5 February
Rhythm Rotorua is Rotorua’s annual celebration of great music, good food, fine wines and boutique beers.
Featuring Midge Marsden, Bullfrog Rata & Mojo Mama, and more!
Rotorua Arts Village, 1240 Hinemaru St
From 12 noon, $25
9 February
Australia’s virtuoso of acoustic roots and blues, Nick Charles, will perform in Rotorua one night only on Thursday 9th February.
During an extensive and acclaimed career, Nick has garnered world-wide recognition. His music encompasses an eclectic mix of acoustic roots including blues, folk and early ragtime jazz. With his trademark dazzling fingerpicking on 6 and 12 string guitars, stinging slide and a lifetime’s stories and songs from the musical highway, it’s a show that will appeal to all lovers of music.
Numbers limited - ticket price $25 includes complimentary glass of wine
Rotorua Arts Village, 1240 Hinemaru St
From 7pm, $25
Tickets available
from Rotorua Arts Village & Rotorua City Focus (cash only) or
www.eventfinder.co.nz (online sales). Door sales on the night if not sold out
prior.
Cash bar available (wine and beer only)
Enquiries to Sally Garner – ph. 0272738881 e. sally@blues.co.nz
Manalishi
If you love the blues, you'll love the blues of 'Manalishi'.
The Belgian Bar, 1151 Arawa St, Rotorua.
$15 door charge. $10 for BOP Blues Club members
Enquiries to The Belgian Bar - (07) 348 6190
11 Feb
A liqour licence is held for this event.
Featuring The Mike Garner Band
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Mike Garner: Guitars, Harmonica, Vocals
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Richard Anaru: Guitar
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David 'Herbie' Riseborough: Piano
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Warren Houston: Drums, Percussion
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Stuart Lawrence: Upright Bass
Contact person Whakatane Community Arts Board
Starts at 5.00pm Cost $2
Whakatane Rose Gardens, McGarvey Road, Whakatane
11 Feb
Blues Picnic tickets are only $40 before 31
January 2012 and
$50 after and at the gate
18 Feb
Hamilton Gardens Summer Festival's free one day blues event
Saturday 18 February 2012
Features a collection of some of the best blues musicians in the country. Bring a picnic and bottle of wine and chill out amongst the Roses for some guaranteed summertime bliss.
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Chris & Johnny Maydon
11:40 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Neil Finlay & Peter Parnham
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Mike Garner & Steve Evans
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Torch Songs
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Flaming Mudcats
4:00 p.m. Brilleaux
FREE ENTRY!
Enquiries here
Hamilton Gardens, Cobham Drive, Hamilton.
7 March
Rotorua
The Belgian Bar, 1151 Arawa St, Rotorua.
From 7.30 pm
All welcome, $5 door charge. Free entry for BOP Blues Club members and performers.
Enquiries to The Belgian Bar - (07) 348 6190
Fame & Phillips - New Zealand Tour 2012
Georgie Fame and Roy Phillips were two of the most successful stories in British popular music of the 1960s and 1970s.
Their music embraces numerous genres, including pop, rock, blues, soul, country, gospel and jazz. Top that off with their enigmatic and irascible personalities, and you have a mainstay of modern music and a inimitable concert experience not to be missed.
Rotorua Civic Theatre, 1170 Fenton Street, Rotorua
8pm, Tickets $65.00 from Ticketmaster
Chris Thompson is a professional singer/songwriter, living in Hamilton, New Zealand. His music spans the country, folk, and blues styles, and his current catalogue consists of nearly two hundred original songs and guitar instrumentals.
You can find out more about our Chris at his web-site http://www.up.co.nz/chris/
The Belgian Bar, 1151 Arawa St, Rotorua.
From 8.30pm, $5 door charge.
Enquiries to The Belgian Bar - (07) 348 6190
4 April
The Belgian Bar, 1151 Arawa St, Rotorua.
From 7.30 pm
All welcome, $5 door charge. Free entry for BOP Blues Club members and performers.
Enquiries to The Belgian Bar - (07) 348 6190
5-9 April Tauranga
