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Unfaithful Ways play Ingham Lazy Sundays

It’s the best way to unwind over summer – Ingham Lazy Sundays, Christchurch’s ever-popular series of free musical performances, returns to the Botanic Gardens’ Archery Lawn from 6 January.

Penny Dreadfuls, Myth of Democracy and Future Theft tour

If you like your music raw, loud and fast, you won’t want to miss these three acts, playing Christchurch’s Dark Room on January 8th.

Penny Dreadfuls, Myth of Democracy and Future Theft are embarking on an ambitious, nation-wide tour this summer, spanning fifteen dates and the length and breadth of the country.

Summertime Blues free outdoor concert

The Christchurch Pop Up Concert Series in association with Inner City Community Events Group present a free lunchtime outdoor concert.

Summertime Blues - Acoustic blues, roots and celtic soul fusion
Ma Bell & The Blue Tones, Izzy Miller Bell and Jon Maxim Hooker, James Wilkinson and Radius.
Saturday 12 January, 2013 - 12pm - 2pm

Stray Dog New Tricks poster

What are you doing this New Years in Christchurch? If you want to be a part of the biggest line up the city has to offer you’d better get in quick, because this exclusive party has VERY limited capacity. Be led astray this New Years at the dogs bollocks of parties for the Waifs and Strays of Christchurch.

Feelers tour poster

One of New Zealand’s best loved bands The Feelers, are proud to announce a small run of shows with a distinct difference this Christmas.

If The World Burns - Phantom Empire

Christchurch's PHANTOM EMPIRE (a 3-piece alternative electro-rock band) are releasing their debut "mini-album" on the Friday 21st, December 2012.

Bill Direen poster

The Bilders are different line-ups of musicians doing spoken word and song collaborations, led by musician, author andpoet Bill Direen. They are known for spontaneous music making and a live recording style that has produced "many genuine classic compositions" (Dix 1988, Stranded in Paradise).

Hailed as ‘The Last Great ’60s Tour’, British icons Gerry & The Pacemakers announce their Farewell World Tour will start in Australia and NZ in 2013. They are joined by fellow UK supergroup The Searchers who are currently on their 50th Anniversary World Tour.

Audrey Baldwin

This Friday night watch a girl with flaming candle antlers watch you from a shop window, share a smoothie made from a pedal-powered smoothie maker and listen to live music by Harbour Union musicians, MC Tali and a Johnny Cash tribute band in Re:START, Cashel Mall.

Amiria Grenell

Amiria has been non stop since releasing her latest album 'Three Feathers' in September last year.  She has toured  New Zealand and Melbourne with 'FLY MY PRETTIES', Won Tui award for Best Folk Album in the New Zealand Music Awards 2012, Performed to packed out crowds at the Christchurch Arts Festival, International Jazz Festival, Kaikoura Roots Festival, Luminate, WOM

Rhythm And Alps

Following on from last year’s success, Rhythm and Alps is back on December 28 and 29 at the picturesque Terrace Downs Resort at the base of Mt Hutt, just one hour’s drive from Christchurch.

R&A

We’re getting ever closer to kicking off the South Island’s biggest music event! A world-class musical line-up in one of NZ’s most beautiful is about as good as summer can get in our country’s Southern land.

Acclaimed Maori vocalist Whirimako Black and internationally renowned musician Nathan Haines join Latin songstress Jennifer Zea in the line-up for the Best Jazz Album 2013.

#1 Delaney Davidson & Marlon Williams - Sad But True

Amplifier.co.nz have released their top 20 albums of 2012 with the top spot taken out by Delaney Davidson and Marlon Williams' - Sad But True (The Secret History Of Country Music Songwriting Volume 1).

NZMIC

92% of Kiwi's believe music is a significant part of New Zealand's culture, so much so that a majority, (75%), also believe that it is important enough to be a part of our children's curriculum.

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