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Dorothy the Dinosaur's Dance party - Mt Albert Grammar, Sat Feb 9; YMCA, Hamilton, Mon Feb 11; QE11 Youth Centre, Tauranga, Tue Feb 12; TSB Stadium, New Plymouth, Wed Feb 13; Indian Cultural Centre, Wellington, Thu Feb 14

Engelbert Humperdinck, the Seekers - Mission Estate Winery, Napier, Sat Feb 9 ($75-$105, children $30)

Richard Grainger - The Bunker, Mon Feb 11 ($10)

Sum 41 - Powerstation, Tue Feb 12

Noche Flamenca - ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre Tue Feb 12 - 16

Splore Festival w State of Bengal, El Circo, Fat Freddy's Drop, Shapeshifter, Manuel Bundy, P Money, Roger Perry, Greg Churchill, Sola Rosa, Epsilon Blue, Automatic - Waharau Regional Park, Feb 15-17 ($90)

David Kilgour - Bodega, Wellington, Fri Feb 15; Kings Arms, Sat Feb 16

Brian Auger's Oblivion Express - Ace of Clubs, Rotorua, Feb 15; Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland Feb 16; Hamilton Gardens Festival, Feb 17

P.O.D., Blindspott - Regent, Sat Feb 16

Joe Dukie, Fitchie - Splore, Waiuku, Feb 16; Aotea Square, Feb 16; Cuba St Carnival, Wellington, Feb 23

America - Civic, Mon Feb 18-19

Andy Irvine & Rens Van Der Zalm - Auckland Irish Society, Sat Feb 23 ($20)

Kapa Haka 2002 Festival - Takaparawha, Bastion Pt, Feb 21-24

Infected Virus 2002 w Ed Rush, Optical, MC Ryme Tyme - Studio Nine, Wellington, Thu Feb 21; Fu, Auckland, Sat Feb 23

Maynard Ferguson Big Band - Sky City, Feb 26; Baycourt Theatre, Tauranga, Feb 27; Regent Theatre, Palmerston North, Feb 28; Duxton Hotel, Wellington, Mar 1

Two Tribes w Seb Fontaine, Tiesto, Danny Howells John '00' Fleming, Steve Lawler - Auckland Town Hall; Winter Garden, Civic, Fri Mar 1

Metekhi w the Georgian State Dancers - Sky City Theatre, Fri Mar 1-3; Baycourt Theatre, Tauranga, Mar 4 and 8; Great Lake Theatre, Taupo, Tue Mar 5; Founders Theatre, Hamilton, Thu Mar 7; Regent on Broadway, Palmerston North, Sat Mar 9; TSB Showplace, New Plymouth, Sun Mar 10; Opera House, Wanganui, Mon Mar 11; Municipal Theatre, Napier, Mon Mar 25; Convention Centre, Rotorua, Tue Mar 26; St James, Wellington, Wed Mar 27

When the Cat's Away w Sharon O'Neill, Eddie Rayner, Noel Crombie - Bowl of Brooklands, New Plymouth, Sun Mar 3, 5 pm; Outdoor Theatre, Gisborne, Wed Mar 5, 5 pm; Bay Park Speedway, Mt Maunganui, Fri Mar 8, 7 pm; Old Airfield, Waiheke Island, Sun Mar 10, 2 pm

Smash Mouth - St James, Tue Mar 5; Starlight Ballroom, Wellington, Wed Mar 6 ($41)

Roger Hall's Take a Chance on Me - Bruce Mason Centre, from Mar 7

Chemical Brothers - North Shore Events Centre, Sun Mar 10

Mercury Rev - Regent, Tue Mar 12

Bill Passalacqua - The Bunker, Sun Mar 17 ($10)

Kevin Kennedy, Brendan Dugan, Gray Bartlett, Jodi Vaughan - Forum North Exhibition Hall, Whangarei, Wed Mar 13; Founders Theatre, Hamilton, Thu Mar 14; Convention Centre, Rotorua, Fri Mar 15; Sky City, Sat Mar 16-17; Baycourt Theatre, Tauranga, Tue Mar 19; Municipal Theatre, Napier, Wed Mar 20; Regent Theatre, Palmerston North, Thu Mar 21; TSB Showplace, New Plymouth, Fri Mar 22

Hero Festival - Festival Launch, QEII Square, Mar 16, 6 pm; Big Gay Out, Coyle Park, Mar 17, 11 am; Hero Pride March, Mar 23, 2 pm; Hero Party, St James, Mar 23, 8 pm; Wigs on the Waterfront, Viaduct Harbour, Mar 24

Strike - Aotea Centre, Mar 26-28 ($19.50-39.50)

Waiheke Island of Jazz Festival - various venues, Thu Mar 28-Mon Apr 1

The Blood and Fire Soundsystem w Steve Barrow, Spikey T, Ranking Joe - Sub Nine, Wellington, Sat Mar 30; Galatos, Sun Mar 31

Spirit of the Dance - WestpacTrust St James, from Apr 16; Civic, from Apr 30