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The National Bank Festival Club

Michael Cunningham

The National Bank Festival Club is the heart of the Festival, situated in the new Waitangi Park.

Club nights are filled with cool country, wild guitar and hot African rhythms; classical music on Tuesdays will make your lunchtimes extra special; and live jazz on Sundays round off three amazing Festival weekends.

Get a taste of New York nightlife at DJ Spooky's dance party. There is limited seating at the Club, so get in early for tickets.

Open daily 11am-2am.


Fat Freddy's Drop

Wellington’s own Pacific soul seven-piece Fat Freddy’s Drop brings a slice of future funk to the Festival Club. Released last year, Fat Freddy’s debut long-player Based on a True Story took only a day to hit gold and a week to go platinum.

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The Phoenix Foundation

The Phoenix Foundation

The Phoenix Foundation have a sound that encompasses perfectly crafted pop gems and inventive, atmospheric instrumentals, all delivered live with wit and charm to spare.

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The Sharon Shannon Band

Fans of all things Irish are in for a treat as ‘Queen of the squeezebox’ Sharon Shannon joins innovative flute player and piper Michael McGoldrick in a series of special concerts.

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Over the Rhine

Over the Rhine

Inspired by the mid-West and the urban American heartland, Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler combine stunning torch-song vocals with guitars to conjure up images of long drives through flatlands or midnight cruises through deserted Edward Hopper streets.

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Goldenhorse

Goldenhorse

Celebrated Kiwi band Goldenhorse has conquered New Zealand with artful and intoxicating pop tunes. The band has created chart topping hits and has the rare ability to fill theatres as well as stage concerts with symphony orchestras.

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The Songs of Kurt Weill

This will be a night of cabaret to remember, performed by some of the country’s most versatile and innovative talent.

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Pitch Black

Pitch Black

Hard to box into a single audio 'genre', Pitch Black is a combination of musical journeys. Paddy Free and Michael Hodgson have spent the last eight years rousing dance floor punters, generating rave reviews, winning awards and gaining thousands of fans across the world.

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Don McGlashan

Don McGlashan

Don McGlashan has come to be regarded as one of New Zealand's finest and most original songwriters. Catch Don at the Club with his new band – SJD on bass, John Segovia on pedal steel guitar, and Chris O'Connor on drums.

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Antonio Forcione Quartet

One of the most charismatic and inventive performers to come out of Europe in recent years, Italian-born Antonio Forcione pushes the boundaries of modern guitar playing styles.

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Ba Cissoko

Ba Cissoko

Ba Cissoko is a quartet of four young Guinean artists currently making their mark on the world-music scene injecting age-old songs with a groovy urban edge.

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DJ Spooky

DJ Spooky Party

Join the rhythm scientist himself for a night of hip-hop, dance, avant-garde jazz, punk, ska, dub, noise rock, world music and just about anything else ever put on tape or record.

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Mikelangelo and The Black Sea Gentlemen

A fantastical re-imagining of Eastern European music and culture, Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen take the audience on a voyage into their dark and mysterious world.

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