Raglan’s boutique,
eco-focused, three-day Soundsplash
Festival is returning in early 2019, with an epic first
line-up just announced.
Presented by ZM, the festival includes
international big hitters Sticky Fingers and Macky Gee, alongside
some of the most exciting Kiwi acts making waves across the globe,
including
Sachi,
Theia,
Louis Baker and Marlin’s Dreaming.
Soundsplash will once again be held in Raglan’s Wainui Reserve on Friday, January 18, Saturday, January 19 and Sunday, January 20.
Tickets go on sale at 7.00pm Wednesday August 8 from
www.soundsplash.co.nz Respected and renowned for its focus on the
environment and also its reputation as being a festival run by music lovers, for music lovers, Soundsplash covers
all bases when it comes to genre, with organisers curating an exciting
line-up with acts from all over the world.
They include Aussie "band of the
moment"
Sticky
Fingers,
who have just finished a world tour, selling out across Europe, the US,
Australia and here in New Zealand.
Another major drawcard is British DJ/producing
legend
Macky Gee, who is returning to Kiwi shores after creating a frenzy earlier this
year when his first-ever NZ show sold out in three minutes flat.
Other international acts joining the line-up
include Deekline, Bootleg Rascal, Godlands, and My Baby.
There’s also strong representation from New
Zealand. They include the Diplo-approved dance duo
Sachi, who have just released a new track
Hollywood
Angel, feat. East, and signed a deal
with US label, Casablanca Records.
NZ’s legendary hip-hop collective and ‘festie
fave’, Homebrew - who dropped an unexpected album last week titled
B-Sides and Rarities - are
also announced.
Alt-pop sensation
Theia is
also in the mix. She continues to turn heads on the international stage with
Clash
Magazine recently describing her new
single
Bad Idea as “expertly controlled pop bedlam, laced with colour and
energy”.
Multiple Silver Scroll nominee,
Louis
Baker, promises to bring an
exciting live show to Soundsplash. Baker has performed at some of the world’s
biggest festivals, including Field Days, Sonar Festival, Berlin Festival,
The Great Escape, and Splendor in the Grass.
The indie, psychedelic, surf rockers everyone -
including
Pigeons
and Planes -
is talking about,
Marlin’s Dreaming, is also a ‘must see’.
Kings, who holds the NZ record for longest #1 song in
the NZ charts with
Don’t
Worry ‘Bout It and continues to bring the high energy dance hits, will get the crowd
moving.
And, what would a festival be without the
incredible
Kora brothers - aka
L.A.B -
who are well-known for their live performances.
Exciting Christchurch dub-step producer duo,
Truth, and
Auckland high-energy hip hop duo,
Times x Two, round out the first line-up.
With its stunning location, just 500 metres from
the beach and a short drive from the Raglan township and some of the world’s
most famous surfing spots, Soundsplash is
understandably one of New Zealand’s most popular summer festivals.
Held across three days, and three stages,
organisers are also going the extra mile in 2019 to ensure production levels
are top notch. Also notable, is the festival’s ongoing commitment to its Zero
Waste policy. And in 2019, Soundsplash will
proudly be the first-ever accredited "plastic bag free" festival in
New Zealand.
It all makes for a fun-filled, community-minded
event, which focuses on all ages and also families, with lots of healthy food
options, camping with hot showers, and workshops, which offer everything from
arts and dance, to nutrition, health, yoga and education around teen suicide, depression
and anxiety.
Soundsplash 2019 – presented by ZM
Wainui Reserve – Raglan
January 18, 19 and 20
Sticky
Fingers, Macky Gee, SACHI,
Home
Brew, L.A.B, Kings, Theia,
My
Baby, Deekline, Bootleg
Rascal,
Truth, Louis
Baker, Godlands,
TIMES
x TWO, Marlin’s Dreaming
* plus more to be
announced
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