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Live Nation in association with Auckland Unlimited, brings you Elemental Nights, a captivating concert series during Elemental AKL 2022.

Elemental Nights’ first line-up of shows is off to a flying start with Tom Misch’s show selling out within minutes, plus international artists Jungle and Dope Lemon’s shows selling strongly.

Live Nation can now confirm the second and final line-up of artists for 2022’s mid-winter entertainment series.

Completing the melange of entertainment for this year are UK electronic producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mura Masa, powerhouse NZ soul singer Louis Baker, comedians Joe Daymond, Janaye Henry, Rhys Mathewson, Ray O’Leary, Tim Batt and Brynley Stent who will bring the laughs to Stand Up Māngere over two consecutive nights. And finally, Live Nation in association with Auckland Pride delivers Camp Culture featuring DJ’s Nic Tims, Zeki, Jordan Eskra, ballroom sensations House of Iman, and Drag Queen Miss Geena.

Tickets for the newly announced shows go on sale at 12pm Friday, June 10 through elementalnights.com and livenation.co.nz

My Live Nation members can secure tickets during the exclusive pre-sale beginning at 12pm Thursday, June 9.

South Auckland’s hidden gem the Metro Theatre will host Stand Up Māngere, over two riveting nights. Friday, July 15 will feature headliner Joe Daymond with support by Rhys Mathewson and MC Janaye Henry. On Saturday, July 16 Ray O’Leary will take centre stage with support from Brynley Stent, and MC Tim Batt presiding over events.

Singer, songwriter and accomplished multi-instrumentalist, Angus Stone returns after his sell-out 2019 Auckland show with his beloved, intrepid Dope Lemon project. Of the new album Rose Pink Cadillac, released in January this year, Stone said, “The catalyst [for the album] was love. During this time in the world with everything going on, the anarchy of it all, I feel like it’s a good time to share it.”

Sequins at the ready as Camp Culture, in collaboration with Auckland Pride, delivers one massive club night! Featuring renowned Auckland DJ’s who are no strangers to a hot queer party, Nic Tims, Zeki, and Jordan Eskra, along with performances from one of Aotearoa’s most sought after Drag Queens, Miss Geena, and the phenomenal House of Iman bringing the five elements of vogue.

With over 30 million Spotify streams, plus sold-out shows around the globe, Kiwi Louis Baker is undoubtedly one of the most soulful voices on the scene. With a powerhouse voice that is capable of a primal R’n’B scream or tear-inducing plea, and a love for soul, hip-hop and jazz, Louis has gathered a loyal following that spans the world over.

Nadia Reid appears with her loyal band alongside a 12-piece string section from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO), showcasing songs from her critically acclaimed albums Out of My Province, Preservation and Listen To Formation, Look For The Signs in what is sure to be a luminous concert event.

Biig Piig has lived a nomadic life – born in Ireland, she spent her formative years in Spain, and she now calls London home. In recent years, Biig Piig has risen through London’s art scene, garnering a loyal following for her smoky, sedative take on hip-hop and neo soul which moves fluidly between singing and rapping in English and Spanish. Pitchfork said of 2021’s EP release The Sky Is Bleeding, “The latest EP from the Irish singer is a set of introspective, velvet-crushed balladry, as much a cohesive mood piece as a collection of individual songs.” Biig Piig is definitely an artist to have on your radar.

An internet-based vocalist, producer, writer director and performance artist, Oliver Tree brings a colourful, scooter-loving persona to his indie pop and hip-hop informed dance music. He went viral in 2016 with When I’m Down before releasing his full-length debut the Billboard-charting Ugly Is Beautiful in 2020. Tree’s sophomore album Cowboy Tears arrived in 2022 and hit No. 7 on Billboard’s Alternative Album Chart. From comedy to action sports, mock reality TV drama, to WWF wrestling in his live shows, the world of Oliver Tree is unlike any artist who has come before him.

Jungle is a British electronic music project founded in 2013 by producers Josh Lloyd-Watson and Tom McFarland.

Jungle have released three studio albums: the Mercury-Prize nominated Jungle (2014), For Ever (2018) and 2021’s soundtrack for summer, Loving in Stereo. The British duo emerged post-lockdown delivering a huge soulful disco record for the post-social distancing age, with a life-affirming, dancefloor-igniting, sun-kissed celebration of all the things that make music irresistibly joyful. A Jungle live show is vibrant, empowering a collective feeling of togetherness through energetic music, visuals, and exuberant choreography.

UK electronic producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mura Masa has always resisted simple categorisation. An innovator as much as a musician, he has been featured on the Forbes’ illustrious 30 Under 30 list and is a platinum-selling, Grammy-Award winning (and 4 x nominated) artist, surpassing 2 billion streams. From his quiet upbringing in Guernsey to some of the world’s biggest artists jumping on tracks across his catalogue, Mura Masa is a young artist determined to make a difference. Mura Masa has just dropped an incredible new single Blessing Me with his third album, Demon Time, due for release September 16.

Tom Misch is a bona fide sensation: 5 million monthly listeners on Spotify and 1 billion streams across his catalogue. He has steadfastly released music on his own label Beyond the Groove, breaking out as a fully-fledged star with his acclaimed album Geography, which scored him a cross-generational fanbase that includes Barack Obama. In 2020, Misch followed with the sharp leftfield detour album What Kinda Music, a mostly improvised, beautifully collaborative project with jazz drummer Yussef Dayes. Misch’s Melbourne and Sydney shows sold out instantly and his Auckland show followed suit.

Since arriving on the scene with his debut EP K.O.T.I.C (Kids of the City), Diggy Dupé has become a core member of the Auckland hip-hop community. In demand as a feature artist, he’s appeared on many releases including projects by SWIDT, ChoiceVaughan and Church & AP. A 2019 Vodafone NZ Music Awards finalist for ‘Best Hip Hop Act’, Dupé’s inspiration and stories are always about being a central Auckland Polynesian; family, his Niuean heritage, gentrification, and identity are recurring themes in his music.

Diggy Dupé & Friends Present The Panthers, perform songs from The Panthers soundtrack, a six-part drama series about the rise of the activist group Polynesian Panthers in the 1970’s; a powerful melange of 70’s vibes, with modern hip-hop and R&B.

Five-time NZ Music Award nominee, 2021 Taite Music Prize winner and 2022 nominee, songwriter Reb Fountain is a consummate recording artist and performer, spell-binding audiences with her music and artistry alike. Throughout 2020, Reb and her all-star band astounded audiences around the country on her sold-out album release tour; joined Crowded House on their national To the Island tour; performed at Splore and honoured the great Nick Cave at the sold-out Auckland tribute shows of The Boy Next Door.

Reb’s critically acclaimed, Taite prize-nominated album, Iris. elevates Reb Fountain’s music to new heights, effortlessly combining pop elements with her trademark noir folk-punk sound. With touring plans curtailed earlier this year Reb Fountain welcomes the opportunity to bring Iris to life during Elemental Nights.

Elemental Nights, now in its third year, is designed, produced and promoted by Live Nation, and has garnered a solid reputation for transforming unique spaces such as churches, community halls and theatres across Auckland with innovative light installations and set design. These spectacular nights are not to be missed.

ELEMENTAL NIGHTS 2022

STAND UP MĀNGERE - NEW SHOWS
FRIDAY JULY 15 & SATURDAY JULY 16
METRO THEATRE, MĀNGERE

DOPE LEMON - SELLING FAST
FRIDAY JULY 22
GREAT HALL, AUCKLAND TOWN HALL

CAMP CULTURE - NEW SHOW
FRIDAY JULY 22
CONCERT CHAMBER, AUCKLAND TOWN HALL 

LOUIS BAKER - NEW SHOW
SATURDAY JULY 23
CONCERT CHAMBER, AUCKLAND TOWN HALL

NADIA REID & APO
SUNDAY JULY 24
GREAT HALL, AUCKLAND TOWN HALL
  
BIIG PIIG
MONDAY JULY 25
CONCERT CHAMBER, AUCKLAND TOWN HALL

OLIVER TREE
MONDAY JULY 25
GREAT HALL, AUCKLAND TOWN HALL

JUNGLE - SELLING FAST
TUESDAY JULY 26
GREAT HALL, AUCKLAND TOWN HALL

MURA MASA - NEW SHOW
WEDNESDAY JULY 27
GREAT HALL, AUCKLAND TOWN HALL

TOM MISCH - SOLD OUT
THURSDAY JULY 28
GREAT HALL, AUCKLAND TOWN HALL

DIGGY DUPÉ & FRIENDS PRESENT THE PANTHERS
THURSDAY JULY 28
CONCERT CHAMBER, AUCKLAND TOWN HALL

REB FOUNTAIN
FRIDAY JULY 29
GREAT HALL, AUCKLAND TOWN HALL

TICKETS FOR NEW SHOWS ON SALE 12PM FRIDAY JUNE 10
Live Nation pre-sale: 12pm Thursday June 9 until 11am Friday June 10

For complete tour and ticket information, visit: e lementalnights.com & livenation.co.nz

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