Touch It.’

Guests included Nova podcaster Matty Mills, and Nova radio host Jermaine D’vauz (both pictured above).

NOVA execs were also in the room, including Peter Charlton, NOVA’s Chief Executive Officer, Brendan Taylor, Group Programming Director, Pete Colosimo, NOVA’s Chief Operating Officer and Kim Kerton, NOVA’s Head of Podcast Partnerships.

Now the touring party, including Ricki-Lee, Tim and Joel, along with 12 lucky winners, have headed to New Zealand to catch GRAMMY®-nominated singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams live. From there it continues to Los Angeles to see Canadian vocalist Lauren Spencer Smith Live in Nova’s Red Room, before heading to Las Vegas for Post Malone’s Big Ass Stadium Tour, supported by award-winning artist Jelly Roll.