16 September 2022 - 0 Comments

Early bird tickets flew out the door on the festival announcement last week. Now, The Others Way Festival is elated to announce over 30 incredible acts from around Aotearoa and beyond, set to perform at Auckland’s most exciting music festival and street party. Delve deeper into these artists and familiarise yourself with the talent taking over Karangahape Road district this October.

“We are over the moon about our artist line-up featuring local gems, legends, luminaries and next-big-things! We think you'll be pretty dang happy! After numerous postponements and cancellations these last few years, we just can’t wait for the festival’s return this October. It’s going to be an unmissable show across Karangahape Rd.” - Festival Director Matthew Davis.

THE OTHERS WAY FESTIVAL 2022 ARTIST LINE UP
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The Others Way Festival 2022 line-up includes legendary NZ band Dance Exponents for a very special performance celebrating the upcoming 40th Anniversary reissue of their chart-topping debut studio album Prayers Be Answered. In addition, Aotearoa music icon and hip hop pioneer Che Fu and the Kratez make an unmissable Others Way debut performance, while festival favourite Nadia Reid returns to entrance audiences this October, along with Anthonie Tonnon off the back of his 2022 Taite Music Prize-winning album Leave Love Out Of This.

Stellar internationals on the bill include; Brooklyn songwriter and guitar virtuoso Steve Gunn (USA), prolific Los Angeles beatmaker MNDSGN & The Rare Pleasures (USA), and acclaimed Sydney-based musician Laura Jean (AU).

More music from some familiar names; early 80's New Zealand ska-punk pioneers Newmatics. Onehunga-bred hip hop collective, SWIDT set to drop electrifying beats and bars. Plus The Coolies, once described by Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore as "punk no-wave sonic heartstring buzzing clatter rock n roll".

Post-punk band Daffodils join the festivities this October, along with DJ and performer Vanessa Worm, renowned percussionist and production wiz Julien Dyne (Avantdale Bowling Club), and Theia's reo Māori project Te Kaahu. And don’t miss Wellington’s ever-popular garage pop act Hans Pucket hosting their infamous Midnight Karaoke Challenge where you too can live your popstar dream, fronting the band with a song of your choice. Sign-ups opening soon, with limited spaces!

Celebrated artists from all corners of Aotearoa are set to perform; Pōneke’s heavy psych-fuzz two-piece Earth Tongue, dream-fuzz group Mirror Ritual, and indie outfit Soft Plastics. While from Tāmaki Makaurau, guitar crew LEAO (Noa Records), led by songwriter and vocalist David Feauai-Afaese, multi-format artist Kelly Sherrod’s mesmerising solo project Proteins of Magic, MC and rapper PollyHill, plus super trios Half Hexagon and Repairs.

Five-piece Polynesian metal band Shepherds Reign, Ōtepoti underground folk artist Maxine Funke, Kirikiriroa / Hamilton four-piece Landlords, Port Chalmers-born Francisca Griffin with her band, the Bus Shelter Boys, melodic noise rockers Bleeding Star, Dunedin psych-pop artist Juno Is, and rising Auckland songwriter Rita Mae all make a welcome appearance

Tickets are on sale now for the first The Others Way Festival on Tāmaki Makaurau's Karangahape Road in three years taking place Saturday, October 22 2022 via Flying Out and Undertheradar .

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