Barry Humphries flicks switch on dazzling Festival Centre roof display for 40th anniversary The Festival Centre was lit up with projected images by Electric Canvas in a test run last night. The official light show premieres tonight, to celebrate the Centre's 40th anniversary. Picture: Cross Simon Source: The Advertiser BARRY Humphries has lit up Adelaide's skyline with a simple flick of his wrist, switching on a spectacular light show on the Festival Centre's roof to commemorate its 40th anniversary. The entertainment icon launched the venue's celebrations tonight in an official event on the Festival Centre plaza, flicking the switch on a special light display of iconic images celebrating the history of Australia's first capital city arts centre, which opened in 1973. The Electric Canvas light show will project photographs onto the twin "shells" of the centre's roof every night in June. Tonight's celebrations also saw the Festival Centre receive a $6 million birthday present from Premier Jay Weatherill, who announced funding for infrastructure works to the centre and the surrounding Festival Plaza precinct. Barry Humphries in front of the Festival Centre, after flicking the switch to turn on the lights display to celebrates its 40th anniversary. The funding will comprise $3.5 million for water proofing, concrete repair and other repair works, and $2.5 million for the fit-out of administrative facilities, budgeted over two years. Mr Weatherill said the money would cover "critical infrastructure work" at the centre. The Festival Centre's 40th anniversary celebrations continue on Friday and Saturday with a performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra that will recall the Festival Theatre's opening concert. Barry Humphries flicks the switch to light up the Festival Centre shells. The Fezbah nightclub - a Festival Theatre Foyer institution of the '80s and '90s - will also return on Friday and Saturday from 9pm until late. Last night ballerinas, comedians and icons of Australian stage danced across the Festival Centre roof as the venue was lit up in a rehearsal for tonight.