What s on this NZ Music month | Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa: Five fun and free things to do
3 May, 2021 03:28 AM
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Auckland s CBD will transform into a hub for music lovers this May. Photo / Supplied
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It s May, and that means it s NZ Music Month | Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa.
The festivities involve a stacked lineup of local tours, releases, and exhibitions to celebrate the local music scene and 21 years of NZ Music Month.
There is something to please every music fan, including gigs from acts like Nadia Reid, Theia x Vayne, Harper Finn and LA Women across the country.
By: Associated Press
AP Photo/David Rowland
New Zealand band Six60perform at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, Saturday, April 24, 2021.
Singer Matiu Walters grinned as he gazed out over 50,000 damp but delirious fans and said those magic words: “So, what’s up Eden Park?”
While much of the world remains hunkered down, the band Six60 has been playing to huge crowds in New Zealand, where social distancing isn’t required after the nation stamped out the coronavirus. The band’s tour finale on Saturday night was billed as the largest concert in the world since the pandemic began.
Equally momentous for a band which met while playing rugby at university was getting to play the first concert ever held at the storied Eden Park rugby stadium. And finding themselves at the apex of world music came as a twist for Six60, which has enjoyed unparalleled success in New Zealand but whose forays abroad have ended without the breakthroughs
By: Associated Press
AP Photo/David Rowland
New Zealand band Six60perform at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, Saturday, April 24, 2021.
Singer Matiu Walters grinned as he gazed out over 50,000 damp but delirious fans and said those magic words: “So, what’s up Eden Park?”
While much of the world remains hunkered down, the band Six60 has been playing to huge crowds in New Zealand, where social distancing isn’t required after the nation stamped out the coronavirus. The band’s tour finale on Saturday night was billed as the largest concert in the world since the pandemic began.
Equally momentous for a band which met while playing rugby at university was getting to play the first concert ever held at the storied Eden Park rugby stadium. And finding themselves at the apex of world music came as a twist for Six60, which has enjoyed unparalleled success in New Zealand but whose forays abroad have ended without the breakthroughs
Updated: 12:22 PM EDT Apr 26, 2021 By NICK PERRY, Associated Press Singer Matiu Walters grinned as he gazed out over 50,000 damp but delirious fans and said those magic words: So, what s up Eden Park? While much of the world remains hunkered down, the band Six60 has been playing to huge crowds in New Zealand, where social distancing isn t required after the nation stamped out the coronavirus. The band s tour finale on Saturday night was billed as the largest concert in the world since the pandemic began.Equally momentous for a band which met while playing rugby at university was getting to play the first concert ever held at the storied Eden Park rugby stadium. And finding themselves at the apex of world music came as a twist for Six60, which has enjoyed unparalleled success in New Zealand but whose forays abroad have ended without the breakthroughs they sought.Saturday s set by the five-piece band included powerful cameos by military musicians ahead of the nation