Upcoming

Hammond Gamble - Temple Fri Jan 4

Tim Finn, Don McGlashan - Mangawhai Tavern, Fri Jan 4; Duke of Marlborough Tavern, Russell, Sat Jan 5; Kings Arms, Sun Jan 6 (w Ken Stringfellow)

Tadpole, goodshirt, Primary, DJ Slowdeck - Cue Bar, Taupo, Fri Jan 4; Beach Street, Tauranga, Sat Jan 5

King Kapisi, Dimmer - Anchor Inn, Mt Maunganui, Jan 4; Golden Cross, Waihi, Jan 5; Barbarella, Rotorua, Jan 6; Boiler Room, Whakatane, Jan 7; Sugar Club, Taupo, Jan 8; Fat Ladies Arms, Palmerston North, Jan 9; Mill, New Plymouth, Jan 10

the feelers - Sandown Park, Gisborne, Tue Jan 8; Angus Inn, Hastings, Wed Jan 9; Fat Ladies Arms, Palmerston North, Thu Jan 10; Starlight Ballroom, Wellington, Fri Jan 11; Mayfair, New Plymouth, Sat Jan 12

Ken Stringfellow - Aotea Square Markets, Sat Jan 5, noon; Leigh Sawmill Cafe, Sat Jan 5; Kings Arms, Sat Jan 6; Rakinos, Mon Jan 7 w The Brunettes

Sum 41 - The Powerstation, Tue Feb 12

Raglan Eco Reggae Festival - Soundsplash 2002 w Che Fu and the Krates, King Kapisi, Fat Freddy's Drop, Trinity Roots, the Black Seeds, Bassteppa Sound System- Wainui Reserve, Raglan, Sat Jan 12 ($36.55)

Piers Lane - Auckland Town Hall, Wed Jan 16

Peaches*Cobrakiller - Fu, Thu Jan 17

The White Stripes - Dogs Bollix, Thu Jan 17

Big Day Out w the Prodigy, Regurgitator, Garbage, No FX, Crystal Method, Shihad, New Order, Magic Dirt, Gerling, Dave Clarke, Salmonella Dub, Tadpole, Che Fu, Amen, Silverchair, Faithless, Jurassic 5, feelers, Rubicon, goodshirt, Blindspott, betchadupa, DJ Sir-Vere - Ericsson Stadium, Jan 18, 2002 ($90)

Parachute 2002 w Delerious, OC Supertones, Earthsuit, the Katinas, Salvador, Paul Colman Trio and more - Totara Springs, Matamata, Jan 25-28, 2002 (adults $33.68 day pass, weekend $82.43 before Wed Nov 28)

2002 Auckland Folk Festival, w Pete Coe, Rua - Kumeu Showgrounds, Jan 25-28

Brian Auger's Oblivion Express - Wellsford Community Centre, Jan 30; Duke of Marlborough, Russell, Jan 31; Forum North, Whangarei, Feb 1; Inverness Estate Winery, Clevedon, Feb 2; Golden Cross Hotel, Waihi, Feb 3; TSB Showplace, New Plymouth, Feb 6; Regent Theatre, Palmerston North, Thu 7; Ace of Clubs, Rotorua, Feb 15; Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland Feb 16; Hamilton Gardens Festival, Feb 17

Sky City Starlight Symphony w Dame Malvina Major, John Hawkesby - Auckland Domain, Jan 26, 7.30 pm (rain date Jan 27)

The Great China Circus - ASB Stadium, Tue Jan 29-Sat Feb 2; Taupo Events Centre, Tue Feb 12; Queen's Wharf, Wellington, Fri Feb 15-16; TSB Theatre, New Plymouth, Tue Mar 5; Palmerston North Showgrounds, Fri Mar 8; Sportsdome, Rotorua, Tue Mar 12; QEYC Stadium, Tauranga, Sat Mar 16

Groove Armada - venue to be announced, Sat Feb 9

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

America - Civic, Mon Feb 18-19

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

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

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

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