Launched in December of 2020, Le Currents is an Indie culture and arts festival.
The line-up for this year’s festival includes Australian alternative psychedelic rock band Ocean Alley, Australian-New Zealand band Coterie and Dave Dobbyn.
Dave Dobbyn will play in Taupo next week as part of Le Currents Festival. Photo / Paul Taylor
Nikau Rythm presents: NYE ‘23
● December 29-31, 5.30pm at Coroglen Tavern, Coromandel
To celebrate the end of the year and to welcome 2024, the Coroglen Tavern has put together three shows across three days.
The line-up of the first day includes New Zealand drum and bass duos State of Mind, and the Upbeats.
December 30 will see New Zealand music legend Tiki Taane, Auckland reggae/surf-rock band Flaxxies, funk and groove band Black Comet, Auckland indie band Racing and rock band Dolphin Friendly take the stage.
Tickets and more information online via the NYE23 website.
Tiki Taane will be performing Coroglen.
Beach Break
● January 5, 12pm at Williamson Park, Whangamata
After this year’s festival got cancelled due to the weather events at the beginning of the year, Beach Break has been rescheduled for 2024.
The lineup is the one from the canned event this year and will include Christchurch drum and bass act Shapeshifter, Australian alternative psychedelic rock band Ocean Alley and Dutch-New Zealand band My Baby.
The line-up includes Australian-New Zealand band Coterie, Alchemist, and Set Mo. Sublime with Rome was also set to play at this event but now won’t be a part of the line-up after announcing their split.
Tickets sold in record time with less than 250 left (as of December 19). More information via the Coro Classic website.
The line-up includes Australian-New Zealand band Coterie, Kiwi superstar Tiki Taane, pop singer Georgia Lines and Kenyan-New Zealand reggae musician Muroki.
Soundsplash will rock Raglan again in January. Photo / Soundsplash Festival
Festival One
● January 26-29, 10am at Hartford Farm, 209 Whitehall Road, Karapiro
The annual Christian music festival is celebrating its 10th year and has a broad range of national and international musicians, opportunities for the creative arts and a few other surprises in store.
This year’s line-up includes a number of bands and singers from the US and Australia.
Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr will play with the band in Hamilton. Photo / Geoff Walker
Summer Concert Tour Hamilton
● January 28, 10am at Claudelands Oval, 800 Heaphy Terrace, Hamilton
The same line-up as the one for the Taupō Summer Concert Tour will play in Hamilton.
Originally, the tour was meant to come to Whitianga, but when the organisers set the dates earlier this year, they found there was too much uncertainty around the Coromandel road network following Cyclone Gabrielle.
Greenstone Entertainment chief executive Amanda Calvert said the move from Whitianga to Hamilton would be for one year only
