PLEASE NOTE: This show was originally scheduled for September 2021 and is now cancelled. If you had tickets to those dates we'll be in touch with you directly. Read more about the impact of Alert Level changes here.
This year on our tour throughout Aotearoa we have experienced incredible, perhaps renewed, enthusiasm for songwriting and original music in the young musicians who have come to play. After what was a hard year for the music community in 2020, it's been heartwarming and encouraging to see such a high standard throughout the regions.
The Top 10 acts performing are:
Albert St - Waikato
Big Angry - Bay of Plenty
Coast Arcade - Auckland Central
Crumbly Jack - Wellington & Manawatu
Kenring - Canterbury
Single Malt - Canterbury The Pills, Oamaru
Esther and Matt - Manukau and East Coast
Girl. - Auckland Central
Mabel Affleck - Bay of Plenty
Support from:
Smokekfree - HPA
Ministry of Education
NZ Music Commission
The Rockshop
Creative NZ
Ministry of Youth Development
Lion Foundation
Sky City
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