Music News - Celebrating the 20th anniversary of WOMAD NZ
19 July 2022 - 0 Comments
WOMAD New Zealand has announced its return for March 17-19, 2023. Celebrating its 20th anniversary of the festival at the award-winning Bowl of Brooklands and Brooklands Park in New Plymouth. WOMAD NZ will welcome back performers from around the world and across Aotearoa. Last tickets go on sale Tuesday, 19th July from womad.co.nz
Over its 20 years in Taranaki, WOMAD NZ has presented over 500 acts and 1500 performers from 95 countries. WOMAD was first presented in Taranaki in 2003, and in its tenure, the festival has had 150,000 visitors through its gates and generated over 100 million dollars for the local economy.
Venture Taranaki Chief Executive Kelvin Wright comments, “WOMAD is part of the long-standing cultural fabric in Taranaki, bringing all corners of the world to the iconic Brooklands Park over three days. While delivering significantly to the vibrancy of our region, it is also a major attractor of visitation, contributing economically, and engendering a positive regional profile through positioning Taranaki as a lively and dynamic region.”
After honouring the WOMAD 2022 tickets that rolled over to WOMAD 2023, all pre-sale and Early Bird tickets have sold out. The remaining general admission tickets to the 2023 three-day festival are on sale today, Tuesday, 19th July from womad.co.nz. This year, WOMAD has teamed up with PayPlan making it easy for festival-goers to book tickets now, pay in regular, easy payments, and be dancing under the mighty Taranaki Mounga in March 2023. Camping and glamping options will be available as usual also.
New Plymouth District Mayor, Neil Holdom is excited to welcome WOMAD home for 2023. “WOMAD in our stunning Pukekura Park at the Bowl of Brooklands every March is on every festival lover’s must-do list and has almost become as much of a Taranaki icon as our Mounga or surf beaches. We are delighted to have it back after a two-year Covid hiatus. It is also great for our local economy, attracting around 11,000 visitors and pumping around six million into the regional economy annually, which will be welcomed by local businesses after a couple of tough years where many of our big events have had to be cancelled.”
Glen Bennett, Labour MP for New Plymouth, adds, "WOMAD is our most loved, most diverse, inter-generational festival, which showcases not only culture and the arts, but Taranaki as a region. I love the vibrancy, creativity and of course the smells and tastes that WOMAD brings us."
Photo Credit: Charlotte Curd
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