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In the spirit of worldwide domination, Mermaidens have announced that Mermgrown Festival will be coming to Tāmaki Makaurau! On Saturday 20 March 2021 the merms and their talented pals will take over Whammy, Wine Cellar and Backroom for a steamy multi-room extravaganza.
Alongside Mermaidens, this year’s Mermgrown Auckland lineup features the long-awaited return of Kane Strang with a full band, playing songs from his upcoming album as well as happysad bangers from his back catalogue. Kane Strang’s band includes Peter Ruddell (Wax Chattels, Sulfate), Leith Towers (Marlin’s Dreaming), Mitchell Innes and Mermaidens’ own Gussie Larkin.
The first lineup announcement also includes local faves Phoebe Rings, electronic artist Leaping Tiger, 95bfm favourites K M T P, David Feauai-Afaese’s project LEAO, and many more to be announced.
Mermaidens Soft Energy Tour
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Beloved Pōneke trio Mermaidens have today announced a nationwide tour in support of their soon-to-be-released single, ‘Soft Energy’.
Gussie Larkin, Lily West and Abe Hollingsworth have spent their summer in the studio, hard at work, road-testing an assortment of new material that they’re itching to share with fans from sunny Tāmaki Makaurau right down to mighty Ōtepoti (playing six dates in total).
Think more glitter, think more pop, think Mermaidens like you’ve never seen them before…
”The three of us have spent the past couple of months making a racket both in our practice space and in a recording studio. We weren’t exactly expecting it but, these noises turned into songs! And now we get to play them live to the best people in the world,” says Gussie.
Second Lineup Announced For CubaDupa 2021 Ft. JessB, Chantal Claret + More Chris Cudby / Image: JessB / Wednesday 3rd February, 2021 10:00AM
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CubaDupa festival returns this summer to take over the avenues and alleyways of Cuba Street Precinct, featuring a vast variety of local sounds, cultural activities and tasty food options to tuck into over the weekend of March 27-28, 2021. A second wave of musical artists has been revealed to round out the family friendly, free street festival s already massive lineup, overflowing with 19+ hours of curated entertainment across 20 stages and creative zones, celebrating Te Whanganui-a-Tara s unique creative spirit with 470 performances and 20 parades with over 1700 artists from all over Aotearoa .
Mermgrown Festival 2021 Full Lineup Announced - Hans Pucket, Emily Edrosa + More Chris Cudby / Photo credit: Paige Warton / Tuesday 19th January, 2021 10:32AM
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Mermaidens. Gearing up to knock your socks off at Pōneke s Workingmen s Bowling Club this February will be
Hans Pucket,
Motte,
Gussie Larkin,
Lily West and
Abe Hollingsworth themselves. Mermgrown has been a long time coming and will be well worth the wait, as an earlier version was frustratingly cancelled way back in March due to dirty old Covid. There ll also be a bar to help quench your thirst (non-alcoholic options will be available), yum food courtesy of