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M83
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Blues of Desperation
Sasha
Late Night Tales:
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Gore
T
he conclusion of daylight saving means
that summer really is pretty much over,
and with it the annual festival season.
While it didn’t quite turn out to be as spectacular as
originally envisaged – Echo Festival andWestfest
were among the most high profile cancellations –
it was good to see established events such as
Rhythm & Vines and Laneway continuing to
flourish.
Last month saw the season come to an end with
two very different events. The inaugural Auckland
City Limits festival got off to a promising start with
electrifying sets from a good line-up of overseas
and local artists; fingers crossed that thisWestern
Springs one-dayer will become our very own
Big Day Out. Meanwhile, we enjoyed ourselves
immensely at WOMAD 2016, which as usual was
held in New Plymouth. Standouts included Calexico
(loved their take on the Love classic
Alone Again
Or
), a fun-loving retro set from hip hop veterans
De La Soul (complete with an impressively funky
live band), and the elegant electro pop of John
Grant. Having said that, much of WOMAD’s appeal
is down to discovering new artists you’ve never
heard of, and in that vein we were very much taken
with the joyous Middle Eastern dance beats of the
French-based outfit Orange Blossom.
Obviously it’s way too early to start thinking
about 2017, but let’s hope for more of the same
next year. It would be good to seeWestfest back
in some shape or form, but otherwise we probably
ended up with the right number of festivals – after
all, there are only so many most people can afford
to attend. But, guys, let’s do a bit more sharing of
diary dates in the coming 12 months: not only did
Auckland City Limits clash withWOMAD this year,
but also with the mighty Tom Jones at the Vector
Arena!
Speaking of which... while the festival season
may be complete, there are still plenty of big gigs
coming up at Vector and other large indoor arenas
around the country. This month alone brings live
sets from metal legends Iron Maiden and Black
Sabbath, plus shows from the likes of Matt Corby,
Twenty One Pilots, Jamie Lawson and Josh
Groban. And with tours in the pipeline from artists
as diverse as Rudimental, Macklemore & Ryan
Lewis, Ellie Goulding and Bring MeThe Horizon,
it looks as if there will be plenty of big name acts
on hand to bring a little bit of cheer to the winter
months ahead.
JB Listener
The Summer festival season wrapped
up last month – how was it for you?
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