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The first group of acts set to appear at the Rhythm & Vines music festival in Gisborne on New Year's Eve has been announced.
Fans of the 24-hour music event will notice the festival differs slightly to previous years, with the organisers opening up the line up to genres other than the usual dance, dub and house music on offer.
Among the acts announced today are indie dance floor acts The Tutts and Motocade, Drum n' bass legends Concord Dawn, funk punkers Charlie Ash, instrumental An Emerald City and Australasian based dub/roots act Dubdoubt.
Old favourites and dance music heavyweights Dick Johnson, Greg Churchill (as part of Aural Trash) and Cyril Orson will be back to perform.
"This year Rhythm & Vines will host a wide spectrum of music in a true festival atmosphere including indie, punk, rock, electro in addition to our usual roots based lineup," said Music Director, Hamish Pinkham.
The popularity of the outdoor festival, held at Waiohika Estate in Gisborne, is indicated by the fact earlybird tickets have already sold out. Regular tickets go on sale this Friday at 10am and will cost $130.
Further acts will be added to the line up in the coming months.
The line up so far:
* Concord Dawn
* Die! Die! Die!
* Jakob
* Charlie Ash
* The Tutts
* Motocade
* Aural Trash - Greg Churchill & Angela Fisken
* Dick Johnson
* Cyril Orson
* Skankamelia
* Dub Doubt
* An Emerald City
- NZHERALD STAFF
