Bay of Plenty to host Labour weekend music extravaganza

A host of the hottest acts around will feature at Spring Things: Labour Weekend - a Kiwi music extravaganza being held in Tauranga.

The concert on Sunday, October 27 includes an all-star line-up from The Upbeats, Home Brew, LA Women and Deadbeat, to Church & AP, P Money, Paige and Summer Thieves.

Situated at Soper Reserve, right in the heart of Mount Maunganui, it's expected tickets to the R18 event will be snapped up.

Tickets go on sale Thursday, September 19 at 7pm from www.ticketfairy.com

The Labour Weekend concert joins a ever-growing list of hot acts coming to the Bay of Plenty this summer including Ben Harper in Mount Maunganui on February 29 and Katchafire, The Black Seeds, and Tomorrow People in the Mount on December 27 and Rotorua on January 3.

American rap superstar Tyga will headline a hip hop concert in Mount Maunganui on October 23.