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Concerts, Gigs, Events and Festivals happening in NZ

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  EVENT: Ohakune Mardi Gras 2013

  At 600m above sea level and in the bosom of Mt Ruapehu the Ohakune Mardi Gras is one huge group-hug of fancy-dressed partying! With the most electric atmosphere this side of the hemisphere the Ohakune Mardi Gras will give you and your mates more than just new Facebook photos!
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  NEWS: Psychedelic rock band The Black Angels are heading to NZ

  Rhythm Group Entertainment are excited to be bringing Texan based contemporary psychedelic rock band The Black Angels to New Zealand audiences for the first time.
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  Jagermeister presents the Rip It Up Gig Guide

  Rip It Up Gig Guide features the hottest concerts, festivals and gigs hitting NZ over the next few months. Check it out below. We try to keep this very up-to-date but if we've missed anything please keep in touch here.
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  RIP IT UP GIG: Manic Street Preachers

  In 1988, anti-establishment upstarts the Manic Street Preachers announced their noisy arrival with first single 'Suicide Alley'. Their brand of working class art-punk was loud. They spray-painted slogans on their nice button downs and tore the sleeves off.
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  GIG: Rhythm and Vines festival tickets on sale now

  It is that time of year again to sort yourself out for the best New year’s eve festival in the Southern hemisphere!
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  NEWS: Fleetwood Mac are heading to NZ this December

  The legendary Fleetwood Mac, one of rock and roll’s most enduring bands, are set to bring their extraordinary show including exquisite harmonies, incomparable chemistry, sleek perfection and classic hits to Australia and New Zealand beginning November 10th in Sydney. The tour continues through N...
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  NEWS: The Phoenix Foundation announce Fandango NZ tour

  In celebration of the release of their brand-new double album Fandango, The Phoenix Foundation announces a six-stop New Zealand tour this July.
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  NEWS: Ladi6 with @peace live in June/July

  Following on from 2010's The Liberation of..., an album that garnered critical plaudits and multiple awards, including the prestigious Taite Music Prize, Ladi6 will release her highly anticipated third studio album later this year.
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  NEWS: The return of Rhythm and Vines and the south island's Rhythm and Alps

  The Rhythm Group are delighted to announce that they will keep the summer humming with the return of Rhythm and Vines, and it’s South Island counterpart Rhythm and Alps, to the festival calendar in 2013.
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  NEWS: Passion Pit announce their return to NZ

  Irresistible American dance poppers, Passion Pit announce their eagerly awaited return to our shores to perform at the Powerstation in Auckland on Thursday 25 July.
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  NEWS: James Blake is heading to NZ for one show this August

  Emotionally resonate, beautifully realised. Two years back James Blake released one of the best albums of 2011 in his eponymous debut. With 2013’s Overgrown, the classically trained pianist/post-dubstep auteur surpasses all expectation. From touches of R&B and gospel (see single “Retrograde�...
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  NEWS: Dave Dobbyn - Stories old and new, NZ Gigs

  In a celebration of song, Dave Dobbyn adds a twist to four Music Month shows in Christchurch, Auckland, Wellington and Masterton.
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  NEWS: Bruno Mars NZ tour with special guest Miguel

  Bruno Mars is thrilled to announce he will bring his Moonshine Jungle Tour to New Zealand in March, 2014,
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  NEWS: UK's Jake Bugg is heading to NZ this July

  In October 2012 Jake Bugg went straight into the UK Album Charts at Number 1. He was 18 years old and is one of the most frighteningly talented, authentic real deal of a singer songwriter the country has produced in many years.
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  NEWS: Splendour In The Grass Announce 2013 lineup

  This year Splendour in the Grass finally moves to its idyllic, permanent home at North Byron Parklands. Picture wide green meadows, flower covered dams, trees, trees and more trees. From July 26 – 28 this eden will be transformed into a nirvana for music and arts enthusiasts.
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  GIG: Japandroids announce New Zealand tour

  The blistering rock ‘n’ roll duo from Vancouver smashed it at this year's Laneway Festival and they promised they'd be back.
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  GIG: Frank Turner live in NZ

  On Friday the 13th April 2012, Frank Turner took to the stage at Wembley’s vast Arena venue for the largest headline show of his life.Almost exactly one year later he returns to New Zealand to perform two concerts.
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  NEWS: Rihanna is returning to NZ in October

  Worldwide superstar Rihanna (the “#1 Person On Facebook” with over 63 million fans) is bringing her Diamond World tour to New Zealand. World tour promoters Live Nation confirmed today that the tour, which kicks off in North America this week, is set to dazzle fans down under with concerts confi...
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  NEWS: Foals are heading to NZ for one show

  Reckless and exhilarating, Oxford indie superstars Foals are returning to New Zealand in October.
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  NEWS: Fall Out Boy one NZ show this March

  Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump, Pete Wentz, Joe Trohman and Andy Hurley’s return performance are more than just nostalgia. The show promises a full scale assault of both tracks we know and love plus new music that showcases their artistic maturity and shoves aside any conventions of genre.