Summer festival and concert guide

Festivals

Summerdayze

What: A 12-hour house marathon of dance, jazz and good vibes

Who: Roger Sanchez, Bodyrockers, Benny Benassi, and more

When: Friday, January 6, 4pm-4am

Where: Ellerslie Race Course

Tickets: Ticketek, Sounds, Real Groovy

More info: www.3am.co.nz

Soundsplash Eco Reggae

What: An environment-friendly open-air roots reggae festival with camping on site

Who: Salmonella Dub, Katchafire, Cornerstone Roots, Kora, Rhombus, the Midnights, Open Souls, House of Shem, Stinky Jim, Ladi 6, Ddub, Big Youth, DJ Earl Gateshead (Trojan Soundsystem), Big Youth, Third World

When: February 4 and 5 (Waitangi weekend)

Where: Wainui Reserve, Raglan

Tickets & info: www.motherland.co.nz

Big Day Out

What: Do we really have to spell it out?

Who: White Stripes, Iggy & the Stooges, Franz Ferdinand, Kings of Leon, the Mars Volta, the Magic Numbers, the Living End, Sleater-Kinney, Shihad, End of Fashion, Gerling, Dei Hamo, Mudvayne, Frontline, Pluto, Elemeno P, the Brunettes, Fat Freddy's Drop, the Bleeders, Blindspott, Shapeshifter, Che Fu, Breaks Co-op and more

When: January 20

Where: Ericsson Stadium

Tickets: Ticketek, music retailers and online

More info: www.bigdayout.com

Splore

What: Three-day music and arts extravaganza to explore your creative genius

Who: Talib Kweli, Cuban Brothers, Hexstatic, the Nextmen, Spikey Tee, Fat Freddys Drop, Pitch Black, Sola Rosa, Kora, Module, Rhian Sheehan, Ladi6, Whirimako Black, Turnaround DJs, Philippa, Nick D

When: February 17-19

Where: Tapakanga Regional Park

Tickets: Ticketmaster

More info: www.splore.net

Prana

What: Three-day, family and nature-friendly music and arts fest

Who: Ak Samba, Dylan and Firefly, Soul Sax and more

When: December 30-January 2

Where: Opoutere Beach, Coromandel

Tickets: Ticketek

More info: www.prana.co.nz

Phat

What: Three days and two zones for the discerning beat freak

Who: Aphrodite, Pendulum & MC Verse, Teebee, Klute, Digital, Total Science, Salmonella Dub, Shapeshifter, Concord Dawn, the Black Seeds, Kora, Minuit, King Kapisi and more

When: December 30-January 2

Where: Takaka Hill, Nelson

Tickets: Everyman Records, Cosmic Corner

More info: www.phatclub.co.nz

NEW YEARS

RNB Superclub Platinum

What: A floor-shaking bling fest of bootylicious beats

Who: DJ Sir Vere, MC Mzre

Where: Float Bar from 8pm

Tickets: Sounds, Float and Real Groovy

More info: www.rnbsuperclub.co.nz

Lightspeed New Yeah

What: Who says dance music is all 'oonst oonst'?

Who: Concord Dawn, Recloose, Opensouls, Bevan Keys, Dick Johnson, 41, North Shore Pony Club and more

Where: 4:20 and Rising Sun from 10pm

Tickets: Ticketek, Real Groovy, Hell, Beat Mercants, Marvel, Paris Texasor text 'yeah' to 858 from your Vodafone

More info: www.lightspeed.co.nz

Shihad

What: The gruntiest way to see in your resolutions

Who: Shihad, Steriogram, Elemeno P, Deja Voodoo, the Valves

Where: Esplanade Hotel, Christchurch

Tickets: Ticketek, Real Groovy or the venue

Nice N Urlich

What: Radio spinners 'whoop! whoop' it through the night

Who: DJs Peter Urlich and Bevan Keys

Where: Studio, Auckland from 9.30pm

Tickets: Ticketek and Real Groovy

Bring It On

What: Five rooms and six bars of gyrating bodies

Who: Parisian playboy Bob Sinclar with Tim Phin, Grant Marshall, Mark Emerson and more

Where: Winter Garden, the Civic, Auckland.

Tickets: Ticketek

Resolution
* This event, due to take place in Whitianga, has been cancelled.

Destination

What: Hard trance to kick off that exercise

Who: Phil Reynolds, High Dosage Robbie Glass, Chaomain, Crisbee, Quamay

Where: Subnine, Wellington from 9pm

Tickets: Ticketek

Tranzfer

What: Multi-zone, R15 street party

Who: Solaa, Minuit, Cosm, Cyan, Isaac Aesili, performers, visual artists and more

Where: Bedford Row, Christchurch

Tickets: Cosmic Corner and Everyman Records

More info: www.we.org.nz

Rhythm & Vines

What: A sleepless day and night of skanking summer sounds

Who: Fat Freddy's Drop, Salmonella Dub, Kora, Shapeshifter, the Black Seeds, Pitch Black, Cornerstone Roots, Ddub, Ladi 6, Sola Rosa and more

Where: Waiohika Estate, Gisborne

Tickets: Sold out, but packages available

More info: www.rhythmandvines.co.nz

The Feelers with Ewen Gilmour

What: NZ's favourite hotel wreckers join Westie funnyman

When: December 21-January 7

Where: Auckland, Christchurch, Coroglen, Waihi, Mt Maunganui, Taupo, Wanaka, Nelson, Wellington, Napier, New Plymouth, Mangawhai, Russell

More info: www.thefeelers.co.nz

Summer Burn

What: The local larrikin tour

Who: Elemeno P, Steriogram, Deja Voodoo

When: December 22-January 7 (New Year's Eve featuring Shihad)

Where: Auckland, Mangawhai, Russell, Whangaparoa, Gisborne, Napier, Christchurch, Coroglen, Waihi, Mt Maunganui, Whakatane, Raglan, New Plymouth

More info: www.elemenop.com, www.steriogram.com, www.backofthey.co.nz

The Datsuns

What: The screw-you-Auckland tour

When: December 31-January 7

Where: Mt Maunganui (New Year's Eve), Russell, Raglan, Napier, Waihi, Christchurch, Blenheim

More info: thedatsuns.com