Festivals
Summerdayze
What: A 12-hour house marathon of dance, jazz and good vibes
Who: Roger Sanchez, Bodyrockers, Benny Benassi, and more
When: Friday, January 6, 4pm-4am
Where: Ellerslie Race Course
Tickets: Ticketek, Sounds, Real Groovy
More info: www.3am.co.nz
Soundsplash Eco Reggae
What: An environment-friendly open-air roots reggae festival with camping on site
Who: Salmonella
Dub, Katchafire, Cornerstone Roots, Kora, Rhombus, the Midnights, Open Souls, House of Shem, Stinky Jim, Ladi 6, Ddub, Big Youth, DJ Earl Gateshead (Trojan Soundsystem), Big Youth, Third World
When: February 4 and 5 (Waitangi weekend)
Where: Wainui Reserve, Raglan
Tickets & info: www.motherland.co.nz
Big Day Out
What: Do we really have to spell it out?
Who: White Stripes, Iggy & the Stooges, Franz Ferdinand, Kings of Leon, the Mars Volta, the Magic Numbers, the Living End, Sleater-Kinney, Shihad, End of Fashion, Gerling, Dei Hamo, Mudvayne, Frontline, Pluto, Elemeno P, the Brunettes, Fat Freddy's Drop, the Bleeders, Blindspott, Shapeshifter, Che Fu, Breaks Co-op and more
When: January 20
Where: Ericsson Stadium
Tickets: Ticketek, music retailers and online
More info: www.bigdayout.com
Splore
What: Three-day music and arts extravaganza to explore your creative genius
Who: Talib Kweli, Cuban Brothers, Hexstatic, the Nextmen, Spikey Tee, Fat Freddys Drop, Pitch Black, Sola Rosa, Kora, Module, Rhian Sheehan, Ladi6, Whirimako Black, Turnaround DJs, Philippa, Nick D
When: February 17-19
Where: Tapakanga Regional Park
Tickets: Ticketmaster
More info: www.splore.net
Prana
What: Three-day, family and nature-friendly music and arts fest
Who: Ak Samba, Dylan and Firefly, Soul Sax and more
When: December 30-January 2
Where: Opoutere Beach, Coromandel
Tickets: Ticketek
More info: www.prana.co.nz
Phat
What: Three days and two zones for the discerning beat freak
Who: Aphrodite, Pendulum & MC Verse, Teebee, Klute, Digital, Total Science, Salmonella Dub, Shapeshifter, Concord Dawn, the Black Seeds, Kora, Minuit, King Kapisi and more
When: December 30-January 2
Where: Takaka Hill, Nelson
Tickets: Everyman Records, Cosmic Corner
More info: www.phatclub.co.nz
NEW YEARS
RNB Superclub Platinum
What: A floor-shaking bling fest of bootylicious beats
Who: DJ Sir Vere, MC Mzre
Where: Float Bar from 8pm
Tickets: Sounds, Float and Real Groovy
More info: www.rnbsuperclub.co.nz
Lightspeed New Yeah
What: Who says dance music is all 'oonst oonst'?
Who: Concord Dawn, Recloose, Opensouls, Bevan Keys, Dick Johnson, 41, North Shore Pony Club and more
Where: 4:20 and Rising Sun from 10pm
Tickets: Ticketek, Real Groovy, Hell, Beat Mercants, Marvel, Paris Texasor text 'yeah' to 858 from your Vodafone
More info: www.lightspeed.co.nz
Shihad
What: The gruntiest way to see in your resolutions
Who: Shihad, Steriogram, Elemeno P, Deja Voodoo, the Valves
Where: Esplanade Hotel, Christchurch
Tickets: Ticketek, Real Groovy or the venue
Nice N Urlich
What: Radio spinners 'whoop! whoop' it through the night
Who: DJs Peter Urlich and Bevan Keys
Where: Studio, Auckland from 9.30pm
Tickets: Ticketek and Real Groovy
Bring It On
What: Five rooms and six bars of gyrating bodies
Who: Parisian playboy Bob Sinclar with Tim Phin, Grant Marshall, Mark Emerson and more
Where: Winter Garden, the Civic, Auckland.
Tickets: Ticketek
Resolution
* This event, due to take place in Whitianga, has been cancelled.
Destination
What: Hard trance to kick off that exercise
Who: Phil Reynolds, High Dosage Robbie Glass, Chaomain, Crisbee, Quamay
Where: Subnine, Wellington from 9pm
Tickets: Ticketek
Tranzfer
What: Multi-zone, R15 street party
Who: Solaa, Minuit, Cosm, Cyan, Isaac Aesili, performers, visual artists and more
Where: Bedford Row, Christchurch
Tickets: Cosmic Corner and Everyman Records
More info: www.we.org.nz
Rhythm & Vines
What: A sleepless day and night of skanking summer sounds
Who: Fat Freddy's Drop, Salmonella Dub, Kora, Shapeshifter, the Black Seeds, Pitch Black, Cornerstone Roots, Ddub, Ladi 6, Sola Rosa and more
Where: Waiohika Estate, Gisborne
Tickets: Sold out, but packages available
More info: www.rhythmandvines.co.nz
The Feelers with Ewen Gilmour
What: NZ's favourite hotel wreckers join Westie funnyman
When: December 21-January 7
Where: Auckland, Christchurch, Coroglen, Waihi, Mt Maunganui, Taupo, Wanaka, Nelson, Wellington, Napier, New Plymouth, Mangawhai, Russell
More info: www.thefeelers.co.nz
Summer Burn
What: The local larrikin tour
Who: Elemeno P, Steriogram, Deja Voodoo
When: December 22-January 7 (New Year's Eve featuring Shihad)
Where: Auckland, Mangawhai, Russell, Whangaparoa, Gisborne, Napier, Christchurch, Coroglen, Waihi, Mt Maunganui, Whakatane, Raglan, New Plymouth
More info: www.elemenop.com, www.steriogram.com, www.backofthey.co.nz
The Datsuns
What: The screw-you-Auckland tour
When: December 31-January 7
Where: Mt Maunganui (New Year's Eve), Russell, Raglan, Napier, Waihi, Christchurch, Blenheim
More info: thedatsuns.com
Festivals
Summerdayze
What: A 12-hour house marathon of dance, jazz and good vibes
Who: Roger Sanchez, Bodyrockers, Benny Benassi, and more
When: Friday, January 6, 4pm-4am
Where: Ellerslie Race Course
Tickets: Ticketek, Sounds, Real Groovy
More info: www.3am.co.nz
Soundsplash Eco Reggae
What: An environment-friendly open-air roots reggae festival with camping on site
Who: Salmonella
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