26 March 2012 - 1 Comment
FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS
CHRISTCHURCH DATE ANNOUNCED,
AN EXTRA WELLINGTON SHOW
& VERY SPECIAL GUEST ARJ BARKER JOINS THE TOUR!
Previously known as ‘the almost award-winning fourth-most-popular folk duo in New Zealand’, Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie's very first New Zealand national tour has sold like hot potatoes!
Flight of the Conchords are pleased to announce the details of their Christchurch show, an additional show for Wellington fans and that American stand-up comedian Arj Barker -Bret and Jemaine’s indifferent friend Dave Mohumbhai, the pawn shop guy from their HBO TV sitcom – will join their NZ tour.
After a fortnight of high expectations Christchurch fans will be excited to know that on Tuesday 26 June the Conchords will perform at Christchurch’s CBS Canterbury Arena. All tickets are $50 and all proceeds from ticket sales after costs will be donated to a Christchurch charity, details of which will be announced very shortly. Initially tickets will be available by application in person at the venue box office* from 9am on Saturday 31March - limited to four tickets per person. If any tickets remain, internet and phone sales will be from 1pm.
Due to overwhelming demand, Bret and Jemaine’s home-town of Wellington also has an extra show.
Tickets to the capital’s show at the Michael Fowler Centre on Thursday 21 June are priced from$55.00 to $79.00 and available on Visa pre-sale from 9am Thursday 29 March (see visaentertainment.co.nz).
The public on-sale will commence at 9am Saturday 31 March with minimum 300 prime tickets availableby application in person only at the venue box office* - limited to two tickets per person. Internet and phone sales will be available from 1pm.
This June is Business Time. Bret and Jemaine are going to Rock the Party!
Tuesday 26 June – CBS Canterbury Arena, CHRISTCHURCH
Thursday 21 June – Michael Fowler Centre, WELLINGTON
www.ticketek.co.nz / 0800-TICKET
Public On-sale - 9am Saturday 31 March
*There's been a great deal of concern over ticket scalping in recent weeks. We really want to get tickets in local people’s hands at face value, so it’s back to personally queuing up at the box office. Be early, bring something warm and grab a couple of the best seats in the house!
http://www.flightoftheconchords.co.nz/ / http://www.arjbarker.com/
Christchurch show, with very special guest Arj Barker on Tuesday 26 June at Christchurch’s CBS Canterbury Arena, will be donated to Cholmondeley Children's Charity and to the restoration and repair of the Isaac Theatre Royal.
Cholmondeley (Chum-ley) provides respite care for children aged 3 – 12 years, with the aim of alleviating immediate family pressures for the children and their parents. They have helped more than 25,500 children in their 87 years of operation and General Manager Shane Murdoch said “We are very grateful for the generous donation. This money will be used to provide day to day care for the children in Canterbury that need us. Many of these families have been affected by the on-going impact of earthquakes, are experiencing significant stress in their homes and need a break”.
The iconic, heritage listed, 104 year old Isaac Theatre Royal suffered extensive damage from the series of Christchurch earthquakes last year and is embarking on a major repair and recovery process over the next 12 months. General manager Neil Cox is delighted with the news that the Conchords will contribute to the famous Theatre’s restoration. He said “The Conchords last performed in Christchurch in 2006 on OUR stage before they took over the world... so it is fantastically fitting that our extensive recovery costs will be helped considerably by their Christchurch concert in June. It is an incredibly generous offer of support for which we are eternally grateful and hopefully we can welcome them back on our stage again to celebrate the Theatre’s reopening”.
A small number of tickets to the CBS Canterbury Arena show are still available for $50 from ticketek.co.nz or 0800-TICKETEK.