Festivals

Rhythm and Vines 2009
Waiohika Estate Vineyard, Gisbourne.
29th - 31st December 2009 tickets from $95
With performances by; Empire of the Sun, Midnight Youth, P Money, PNC, State of Mind, The Checks, Sola Rosa, Kora, Moby, John Butler Trio, Computers Want Me Dead and many more...

Rough Creek Rd, Inangahua, Westcoast
Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 12:00pm - Saturday, January 2, 2010, 9:00am - $235 + bf
3 nights of the very best drum n bass, dubstep, reggae, breaks, tech & dub from around Aotearoa & the world, presented over 2 arenas this New Years Eve in a magical remote rain forest valley complete with river with swimming holes on the wild West Coast...

Ohuka Farm, Whitianga
31st December 2009 $88+Booking Fee
Shapeshifter, Kora, Tiki Live, Katchafire, DJ Downtown Brown, Sunshine Soundsystem, Recloose, Jstar (UK), Electric Wire Hustle.
It's a dream line up - Aotearoa's hottest live bands in one place to bring in 2010 with their explosive and energetic performances...

Music Mountain Matakana
31 Dec 09 - 1 Jan 2010 Tickets $100
Dub Conspiracy and Music Mountain Matakana are excited to announce the roots / electronica party for New Years Eve 2009. Artists performing; Salmonella Dub, Ladi 6, Cornerstone Roots among others...

Matakana County Park
31st December 2009 $95 + bf

Line Up: SNEAKY SOUND SYSTEM, VANDALISM (AUS), STONEBRIDGE (SWEDEN), MISCHA DANIELS (NETHERLANDS), NICK THAYER (AUS), The Opensouls, Sola Rosa, Tahuna breaks, Charlie Ash, Dane Rumble(Live), Jolyon Petch, Peter Urlich...

Canterbury Agricultural Park, Christchurch
Weds 11th - Fri 13th November, 2009
The Canterbury A&P Association has introduced a new feature area at this year’s Royal New Zealand Show, specifically for teens...

Mudhouse Winery & Cafe, North Canterbury
Fri 11th Dec 2009, Tickets $101.80 to $152.50 from ticketmaster Ph: 0800 111 999

The B-52s will roam around Australia and New Zealand later this year and the Scottish wonder twins The Proclaimers are also on their way (ahuh) for a fabulous November/December concert tour...