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Breaking news ANNOUNCEMENTS  Sunday brought the sad news that Whitney Houston passed away. As we go to print the details of her death Woo-hoo have been put on security hold, but a One of the very best (and certainly most recognisable) statement said that no foul play had rockabilly Japanese bands around today, The 5.6.7.8s been suspected. have announced two shows in New Zealand coming up this April. The band has been around for some 25  has swept the 2012 Grammy years and it’s not their first visit to the country. We Awards with six wins. can only hope it won’t be their last either. The trio  British band Elbow have that made that Kill Bill scene so much cooler play at 23/02 announced a second show following The Kings Arms in Auckland on Friday 27 April and at their first gig selling out. Auckland’s 27/04 Bodega in Wellington on Saturday 28 April. Tickets are Powerstation will host the band again on sale now from Under The Radar MEMorY laNE on Thu 29 Mar. Florida rockers A Day To Remember have announced a one-off show  American alt-country gal Eilen as they make the jump from Jewell has announced a show in liViNg lEgENDS Soundwave. The five-piece will play Wellington at Bodega on Fri 16 Mar When the press release came through for The Sonics with an impressive line-up consisting and at Auckland’s Powerstation on Sat we had to do a little double take. How amazing will of Antagonist A.D, Snakes Of Iron 17 Mar. this show be? The guys are garage rock originators. and ‘Til Death Do Us Party on When rhythm and blues was finding its way in Thursday 23 February at Auckland’s  ‘90s r&b trio Bell Biv Devoe have the ‘60s these guys took a different approach and Logan Campbell Centre for an all ages announced an all ages show at the pioneered the sound of distortion we love today. After and licensed gig. Tickets are on sale Auckland Town Hall on Mon 28 May. four decades of hiatus, the band got back together now from Ticketmaster and Under  The Black Dahlia Murder have and now they’re playing one very special show at The The Radar. announced a solo show in Wellington 18/04 Kings Arms in Auckland on Wednesday 18 April. at Bodega on Thu 08 Mar. FlY high Groove Guide is New Zealand’s leading weekly Auckland bar Flight Lounge is starting the ever- music and entertainment publication. 10,000 popular Wednesday night party back up this month. free copies are available every week at music Wednesday 29 February (a special day already) will stores, cafes, fast food outlets, nightclubs, bars, restaurants, cinemas and retail stores see the first Flight Lounge Wednesday for the year throughout New Zealand. If you would like kick off with Computers Want Me Dead, General Lee, to stock Groove Guide please contact tyler@ Sam Hill, Wade Marriner and Staple all on show. Kick grooveguide.co.nz or call (09) 3664616. off at 10pm and it’s free. Your midweek moanings are 16/02 sorted. EDiTor 14/10 Grant Hislop [email protected] BEaSTY BoYS gENEral MaNagEr Proton Beast have announced they’ll Ball ThiS WaY be taking their (get this) “sonically Gemma Russell [email protected] our Much to the delight of many folks around the challenging noisy-doom-pop” pick country (in secret or not) Lady Gaga has announced CoNTriBUTiNg EDiTor (awesome description, guys) on the she will be bringing her “Electro-Metal Pop-Opera” Matt Monk [email protected] road as they celebrate the release of to New Zealand for a one off show later this year. their debut EP 2000 And Blood. The EDiTorial aSSiSTaNT Auckland’s Vector Arena will host The Born This Way duo will play five show around the Tyler Hislop [email protected] Ball Starring Lady Gaga on Thursday 07 June as the country as they hit Christchurch, pop star takes the tour around the globe. Tickets will SUB EDiTor Dunedin, Wellington, Wanganui and be available from livenation.com.au on Friday 17 Elise Brinkman Hamilton with a rotating line-up February, and it’s a fair bet to wager that this one will 07/06 of Psych Tigers, The River Jones, DESigNEr sell out. Greta Gotlieb [email protected] Valdera, Hollywoodfun Downstairs and more. aDVErTiSiNg [email protected] SKY high Silo Following the great movie screenings we’ve seen aCCoUNTS down there in the past few weeks, Wes Anderson’s The Gail Hislop [email protected] Darjeeling LTD will be shown this Friday, The Phoenix Foundation and Bannerman play this Saturday, next CoNTriBUTorS Alexander Hallag, Larissa McMillan, Sebastian Friday sees Bill Cunningham New York will screen on Mackay, Tim Gruar, Dominic Corry, Rebecca Friday 24 February and the last Saturday of the month Barry Hill, Steve Newall, Josh Ling, Eve Wood- will see Silo Sessions presented by Strange News with ham, Alex Simpson. live performances from everyone’s favourite never- there-but-great-when-they-are band The Cosbys along PriNT 17/02 27/03 Image Print ltd. with Doug Jerebine, DJ John Baker & DJ Mr Crawley.

PUBliShEr Hark Entertainment LTD loCK ThE NoiSE PO Box 37584 Parnell, Auckland Noise meets rock with Japanese ThE MEaDoW rETUrNS three-piece Boris (or BORIS, due to space and content requirements, not all gigs Dead Meadow and Pink Mountaintops have depending on what you’re GROOVE GUIDE may be listed. listings are user generated. announced a joint visit to New Zealand in March. The listening to) and the announcement assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies, errors former’s Jason Simon was here just months ago, and or omissions. GROOVE GUIDE is provided ‘as is’, for your that the acclaimed band will be information only, without warranty of any kind, either soon he’ll be returning with the rest of the Meadow heading to New Zealand for shows expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, as well as Pink Mountaintops (the side project of in Auckland and Wellington next fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringment. Stephen McBean from Black Mountain). The two month. The experimentalists will play the guide’s publisher assumes no responsibility for and bands will play two shows starting at San Fran disclaims all liability for any inaccuracies, errors or at Wellington’s Bodega on Tuesday omissions in this guide and do not share the opinions Bath House in Wellington on Wednesday 28 March 27 March and at The Kings Arms in expressed within. reproduction in whole or in part 28/03 and finishing up in Auckland at The Kings Arms on Auckland on Wednesday 28 March. without permission is prohibited. copyright 2011 Thursday 29 March. Tickets are available from Real Tickets are available now from Under Groovy, Slow Boat and Under The Radar. ISSN 1172-675X The Radar.

GRoovEGuiDE.co.NZ | 5 ShiT WorTh KNoWiNg PLAYING IN BRIEF... The Rock-n-Roll BBQ will be returning to The Kings Arms in Auckland this Saturday. That’s FAVOURITES twelve hours of head-bangin’ and bangers with X-Ray Fiends, Bernie Griffen & The Grifters, Thee Rum Coves, Somebody’s Sons, Mason SEBASTIAN THE BEAR Clinic, The Cavemen, Gina’s Revenge, Imploder, Special Stuff, The Bomb$trappers, Dolly Party, CONFESSIONS Graveyard Phil, Duncan Disorderly, Gram and Lady Bug. Auckland’s Whammy Bar will be hosting a tribute night come New Zealand Music Month. is called Orion Music + More, and they’re Any bands interested should contact Rohan really pushing the whole metal thing. So Evans at [email protected]. we find it a little weird that in this metal Scratch 22 has been announced as the fest the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Modest support acts for the upcoming Mayer Mouse, Best Coast and Titus Andronicus Hawthorne shows next week. and others join this line-up. Hey, it looks The support acts for Ariel Pink’s Haunted like a good festival with Metallica, Avenged Graffiti have been announced. Poor You Poor Sevenfold, The Gaslight Anthem, Cage the Me will play at the Auckland show at The Kings Elephant, Fucked Up, Hot Snakes, Gary Clark Arms on Tuesday 13 March and Disasteradio Jr., Lucero, Roky Erickson, The Black Angels, Favourite drink? Bean juice from a three-day- will cover the Wellington show at Bodega on The Sword, A Place to Bury Strangers and old Watties tin. Wednesday 14 March. Liturgy joining the aforementioned names, Wellington’s Jimbeam Homegrown Festival but it’s not really “metal only”, is it. Favourite restaurant/café? Wendy’s. Stat. has sold out for the fifth year in a row. All those The New Zealand International Arts Favourite takeaway? Wendy’s. Double stat. who were waiting until the last minute – will Festival kicks off soon and tickets are flying Favourite colour? Dead-baby yellow. you ever learn? out the window. If you were hoping to see The UPFM Solar Series will kick off Phase the likes of the Topp Twins’ Wellington Favourite classic film? Earth Girls Are Easy, 2 at Western Springs Stadium on Saturday 25 performances and Walk A Mile In My Shoes starring Geena Davis and Jeff Goldblum. February. Ap3x, Andy Bukshot, Claude Sabatier, in Porirua, Bon Iver or Cubano Be! Cubano Favourite childhood memory? Sitting on a Claudiga & Gina Cat, Ditto, Rowie, RP, Daniel Bop!, we’re sorry to say that unless you’ve dirty Santa’s lap. Ro & David Ding and Sureshot & Infinit will all been prepared then you’re fresh out of luck. be playing at the event, rain or shine. These shows have sold out, and it looks Favourite party food? Baked bean surprise. The New Zealand Beer Festival has been like international indie royalty Death Cab Beans. Mayo. Surprise. announced to move to The Cloud, Queens For Cutie, circus spectacular Circenses, Favourite vice? Getting old ladies in the ankle Wharf on Auckland’s waterfront this year. Swedish folkers First Aid Kit, the gravity- with the shopping trolley. Saturday 31 March will see over 70 beers to test defying German show Leo and Tiki Taane’s Favourite song? ‘Firework’ by American pop and try out for your very mature pallet. performance with The Phoenix Foundation at sensation Katie Perry. I find the affirming. Metallica announced their very own metal the TelstraClear Festival Club will also be full festival in Atlantic City. The metal only event houses. Check festival.co.nz for ticket info. Favourite meal? Wendy’s. Triple stat.

Favourite cause? Save the World: Kill Yourself. Favourite label to put on your relationship? NEW PErForMaNCE FESTiVal ‘You should be grateful cos you’re not not-ugly’

Favourite 90’s TV show? Home Improvement The Auckland art scene will come alive this week Favourite word? Clunge. with the launch of the city’s newest arts festival. Favourite album? Teenage Dream by Katy The New Performance Festival runs from Friday Perry. She sings like she knows me. 17 February through to Saturday 25 February and is bringing in talent from around the globe. Favourite type of groupie? Full price payers. German documentary theatre mavericks Rimini Favourite body part on you? My fuzzy yellow Protokoll, join fellow award winning artists 2b paws. And penis. theatre company, Fleur Elise Noble and auteurs Favourite body part on someone else? My Frank Van De Ven and Peter Snow at The Edge owner’s snugly ginger tummy. over the next week and a half. Here’s a brief rundown of what to expect from the festival: Anaffecting story of personal tragedy from Favourite venue? While performing at the Rimini Protokoll’s exploration of outsourcing someof Canada’s most innovative and Gryphon… the Gryphon. work to low-cost countries Call Cutta In A Box thoughtprovoking theatre practitioners. Favourite lyric? “At least that c**t gettin’ arrives on the tail end of a three year award- Oneof the darlings of the new eaten” – Azealia Banks winning world tour. A complete overhaul of performancescene Fleur Elise Noble’s 2 what audiences expect from performance, Call DimensionalLife of Her makes intricate Favourite candy bar? Whichever one Katy Perry is holding out to me in my wet, wet Cutta In A Box works with real people in real sketchescome to life with projections, dreams. situations. This highly anticipated season marks performanceart and puppetry. As Noble the company’s first time in New Zealand. The losescontrol of her creations suddenly THU 23 FEB – SAT 25 FEB AND MON 27 FEB WED 29 FEB season is presented in association with the absolutelyanything becomes possible. GYPHoN THEATRE, WELLiNGToN Goethe-Institut with funding from the German Frankvan de Ven and Peter Snow bring SEBASTiAN THE BEAR STARS iN CONFESSIONS AT THE Federal Foreign Office. theirfamed The Death of Agencyas part of GRYPHoN THEATRE, GHuZNEE STREET AS PART oF THE WELLiNGToN FRiNGE FESTivAL. Canadian collective 2b theatre company theirThought/Action series. Described as bring their celebrated work Invisible Atom. The aperformance research investigation, The one man show dabbles in scenarios such as Deathof Agency demonstrates the duo’s economics, confidence crisis, ethics and physics. aestheticat work.

6 | GRoovEGuiDE.co.NZ | 6 ShiT WorTh KNoWiNg RELEASES THIS WEEK WINNINGShiT WorTh Music: Albrecht Mayer ’s Song of the Reeds; Derty Sesh ’s Apology Accepted; Die Antwoord ’s Ten$ion; ’s GO TO GROOVEGUIDE.CO.NZ AND ENTER A Flash Flood of Colour ; Kelly Rowland ’s THE DRAW TO WIN THESE PRIZES Here I Am ; Paul McCartney ’s Kisses on the Bottom deluxe edition; Pink Floyd ’s The MAYER HAWTHORNE Wall (Experience edition) remastered 2011 3CD set; Pink Floyd ’s The Wall (Immersion edition) remastered 2011 6CD set; Reece Mastin’s self-titled; Roberta Flack ’s Let It Be Roberta: Roberta Flack Sings the Beatles; Rapture Ruckus’ Open Your Eyes ; Soulfly ’s Enslaved; Styx’ The Grand Illusion/Pieces of Eight live. Cinema: Big Miracle (directed by Ken Kwapis, starring Drew Barrymore, Kristen Bell, John Krasinski); Killer Elite (direcgted WED 22 FEB SAN FRAN BATH HouSE, WELLiNGToN by Gary McKendry, starring Robert De Niro, Jason Statham, Clive Owen); Leonardo Live: THU 23 FEB PoWERSTATioN, AucKLAND Painter at the Court of Milan (documentary); 1 X DouBLE PASS EiTHER SHoW Moneyball (directed by Bennett Miller, DVD; History Channel’s Ancient Rome 5 starring Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip disc set DVD; History Channel’s Heroes Of NEW PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL Seymour Hoffman); Romantics Anonymous The Bible - The Old Testament 5 disc set (directed by Jean-Pierre Améris, starring DVD; Owl City - Live From Los Angeles DVD Benoît Poelvoorde, Isabelle Carré, Lorella & Blu-ray; NBA 2010/11 Dallas Mavericks Cravotta); The Ides Of March (directed by Championships DVD; NBA Boston Celtics George Clooney, starring George Clooney, Dynasty Series 10 disc set DVD; Nitro Ryan Gosling, Paul Giamatti). Circus Live season one DVD; Paranormal DVD & Blu-ray: 1911 Revolution DVD; Activity 3 DVD & Blu-Ray; The Double DVD Discovery Channel’s Through The Wormhole & Blu-ray; The Double Hour DVD; The Three season two 3 disc set DVD; Extreme Fishing Musketeers DVD & Blu-ray; What’s Your With Robson Green season three DVD; Fright Number DVD & Blu-ray; When a City Falls Night DVD & Blu-ray; History Channel’s DVD; Zombie Apocalypse DVD. 1 X DouBLE PASS To TAo WELLS: AT THE RiSK oF LiSTENiNG Ancient Greece - Gods and Battles 5 disc set oPENiNG NiGHT- FRI 17 FEB LoWER NZi 1, AoTEA cENTRE, AucKLAND

1 X DouBLE PASS To i AM A WEE BiT STuMPED oPENiNG NiGHT - SAT 18 FEB LoWER NZi 1, AoTEA cENTRE, FilM NEWS AucKLAND 1 X DouBLE PASS To iNviSiBLE AToM oPENiNG NiGHT- TUE 21 FEB HERALD THEATRE, AucKLAND The international trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man hit the web last week much to our delight. After speculation from fanboys and fangirls alike, the trailer MORE GIVEAWAYS seemed to deliver on the anticipation fans have been marinating themselves in. After the God-awful piece of so-called “cinema” that was Spider-Man 3 , the reboot 2012

delivers a darker tone with the comical side of Spidey H I L L T O P that we know and love. It’s a given that the two most W I N E S hyped superhero films of the year are The Avengers SOLA ROSA CORNERSTONE ROOTS and The Dark Knight Rises , but it looks like the PAUL UBANA JONES

BILLY TK JNR Go in the draw to WIN A TRIP FOR 2 underdog could very well be The Amazing Spider-Man . TO THE FIJI JAZZ SWAMP THING AND BLUES FEST Airfares and 4star George Lucas has confirmed it – Han Solo did ASHLEY KNOX hotels incl. SPLoRE not shoot first. In an interview with The Hollywood SuNSETRELAX & WATCH THE coNcERT SUNSET AT HILLTOP WHILE 2012 ENJOYING A VINTAGE SELECTION OF NZ’S FINEST EXPONENTS OF JAZZ, BLUES & ROOTS MUSIC Reporter, the director said “The controversy over who FRI 17- SUN 19 FEB SAT 24 MAR HiLLToP shot first, Greedo or Han Solo, in Episode IV, what I TAPAPAKANGA REGioNAL viNEYARD, TAMAHERE, PARK, oRERE HAMiLToN did was try to clean up the confusion, but obviously it 1-NiGHT.co.NZ upset people because they wanted Solo [who seemed 1 X DouBLE PASS 5 X SPLoRE SAMPLER to be the one who shot first in the original] to be a cold-blooded killer, but he actually isn’t. It had been done in all close-ups and it was confusing about who MORE GIVEAWAYS did what to whom. I put a little wider shot in there that made it clear that Greedo is the one who shot first, but everyone wanted to think that Han shot first, because they wanted to think that he actually just gunned him down.” There you go. Cult film Wet Hot American Summer has a sequel on the way according to Michael Showalter. The actor told Watch What Happens Live “Absolutely yes. One hundred percent yes. The whole gang. Everyone’s back. We’re doing it.” We’ll wait until we get an official THE DooRS KILLER ELITE announcement from Universal, but it’s good gossip. 3 X LA WOMAN 40TH 5 X DouBLE PASSES ANNIVERSARY EDITION

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THURSDAY 16

MONEYBALL ROMANTICS ANONYMOUS

GENERAL RELEASE SELECTED CINEMAS

Sports dramas are so moving. There’s the hero’s Here’s your date night checklist. Rom-com? Tick. journey, the young up-and-comer, the alcoholic French? Tick. Chocolate factory? Tick. Two shy coach whose wife left him and it’s quite often people that will overcome their hyper-emotionalism based on a true story. This one follows major league because of love? Probably tick. Thursday night rom- baseball’s poorest club, the Oakland Athletics. Enter com French movies are made for date nights. So use Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill and Philip Seymour Hoffman. that yawn and stretch that arm. Guaranteed success.

KILLER ELITE THE IDES OF MARCH

GENERAL RELEASE GENERAL RELEASE

Jason Statham is the greatest thing to hit action When George Clooney makes a movie about George movies since some genius realised that South- Clooney running for president, people will talk about American girls always get kidnapped and held ransom his ego. What’s the best way to counter that potential because of some illegal dealings that her dad did with smack-talk? Throw in some Ryan Gosling as a young some drug gang. And Clive Owen has a moustache. hot-shot trying to make his mark in the political Throw in some Robert De Niro and watch shit blow up. scene, and watch the ladies swoon.

BIG MIRACLE LABRETTA SUEDE

GENERAL RELEASE THE KINGS ARMS

8PM, $20, uNDERTHERADAR.co.NZ A romantic drama based on a true story involving a Labretta Suede and the Motel Six kick off their tour reporter and an aid worker who get all super excited after coming back from their stint in America. The about whales and then team up with international blues-trash gang of misfits look the part and sound it governments, oil tycoons and Inuit natives starring too. The kind of folks your parents would hate you to John Krasinski and Drew Barrymore? Yeah, you’re bring home. After Auckland, the troupe head to Splore, gonna shed a tear or two to this one. Whales rule! Raglan, Mt Maunganui, Napier, Wellington and Waihi. FRIDAY 17

SPLORE gig NEW PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL

TAPAPAKANGA REGIONAL PARK oF ThE WEEK TELSTRA CLEAR CLUB

12PM, $120-220, 1-NiGHT.co.NZ 5.30PM, DooR SALES oNLY One of the country’s most iconic festivals kicks off this Friday and runs Auckland’s newest arts festival kicks off this week on through to Sunday. In no particular order, you’ll be looking at Erykah Badu, Friday and runs through to Sunday next week, and Soul II Soul, DJ Qbert/Reeps One, Hudson Mohawke, Gappy Ranks, Africa features international collectives including German Hitech, Tiki, The Yoots, Ahoribuzz, Lord Echo and His Melodies, The Nudge, doc0-theatre mavericks Rimini Protokoll, auteurs Disasteradio, J Star, Hermitude, Barons of Tang, Earl Gateshead, Shortee Blitz, Frank Van De Ven and Peter Snow, award winning @Peace, Latinaotearoa, Scratch 22, Alphabethead, King Kapisi, IM ENO, DJ artists 2b theatre company and Fleur Elise Noble. Sticky Buds, Al Majik, Smoke Eaters, DJ Amato, Optimus Gryme, Labretta Suede and the Motel Six, Maya Vanya and more over the course of the weekend. Does this ever disappoint? IN THE MINX

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5PM-3AM A marathon of house music goes down at Ginger Minx this Friday with Magik Johnson, Recloose, Soane, Philippa, Tim Richards, Mark Emerson, Rob Warner, Dan Aux, Russell H and Dean Cryer. That’s 10 DJs over 10 hours. Are you even up to that challenge? You are? Shit, check out Captain Confidence over here.

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SATURDAY 18

BELGIUM BEER & MUSSEL FESTIVAL TWO PIECE FEST

RICCARTON HOUSE & BUSH BODEGA

2PM, $10-20, EvENTFiNDER.co.NZ 7.30PM, $15-20, uNDERTHERADAR.co.NZ Mix some of Belgium’s best beers served by local Bodega hosts what will become the inaugural Two crafty pros of the brewskie scene with mussel Piece Fest this weekend, where twosomes take to two platters, mussel soup, mussel fritters, steamed stages to remind us why two-pieces are such tight mussels, and everything else mussel and you’ve got little performances. DZ Deathrays make the jump your Garden City Saturday sorted. It’s hard to get from Aussie and are joined by Wilberforces Proton more Kiwi than seafood and beer. Too right. Beast, Murderchord and many more.

DEVONPORT FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL DEAD

WINDSOR RESERVE THE BASEMENT

11AM, $30-80, TicKETEK.co.NZ Technically it’s called the MoreFM Devonport Food, Melbourne two-piece punks Dead hit up Auckland’s Wine & Music Festival, but we know why you’re going Basement with support from Mean Girls, Rifles & god there. It’s for the wine and nibbles in the sun. It’s so bows to math. The duo will no doubt wind up their you can sneak off with one of those wine glasses five show tour of the country in style at this sludge- when you’re feeling rebellious. It’s to act like an adult filled Saturday show, so if you like getting sweaty and for once in your life. And we’re okay with that. raucous, strap on you leather jacket and head along.

JIM BEAM HOMEGROWN MUSIC IN PARKS SOUNDS OF SUMMER

WELLINGTON WATERFRONT NIXON PARK MASONIC TAVERN

12PM, SoLD ouT 2PM, FREE 12PM, SoLD ouT For the fifth year in a row, the Jim Beam Ladi6 heads to Nixon Park in Highlife Entertainment know how to Homegrown Festival has sold out. It’s little wonder Kingsland this weekend for the throw house parties. House music, when the likes of Shihad, Black River Drive, Shotgun annual Music in Parks shindig with that is. Not invite-all-your-friends-and- Alley, Kora, Six60, The Black Seeds, The Adults, Ruby Frost and Victoria Girling- friends-of-friends-to-come-drink-in- Concord Dawn, P Money, Kids of 88, David Dallas Butcher on support for this all-ages your-lounge-for-hours-on-end-until- and more are on the list. Bummer it’s sold out then. day of fun in the sun. noise-control-comes house parties.

MONDAY 20 FESTIVAL OF FLOWERS ROGER WATERS: THE WALL

BOTANIC GARDENS VECTOR ARENA

7AM, FREE 8PM, $109-400, SHoWBiZNZ.co.NZ The Christchurch Garden City Trust’s 2012 series The first show sold out quick smart. A second show Colour Me Beautiful Christchurch Festival of Flowers was announced, and it happened again. Same with starts on Friday, but it seems like it would be a good the third show. There may be some tickets flying way to ease back into that working week. Imagine around for the fourth show of The Wall, but when it’s being all bored back at your desk on Monday, then considered to be one of the biggest shows in rock going to a street garden party. Super cool. history, you can’t be all that surprised how well it sold.

ORIENTADIUM MMXII AUCKLAND ART AND CULTURE FORSYTH BARR STADIUM HAMILTON DAYTIME EVENT

8PM, R15, TicKETDiREcT.co.NZ WELLINGTON LIVE MUSIC

Alright students, time to get that partying out of the KEY way early so you can concentrate on your studies for DUNEDIN ALL AGES the rest of the year. See Shapeshifter, Shihad, David Dallas, Cairo Knife Fight, Home Brew and more hit CHRISTCHURCH FILM/TV Forsyth Barr Stadium for Orientadium. Just try to show up to class once this week, yeah?

GRoovEGuiDE.co.NZ | 9 Who Would’ve thought that just an hour’s drive southeast this year Splore will be using new use scanable wristbands instead of Auckland, you can find yourself a world away from the city in a of top-up cards or those annoying drinks coupons, which you can use shimmering coastal paradise? Splore festival is pretty much just that. to buy anything on-site. these RFId (radio frequency identification) held every two years at tapapakanga Regional Park, it’s the perfect security wristbands have been tested for durability and are safe to take escape into a world of music, art, and performance. swimming. they could prove to be a real timesaver as you can load them this family-friendly festival has all the elements of escapism. Some up with credit using cash or eftpos, and get refunds at any time during lucky bastards can even arrive by boat, and there are ‘glamping’ options the festival or online for a limited time after the event. (glamourous camping) to spoil yourself even more. this year’s theme, one of the things Splore does really well is showcase a wide range ‘the Island of hooha’, is all about letting loose. the park “Magically of visual arts. In the past there have been brightly decorated trees and transforms into the quasi-mystical cartoon-ironical, Island of hooha. installations that blend harmoniously with the natural environment. the expect rampaging wild beasties, nymphs and troupes of adventurers,” art trail looks beautiful by day as well as by night, and this year there’s a they tell us. As always, you’re encouraged to dress up. new Splorebot for you to make friends with while you’re chilling on the Face and body artists from Fab Art will be on hand to help you look beanbags or hammocks up on the hill. your best. later in the afternoon, you can have yourself decorated in Splore is very much a green festival. With thousands of people coming stunning body paint, as well as feathers, jewels and even prosthetics. Fab to live on the site for three days, the organisers ask people to think Art advise you to order prosthetics prior to Splore. that’s some pretty about ways to reduce their waste. green incentives include a bonus for full-on costumery right there. For those who are even more hyped about carpooling – if you bring four or more people in your vehicle you get free dressing up, you can arrange to have a costume consultation before you parking for the weekend. otherwise it’s just $10. arrive (contact details can be found under the Island of hooha photo the festival is also family friendly, with family camping areas and album on the Splore festival Facebook page). a rumpus room with some great activities for the kids. these include the music on offer at Splore reflects the brightest moods of an outdoor flag, mask and costume making, guided adventures and night time summer party, with a definite carnival feel. the line-up boasts mostly – fluorescent Play-doh sculpting. but not at all limited to – reggae, soul, hip hop, dance and world music let’s put it this way, with Splore, you never have to wonder if it’ll be acts. this year you can witness the impressive presence of erykah as good as last year. this little gem just gets better and more gorgeous Badu, have a nostalgic ‘90s moment with Soul II Soul, groove to some every time. sweet reggae sounds with gappy Ranks, and dance like a lunatic to disasteradio. then there’s Melbourne’s Barons of tang with their brand of ‘gypsy deathcore’, the hilarious Cuban Brothers, and local boys @ WRiTTEN BY DEDEE W Peace – there really is something for everyone. But Splore is the kind of festival where you go for the overall experience, and the beautifully

relaxed vibe. If you only know two or three of the bands it doesn’t really FRI 17- SUN 19 FEB TAPAPAKANGA REGioNAL matter. You arrive ready to have a good time, and once you’re there it’s PARK, oRERE pretty hard not to fall in love with the place. 1-NiGHT.co.NZ

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