28 October 2022 - 0 Comments

4 long years since their last tour, The Frank Burkitt Band are returning to stages, town and festivals across Aotearoa for a 5 week tour in January and February 2023.

Since 2014, the band have completed 5 extensive NZ tours, performing well over 100 gigs, selling out shows in every corner of the country. Their debut album Fools & Kings reached no.12 on the Official NZ Music Charts and in 2019, their second album Raconteur landed them the Vodafone NZ Music Award (Tui) for Best Folk Artist. 

Older but not much wiser, the last few years have seen Frank and Kara re-settle in the UK, release their first home recorded album Silvereye and when pandemics have allowed, perform around the UK as an intimate duo. They haven’t stopped missing New Zealand and are ecstatic to be returning to their second home & reuniting with their NZ based band mates.

Joining Frank and Kara will be Robert Henderson on double bass (Wellington Shake-em On Downers) and Cameron Burnell on mandolin and slide guitar. Cameron is also a founding member of the amazing Americana outfit T-Bone, who recently took NZ by storm as part of their Good ‘N Greasy album release tour. And for a few select shows, the band will have an extended line up including Oscar Laven on horns (Wellington Shake ‘Em On Downers), Louis Thomson-Munn on keys (Diver Records) and Kim Bonnington on backing vocals (You, Me, Everybody).

The show will feature Frank’s most recent songs; stripped back, pensive folk ballads that are a result of too much time spent with one’s own mind and a yearning for the interaction and pace of the world that was. Self-indulgent yes, but intimate, honest and heartfelt. The band will also be performing a choice selection of their brand of foot tappin’ Americana, complete with harmonies, horns and rambling anecdotes to get you in the mood.

The Frank Burkitt Band 2023 NZ Summer Tour Dates:

Friday 13th January - Globe Theatre, Palmerston North (FULL BAND) - Tickets here

Saturday 14th January - 4th Wall Theatre, New Plymouth (FULL BAND) - Tickets here

Sunday 15th January - Kakaramea Hall, Taranaki (FULL BAND) - Tickets on the door and by emailing [email protected]

Wed 18th - Sun 22nd January - Small Hall Sessions, Hawke’s Bay (DUO) - Tickets here

Thursday 26th January - Taupo Museum, Taupo (DUO) - Tickets from Eventfinda

Fri 27th - Mon 30th January - Auckland Folk Festival - Tickets from https://aucklandfolkfestival.co.nz/

Thursday 2nd February - House With No Nails, Waharoa (DUO) - Tickets on the door. More Info

Friday 3rd February - Katikati Folk Club, Bay of Plenty (DUO) - Tickets avail on the door. More Info

Saturday 4th February - OSPA Theatre, Onewhero (DUO) - Tickets available here  

Sunday 5th February - Te Puna Park Gallery, (DUO) - Contact [email protected] to reserve tickets or on the door.

Wednesday 8th February - Te Pahu Soundlounge, Waikato (DUO) - Tickets on the door. More Info

Friday 10th February - San Fran, Wellington (FULL BAND) - Tickets from Eventfinda

Wednesday 15th February - Whangateau Hall, Whangateau (FULL BAND) - Tickets here

Thursday 16th February - Turner Centre, Kerikeri (FULL BAND) - Tickets here

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