2008-2009 Summer Festivals and NYE Events
Posted: Thu Oct 9, 2008 10:05 pm

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Featuring: Neil Young, Arctic Monkeys, The Living End, The Prodigy, Sneaky Sound System, My Morning Jacket, Pendulum, Bullet For My Valentine, TV On The Radio, Simian Mobile Disco, The Ting Tings, Tiki Taane, Serj Tankian, Dropkick Murphys, Black Kids, Hot Chip, Lupe Fiasco, Holy Ghost!, Z*Trip, Pee Wee Ferris, Fantomas, Son Of Dave, Barrance Whitfield & Rockwiz Orkestra, Weta, The Tutts, Bionic Pixie, Clap Clap Riot, Autozamm, An Emerald City, Antiform, World War Four, State Of Mind, Honey Claws, Just One Fix, The Mots, Quay Street Social Club DJs, Kolab, Zane Lowe, The Mint Chicks, P-Money, Brand New Math, Cornerstone Roots, The DHDFD's, Ethical, George & Queen, The Horseman Family, SideKickNick, Subtract, Headless Chickens, The Black Seeds, The Datsuns, Elemeno P, Nesian Mystik, Luger Boa, Cobra Khan, Ladi 6, The Naked And Famous

Date: 16 January 2009

Venue: Mount Smart Stadium, Beasley Avenue, Penrose

Website: http://www.bigdayout.com/

Full Gig Details: http://www.muzic.net.nz/gigs/42748.html




Featuring: Dimmer, Head Like A Hole, Fur Patrol, Bang Bang Eche, The Tiger Tones, Brain Slaves, The Checks, Clarke Gayford, Sola Rosa, Dick Johnson, Tim Phin, Aural Trash, State Of Mind, Concord Dawn, Blindspott, Supergroove, OpShop, Evermore, Streetwise Scarlet, Elemeno P, Katchafire, Tahuna Breaks, Tiki Taane, The Black Seeds, Kora

Date: 14 March 2009

Venue: Wellington Waterfront, Wellington

Website: http://www.homegrown.net.nz/

Full Gig Details: http://www.muzic.net.nz/gigs/42715.html




Featuring: Casting Crowns, David Crowder Band, Dave Dobbyn, Kutless, Family Force 5, Parachute Band, Rapture Ruckus, Mumsdollar, Nathan King, Kingston, All Left Out, Magnify, Henry Seeley, Late 80s Mercedes, Joe Pringle, Julia Grace, The Ember Days, Shooting Stars, House Of Shem, Zero T, Stu Larsen, Primal Band, Prestige Dance Crew, Arms Reach, Brian Platt, Fatis Valour, Modern Joy, Trigger Theory, Lauren Thomson, The Glory Sea, Radiator, Season Pass, New Empire, Edwin Derricutt, Lukas, Mark The Sky, Saving Grace, Addison, Swarm, PlayJerise, Scenic Drive, Chris Cope, Sunburn, Simple Day, Ruby Frost, Lydia Cole, Sienna Skies, Tim Richards, Small Town Heroics, Emily Schiavi, Alkasayians, Andy Pulzar, Ben Lummis, Crucial Movement, Elliot Norton, Erakah, Fearless, Hannah Fryett, Hayden Donnell, Inlaws, Invade Dance Group, Jocee Tuck, Jono Lee, Joshua Webb, Kingdom, Lifestyle, Lil Saintz, Limit Break, Mali Mali, Needles and Bees, Polaroids, Rachel Hope, Sons Of Zion, St. Janera, Sweet and Sour, Tangible Titans, The Funky Monkeys, The Recordettes, The Sally Squad, Todd Wilson, Tru-In-Deed, Unclestix, Unison, Usual Suspects, Vanessa Quai, Vince Harder, Vivah, Woo'en

Date: 23 January to 26 January 2009

Venue: Mystery Creek, Hamilton

Website: http://websites.parachutemusic.com/festival/2009/

Full Gig Details: http://www.muzic.net.nz/gigs?search=parachute




Featuring: Franz Ferdinand, Jamie Liddell, The Datsuns, Adam Freeland, Anika Moa, A-Trak, Katchafire, Busy P and DJ Medhi, Vinyl Slingers, The Mystery Jets, Fort Knox Five, Sampology Feat. Tom Thumb, Anna Coddington, Motocade, Emerson Todd, The Coshercot Honeys, Honey Claws, Daniel Farley, Tim Richards, Disco Not Disco, Cool Kids Club, The Kooks, Shihad, Digitalism, Carl Cox, Kora, Concord Dawn, State Of Mind, Ajax, Antix, Bang! Bang! Eche!, Clap Clap Riot, Cut Off Your Hands, Die! Die! Die!, Disasteradio, House Of Shem, Jonny Love, Liam Finn, Little Bushman, Lydia Cole, Dick Johnson, Over The Atlantic, P-Money, Recloose, SJD, So So Modern, The Black Seeds, The Constituents, The Enright House, The Naked And Famous, The Phoenix Foundation, The Ruby Suns, The Secret Knives, Trei, Unity Pacific, Santogold, Late Of The Pier, DJ Nu Mark, Cut Copy, The Cribs, Antiform, MC Twin Cam, Ladi 6, DJ Switch, Aquasky, South Rakkas Crew, An Emerald City, Batrider, DJ Audit, Soane, Olmecha Supreme, Blackbird, Module, Brazil Beat Soundsystem, 38:40 DJ Collective, DJ Lotion, Public Enemy.

Date: 29 December 2008 - 1 January 2009

Venue: Waiohika Estate, 75 Waimata Valley, RD 1, Gisborne

Website: http://www.rhythmandvines.co.nz/

Full Gig Details: http://www.muzic.net.nz/gigs?search=rhythm+and+vines




Featuring: Andy C, MC GQ, Dieselboy, MC Messinian, Skream, Benga, Noisia, Lynx, Breakfastaz, Drumcorps aka Aaron Spectre, The Upbeats, Whirimako Black, Concord Dawn, Katchafire, Tiki Taane, Olmecha Supreme, Minuit, P-Money, Paddy Free, Budspells, Timmy Schumacher, MC Kyla, State Of Mind, Bulletproof, Agent Alvin, Antiform, Mr Smith, JMC, Dose, Teknik, Urban Notion, Organikismness, Trei, Dunsta, Funk n Slo Cuts, Randomplay, Emma Green, Woosh, Sal, Wicked Draw, Black Planet, Mysterious D, One Vibe, Full Code, Left Or Right, Nanotek, Evil, Charlie B, Billy Fluid, Sequence Empire, Chemical X, Snax, Habit, MC Woody, Horse, Double Negative, Shortkutz, Sick Cycle, Too Far Gone, Hip, Sandman, MC Kryptik, Aunty Ethyl, Drop, Little Jah, Mune, Premise, Organised Confusion, Giblah, Fiction, Alion, Mojo, Acetech, Type-O, Lean Up, Dirty Harry, Alias, Page 3, Moksha, D Jade, DJ Getafix, Import, U*T*U, HGZ, Shift, Borderline, Johnny Hooves, Sporatik, Sim, Filthy, Rumble Winner 08.

Date: 30 December 2008 - 2 January 2009

Venue: Inangahua, West Coast

Website: http://www.phatclub.co.nz/

Full Gig Details: http://www.muzic.net.nz/gigs?search=phat




Featuring: Ziggy Marley, Eddy Grant, Shaggy, Arrested Development, Inner Circle, Kora, Unity Pacific, Three Houses Down, Ali Campbell.

Date: 7 February 2009

Venue: International Rugby Stadium, Devon Street, Rotorua

Website: http://www.raggamuffin.co.nz/

Full Gig Details: http://www.muzic.net.nz/gigs/41861.html




Featuring: Kora, Salmonella Dub, Utah Saints.

Date: 3 January 2009

Venue: Queenstown Events Centre, Joe O'Connell Drive, Off State Highway 6, Frankton, Queenstown

Website: http://www.peakfest.co.nz/

Full Gig Details: http://www.muzic.net.nz/gigs/42662.html




Featuring: Eric Prydz, Calvin Harris, Utah Saints, The Potbelleez, Boys Noize, Steve Aoki

Date: 10 January 2009

Venue: Vector Arena, 42-80 Mahuhu Crescent, Auckland

Website: http://www.summadayze.com/

Full Gig Details: http://www.muzic.net.nz/gigs/42704.html




Featuring: Kora, Little Bushman, Katchafire, Tommy, Olmecha Supreme, SJD, House Of Shem, Cornerstone Roots, Paul Ubana Jones, Jonthan Crayford Trio, Oakley Grenell, Three Houses Down, David Snypa Levi, Dubwize, Lewis McCallum Orchestra, Tropical Downbeat Orchestra, Native Sons, Basecamp, Koile, Ngaa Morehu, Unity Pacific, Hope Road, The Harbour City Electric, Darren Broughton, The Constituents, The Shades, Hangman, My Golden Soul and Hikoikoi Reserve.

Date: 9 - 11 January 2009

Venue: Parihaka, Parihaka Road, Pungarehu, South Taranaki

Website: http://www.parihaka.com/

Full Gig Details: http://www.muzic.net.nz/gigs?search=parihaka




Featuring: Simply Red, Hollie Smith, Nathan King

Date: 14 - 15 February 2009

Venues: Church Road Winery & Resturant, Church Road, Napier and Villa Maria Estate, 118 Montgomerie Road, Mangere

Website: http://www.adayonthegreen.com.au/

Full Gig Details: http://www.muzic.net.nz/gigs?search=day+on+the+green




Featuring: Arte Kanela, Bedouin Jerry Can Band, Dengue Fever, Dona Rosa, Geoffrey Gurrumal, The Gyuto Monks, Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara Trio, Mikidache, The Mobile Sewing Machine, Natacha Atlas, Rachel Unthank & The Winterset, Russ Jones, Sa Dingding, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Ska Cubano, Speed Caravan, U Shrinivas, Fat Freddy's Drop, Brendan Power, Shona Laing, Hinemoana Baker, Mihirangi, Moana and The Tribe, Little Bushman, Rokia Traore, People In Your Neighbourhood, Anika Moa, The Sami Sisters and Andrew White.

Date: 13 - 15 March 2009

Venue: TSB Bowl Of Brooklands, Brooklands Park, New Plymouth

Website: http://www.womad.co.nz/

Full Gig Details: http://www.muzic.net.nz/gigs?search=womad


Prana New Year Festival 2009

Featuring: The Hot Grits, The Shades, The Managers, Prana House Band, Dylan Wade, SoulSaxPlus.

Date: 30 December 2008 - 4 January 2009

Venue: Prana Retreat, Ohui

Website: http://www.prana.co.nz/

Full Gig Details: http://www.muzic.net.nz/gigs?search=prana


The 2009 Bush Party

Featuring: The Black Seeds, Salmonella Dub, Little Bushman, dDub, Batucada Sound Machine, Tahuna Breaks, Sunshine Sound System

Date: 28 February 2009

Venue: Music Mountain, Matakana, Auckland

Full Gig Details: http://www.muzic.net.nz/gigs/43451.html


Switch To Island Time: New Year's Eve 09

Featuring: The Nomad, MC Free, Lorenzo, The Versionaries, YOniSIS, R.I.A, Cadence, Range, The Supervisors, Hexstatic.

Date: 31 December 2008

Venue: Waiheke Island

Full Gig Details: http://www.muzic.net.nz/gigs/42778.html


Destination 09

Featuring: Dave Oi, High Dosage, Manik, Future Resonance, Chaomain, Robbie Glass, Abbra, Haze, Puzzel, Kyle Donegan, Joel Hewitt, Mark Osborne, Pequire, Seb Darush, Tom M, $ure$hot, Puzzel, Dave Oi, Mupstuh, Delegate, Kyle Donegan, Diego Meijer.

Date: 31 December 2008

Venues: 4:20 and Rising Sun, 373 Karangahape Road, Central City, Auckland

Website: http://www.destination2009.co.nz/

Full Gig Details: http://www.muzic.net.nz/gigs?search=destination


Sounday 09

Featuring: Fat Freddy's Drop, Nathan Haines

Date: 21 January 09

Venue: North Hagley Park, Christchurch

Full Gig Details: http://www.muzic.net.nz/gigs/43447.html


I-Nation Festival

Featuring: Oakley Grenell

Date: 21 March 2009

Venue: Whitecliffs, Canterbury

Full Gig Details: http://www.muzic.net.nz/gigs/42654.html


The Edge SummerJam 09

Featuring: The Veronicas, Metro Station, P-Money, Midnight Youth

Date: 3-7 March 2009

Venue: Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin

Full Gig Details: http://www.muzic.net.nz/gigs?search=summerjam


Luminate 09

Featuring: TBC

Date: 30 January 2009

Venue: Canaan Downs, State Highway 60, Takaka Hill, Nelson Bays, Takaka

Website: http://nativeharmonics.co.nz/luminate

Full Gig Details: http://www.muzic.net.nz/gigs/41478.html


Canaan Downs Festival

Featuring: MC Camo, Mea Grenell, Grio, The Valley Project, Alpha Channel, Beatnick, L Que, J Red, Lotus, Deep Fried Dub, Katalyst, Rufio, Gamble, MC GT, PZ, Insomniac, Richard Stanton, Isaac Chambers, Maia, Invader Tron, Sticky Fingaz, Irei Eyes, Oakley Grenell, Ed Musik, Sam Hunt, Solaa, Tommy, An Emerald City, Little Bushman, Dimmer, Charlie Ash, Nyquist, Antix, Fiord, Spoonhead, Forbes, Mr Squatch, Ecophonik, Kerensa, ZX81, Terra 9, Diwata, Tom Cosm.

Date: 31 December 2008 - 2 January 2009

Venue: Canaan Downs, State Highway 60, Takaka Hill, Nelson Bays, Takaka

Website: http://www.canaandowns.com/festival/

Full Gig Details: http://www.muzic.net.nz/gigs?search=canaan+downs


The Organic River Festival

Featuring: Andrew White, Black Eyed Susie, Blair Allen Band, Diwata, Floydian Slip, Groove Assembly, Harbour City Electric, Heidi Alva, Henpicked, Johnathan Harding, Jon Sanders, Kiri Eriwata, Klezmer Rebs, Masef, Payola, Rubber Band, Skelm, Taos, The Bivinators, The Constituents, The Mamaku Project, The Volunteers, Urban Ersha, Vorn, Yeshe Reiners, Zohzoh

Date: 16-18 January 09

Venue: Kimberley Reserve, Levin

Full Gig Details: http://www.muzic.net.nz/gigs?search=organic


New Years Eve Party

Featuring: Salmonella Dub, Budspells, Paddy Free from Pitch Black, DJ Rude Boy, Mighty Asterix.

Date: 31 December 2008

Venue: Dux de Lux Christchurch, 41 Hereford Street, Christchurch

Full Gig Details: http://www.muzic.net.nz/gigs/42631.html


Highlife New Years Eve Experience

Featuring: Moto Blanco, The Opensouls, The Hot Grits, Kolab, Bevan Keys, Grant Marshall, Jolyon Petch, Karn Hall, Zeisha Fremaux, Manuel Bundy, Jarrod Phillips, Dan Sing, Cuffy, General Lee, Geoff Parker, Scotty Lewis, Sambro, Bobby Brazuka, Page 3, Scratch 22, Daniel Farley, Dean Campbell, Phil Brokelmann, Richard Carey, Joe Johnson, Jacob, Maya Dorcil.

Date: 31 December 2008

Venue: Matakana, Warkworth

Full Gig Details: http://www.muzic.net.nz/gigs/41102.html