NEWS: Acoustic Church Tour 2012: Anika Moa, Boh Runga & Hollie Smith

This year’s 2012 Classic Hits Acoustic Church Tour presents an exciting collaboration of three of New Zealand’s most talented and versatile female singer/songwriters: Anika Moa, Boh Runga & Hollie Smith: Together in Concert for the first time ever.

The talented trio and good friends have spent the last few months writing and recording together and have just released their first single to radio - Be Mine, a sticks-in-your-head pop gem that showcases their songwriting talents and their inimitable voices singing in harmony. Be Mine is the first single from what will be the debut album for Anika, Boh & Hollie, expected to be released early in 2013.

On tour, they will be performing a selection of their extensive back catalogues of hits – on stage together throughout the whole show – as well as new material from the upcoming album, all arranged specifically for the unique church venues.

Says Boh, "I've had the best time writing with Hollie and Anika. They are so freaking talented and getting to be part of their creative process is what being a musician is all about. Vibe- ing off of each other, laughing, learning our strengths and dynamics in our relationship, brilliant fun. To tour and explore the country with them will be the icing on the cake."

Anika Moa is equally enthused about the Tour:   

“Doing what I love everyday is an amazing feeling, now I get to tour with two other brilliant, beautiful and amazing singer/songwriters too. I've looked up to Boh since I first became a muso and I've known Hollie a long time and sometimes wish I could have her voice as mine! This is going to be so fun cos were all so zany!”

The Classic Hits Acoustic Church Tour is a show in two halves. The first half will feature only the three artists in a more acoustic format, and in the second half, Anika, Boh & Hollie will be joined by their band members. 

Event Information: 

Thursday 4    October       Napier-  St John’s Cathedral

Friday 5          October      Palmerston North  - All Saints Anglican Church

Saturday 6     October      Wellington  -  Old St Paul’s 

Sunday 7       October      Wellington  - Old St Paul’s

Wednes 10    October      New Plymouth - St Andrew’s On Liardet

Thursday 11  October      Hamilton - Chapel of Christ The King

Friday 12        October      Auckland - Holy Trinity Cathedral

Saturday 13   October      Tauranga  - Holy Trinity

Sunday 14     October       Rotorua -  Civic Theatre

Wednes 17    October       Christchurch - St Michael & All Angels

Thursday 18   October    Christchurch - St Michael & All Angels

Friday 19         October      Dunedin -  Knox Church

Saturday 20    October      Invercargill  - First Presbyterian Church

Tickets:  on sale from Monday 06 August. 
Tickets for all shows except Rotorua are available from the Acoustic Church Tour website acousticchurchtour.co.nz and Ticketek ticketek.co.nz (0800 842 538).  
Tickets for Rotorua are available through Ticketmaster.co.nz (0800 111 999).