Music News - UK'S Underworld to Headline Brand New Summer Festival
10 February 2017 - 0 Comments
Auckland’s
Te Ngahere o Woodhill (Woodhill Forest) becomes the beautiful backdrop to a new
music festival, with UK music legends Underworld headlining Oro ’17 this April.
In their first ever full length New Zealand show,
these electronic pioneers are set to dazzle music-lovers with their
Coachella-ready set at this brand-new, boutique music festival amongst the
trees on Saturday 8 April.
Known for their visual style and dynamic live
performances, Underworld are a mainstay in the global electronic scene, with
members Karl Hyde and Rick Smith having performed together since meeting as
students in 1979. Celebrated as one of the best dance acts of the 90’s,
Underworld have not only sold millions of records worldwide and graced the UK
Top 40 10 times, but Rick was the musical director for the opening ceremony for
the London 2012 Summer Olympics, the band have written scores for stage and
screen and are still generating fevered critic and audience acclaim with their
2016 release ‘Barbara Barbara, we face a shining future’, nominated for the
Best Dance/Electronic Album award for the 2017 Grammys. Best known for their
dancefloor smasher ‘Born Slippy (Nuxx)’, the duo again collaborates with
director Danny Boyle on T2 Trainspotting with Smith scoring the film and two Underworld
tracks appearing on the soundtrack, to be released in New Zealand cinemas this
March.
Promoter Dave Roper considers this a late summer
surprise, having spent months locking down Underworld who are currently playing
some of their most potent and vital live shows in their storied career.
"I've worked on hundreds of tours throughout my career, but this is going
to be a definite highlight" says Roper. “Bringing Underworld and their
full live production to New Zealand is a real coup, and the location itself
brings something very unique and special to the day.”
Adding to the uniqueness of the festival, the event is
being staged in partnership with local iwi Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara. “We’re very
excited to host our first ever Music Festival in Te Ngahere o Woodhill. Having
a global artist like Underworld perform in our forest is truly special. We are
looking forward to welcoming all the artists and music lovers onto our
treasured land.”
Making travel to the forest safe and stress free, the
R18 festival will be instigating a NZ first in patron transport, with arrivals
to the gate from Park & Rides around Auckland covered in the ticket price.
Shuttles will leave to and from the festival throughout the duration of the
event, ensuring you can arrive and depart at your leisure and that the
integrity of the forest remains intact.
Positioned amongst the tranquil surrounds, the day
long 6,000 capacity festival will contain everything needed for a day and night
of top quality entertainment in the forest, with a wide range of gourmet food,
beverages and amenities available on site.
With the full line-up and further festival details to
be announced soon, Saturday April 8th is set to be a major fixture on 2017's
musical calendar.
We look forward to welcoming you on to the land for
Oro ‘17.
Underworld @ Oro ‘17
Saturday 8 April, Te Ngahere o
Woodhill (Woodhill Forest), Waimauku, Auckland
Gates open 11am, event finishes 11pm
Tickets on sale Monday 13th February
from www.ticketmaster.co.nz
Festival is R18.
More acts to be announced.
Subscribe to www.orofestival.co.nz for updates.
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