 After six weeks of rehearsals, their premiere performance occurred in October 2016.Bridget McManus of "The Age", observed, "the timing might not have been perfect, the soloist was a little shaky, and a wild-haired man at the back had a tendency to echo the last word of every line, but the infectious enthusiasm of the group belting out 'Blame It on the Boogie' — in unison, with all the actions — was hard to ignore.At the front of the group, by the Flinders Street Station steps, stood a spirited conductor on whom all singers' eyes were fixed despite the peak-hour bustle."