15 October 2009 - 0 Comments

There’s great music and a whole lot more at Splore 2010. An exciting mix of strong local talent and international performers will take to the stages next February against the backdrop of the idyllic Tapapakanga Regional Park, just 70km south-east of Auckland.

Splore is unmatched in its unique natural settings and the variety of new arts it brings to festival goers every second summer. Over the past 11 years, Splore has been a springboard for upcoming New Zealand talent who have gone on to become immensely successful, presenting the likes of Fat Freddy’s Drop, Tiki Taane Live and Hollie Smith in their debut festival performances. The 2010 lineup continues this history, boosting new talent who are on the cusp of breaking through.

Music is just one part of the multifaceted Splore experience which combines visual arts projects, live performance, community interaction and environmental consciousness. This unique combination pulls an audience from all over New Zealand and across the globe.

Here is the first music and Living Lounge lineup for Splore 2010 – there’s more to come, so watch this space.

Music:

Jamie Lidell (UK)
Kid Carpet (UK)
Mystro (UK)
The Gaslamp Killer (USA)
Daniel Haaksman (GER)
10 Sui (UK)
Sola Rosa
Minuit
Electric Wire Hustle
Pitch Black
King Kapisi
Nathan Haines
Clap Clap Riot
Olmecha Supreme
Spikey Tee
Mikki Dee
Six 60
Kidz in Space
North Shore Pony Club
Easy
The Nukes

The Living Lounge is an eclectic space that hosts a variety of performances including spoken word, comedy, theatre, music, circus, cabaret, film and workshops. Among these events will be a Saturday night cabaret party themed ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream 2050’, inviting all festival goers to theme themselves, their dress and their persona. Promising once again to capture all imaginations with spectacular entertainment that encourages the audience to engage and explore, the Living Lounge performance programme includes:

Birds of Paradise by Morag Magnolia Brownlie
Fuse Circus – Navigators
Lou Potiki Bryant – Atimira
Jonny Brugh and Danielle Cormack – Bob Geldof - Live
Dick Weir - Storytelling

Splore 2010 offers a wide variety of camping options including:

• Pre-booked tent sites for family, general camping and campervans
• Glamping – luxurious camping experience
• Theme Camps – creating your own zone
• Tenting packages – arrive to find your tent, bed and campsite all set up

Please note, there will be plenty of free camping space available for Splorists on a first in, first served basis beyond these areas, and free parking for campervans and caravans is offered in the general parking area. Showers, cafe and coffee facilities are all within the camping area.

Tickets are available from iTICKET (http://www.iticket.co.nz). Tickets cost only $170 per adult until October 30, and then $185 until the festival sells out. Youth rates are $85 and children 12 and under are free. Tickets are limited to 6500 and early bird tickets have already sold out.

Don’t miss out on Splore 2010, a three-day weekend that will delight, surprise, inspire and stimulate the senses. For regular updates on the festival’s lineup, along with announcements of new acts, performances and artists, visit http://www.splore.net.

Thanks to www.splore.net for this story.

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