Upcoming

Brian Auger's Oblivion Express - Forum North, Whangarei, Feb 1; Inverness Estate Winery, Clevedon, Feb 2; Golden Cross Hotel, Waihi, Feb 3; TSB Showplace, New Plymouth, Feb 6; Regent Theatre, Palmerston North, Thu 7; Ace of Clubs, Rotorua, Feb 15; Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland Feb 16; Hamilton Gardens Festival, Feb 17

Splitter - Masonic, Fri Feb 1

The Human Instinct - Java Jive, Fri Feb 1

DJ Marky, Bryan G - Fu, Sat Feb 2 ($40)

Natalie Merchant - Auckland Regent, Sun 3 Feb ($59)

Norman Jay, Manuel Bundy & Roger Perry - St James, Tue Feb 5

Low, Lovely Midget, Sean O'Reilly - Kings Arms, Tue Feb 5 ($20)

Russell Watson, Hayley Westenra, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Viva Voce - Auckland Domain, Wed Feb 6

Pete Coe - The Bunker, Wed Feb 6 ($20)

Dorothy the Dinosaur's Dance party - Mt Albert Grammar, Sat Feb 9; YMCA, Hamilton, Mon Feb 11; QE11 Youth Centre, Tauranga, Tue Feb 12; TSB Stadium, New Plymouth, Wed Feb 13; Indian Cultural Centre, Wellington, Thu Feb 14

Engelbert Humperdinck, the Seekers - Mission Estate Winery, Napier, Sat Feb 9 ($75-$105, children $30)

Richard Grainger - The Bunker, Mon Feb 11 ($10)

Sum 41 - Powerstation, Tue Feb 12

Noche Flamenca - ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre Tue Feb 12-16

Splore Festival w State of Bengal, El Circo, Fat Freddy's Drop, Shapeshifter, Manuel Bundy, P Money, Rogery Perry, Greg Churchill, Sola Rosa, Epsilon Blue, Automatic - Waharau Regional Park, Feb 15-17 ($90)

P.O.D. - Regent, Sat Feb 16

Joe Dukie, Fitchie - Splore, Waiuku, Feb 16; Aotea Square, Feb 16; Cuba St Carnival, Wellington, Feb 23

America - Civic, Mon Feb 18-19

Andy Irvine & Rens Van Der Zalm - Auckland Irish Society, Sat Feb 23 ($20)

Kapa Haka 2002 Festival - Takaparawha, Bastion Point, Feb 21-24

Infected Virus 2002 w Ed Rush, Optical, MC Ryme Tyme - Studio Nine, Wellington, Thu Feb 21; Fu, Auckland, Sat Feb 23

Maynard Ferguson Big Band - Sky City, Feb 26; Baycourt Theatre, Tauranga, Feb 27; Regent Theatre, Palmerston North, Feb 28; Duxton Hotel, Wellington, Mar 1

Two Tribes w Seb Fontaine, Tiesto, Danny Howells John "00" Fleming, Steve Lawler - Auckland Town Hall; Winter Garden, Civic, Fri Mar 1

Chemical Brothers - North Shore Events Centre, Sun Mar 10

Bill Passalacqua - The Bunker, Sun Mar 17 ($10)

Kevin Kennedy, Brendan Dugan, Gray Bartlett, Jodi Vaughan - Forum North Exhibition Hall, Whangarei, Wed Mar 13; Founders Theatre, Hamilton, Thu Mar 14; Convention Centre, Rotorua, Fri Mar 15; Sky City, Sat Mar 16-17; Baycourt Theatre, Tauranga, Tue Mar 19; Municipal Theatre, Napier, Wed Mar 20; Regent Theatre, Palmerston North, Thu Mar 21; TSB Showplace, New Plymouth, Fri Mar 22

Strike - Aotea Centre, Mar 26-28 ($19.50-39.50)

Waiheke Island of Jazz Festival - various venues, Thu Mar 28-Mon Apr 1

The Blood and Fire Soundsystem w Steve Barrow, Spikey T, Ranking Joe - Sub Nine, Wellington, Sat Mar 30; Galatos, Sun Mar 31

Spirit of the Dance - WestpacTrust St James, from Apr 16; Civic, from Apr 30