Upcoming

the feelers - Waihi Beach Hotel, Fri Dec 28; Anchor Inn, Mt Maunganui, Sat Dec 29; Coroglen Tavern, Coromandel, Sun Dec 30; Sandown Park, Gisborne, Tue Jan 8; Angus Inn, Hastings, Wed Jan 9; Fat Ladies Arms, Palmerston North, Thu Jan 10; Starlight Ballroom, Wellington, Fri Jan 11; Mayfair, New Plymouth, Sat Jan 12

Tim Finn, Don McGlashan - Coroglen Tavern, Coromandel, Fri Dec 28; Boiler Room, Whakatane, Sat Dec 29; Papamoa Sports & Recreation Club, Sun Dec 30; Whangamata Hotel, Mon Dec 31 (w Stellar); Great Lakes Centre, Taupo, Wed Jan 2 (w Dave Dobbyn); Waihi Beach Hotel, Thu Jan 3; Mangawhai Tavern, Fri Jan 4; Duke of Marlborough Tavern, Russell, Sat Jan 5; Kings Arms, Sun Jan 6 (w Ken Stringfellow)

Tadpole, goodshirt, Primary, DJ Slowdeck - Whangamata Hotel, Whangamata, Fri Dec 28; Coroglen Tavern, Whitianga, Sat Dec 29; East Pier, Napier, Mon Dec 31; Bowl of Brooklyn, New Plymouth, Wed Jan 2; Cue Bar, Taupo, Fri Jan 4; Beach Street, Tauranga, Sat Jan 5

Zed - Mill, New Plymouth, Sat Dec 29; Export Gold 2002, the Party, Paihia, Mon Dec 31; Cosmopolitan Club, Gisborne, Wed Jan 2; Grumpy Mole, Napier, Thu Jan 3

Alpine Unity w Shapeshifter, Pylonz, Digital Pimp, the Black Seeds, Kaps, Soane - Flock Hill Sation, Craigieburn Valley, Canterbury, Sun Dec 30 ($100)

Visionz w Kode IV, the Alchemist, Storm, Max Maxwell, Minuit - Sun Dec 30-Wed Jan 2 ($75-$90)

The Gathering, John Digweed, Pitch Black, Salmonella Dub, Austin Leeds, King Kapisi - Cobb Valley, Takaka, Mon Dec 31-Jan 3 2002 ($160)

Export Gold 2002 The Party w Fur Patrol, Zed, Che Fu, Dimmer, Splitter, The D4, MC Slave - Haruru Falls, Paihia, Mon Dec 31

First Night Auckland 2002 w Anika Moa, Chinese Dance School, JimJazz Quintet, Jan Maree, the WBC and more - Aotea Centre and Aotea Square, Mon Dec 31, 6 pm

Slinky 2001/2001 w Pete Wardman, Dave Lea, Leighton, Jolyon, Raob Warner, Andy Vann - Auckland Town Hall, Mon Dec 31 ($67)

Lightspeed New Yeah! w Nathan Haines, Nice'n'Urlich, Ian Pooley, Dick Johnson, Sample Gee, General Lee, Sam Hill - St James Complex, Mon Dec 31 ($85)

NYFU w Bad Company, Concord Dawn, 48 Sonic, Pots Clete, Phantom, Johno, Manuel Bundy, Sir Vere, Pari, Timmy Shumacher - Fu, Fu Bar, Mon Dec 31 ($90)

Tadpole, The D4, Rubicon, goodshirt, Primary, Ugly Stick - TSB Bowl of Brooklands, New Plymouth, Wed Jan 2

King Kapisi, Dimmer - Masonic, Jan 3; Anchor Inn, Mt Maunganui, Jan 4; Golden Cross, Waihi, Jan 5; Barbarella, Rotorua, Jan 6; Boiler Room, Whakatane, Jan 7; Sugar Club, Taupo, Jan 8; Fat Ladies Arms, Palmerston North, Jan 9; Mill, New Plymouth, Jan 10

Ken Stringfellow - Bar Bodega, Wellington, Tue Jan 3; Aotea Square Markets, Sat Jan 5, noon; Leigh Sawmill Cafe, Sat Jan 5; Kings Arms, Sat Jan 6; Rakinos, Mon Jan 7

Raglan Eco Reggae Festival - Soundsplash 2002 w Che Fu and the Krates, King Kapisi, Fat Freddy's Drop, Trinity Roots, the Black Seeds, Bassteppa Sound System- Wainui Reserve, Raglan, Sat Jan 12 ($36.55)

Piers Lane - Auckland Town Hall, Wed Jan 16

Big Day Out w the Prodigy, Regurgitator, Garbage, No FX, Crystal Method, Shihad, New Order, Magic Dirt, Gerling, Dave Clarke, Salmonella Dub, Tadpole, Che Fu, Amen, Silverchair, Faithless, Jurassic 5, feelers, Rubicon, goodshirt, Blindspott, betchadupa, DJ Sir-Vere - Ericsson Stadium, Jan 18, 2002 ($90)

Parachute 2002 w Delerious, OC Supertones, Earthsuit, the Katinas, Salvador, Paul Colman Trio and more - Totara Springs, Matamata, Jan 25-28, 2002 (adults $33.68 day pass, weekend $82.43 before Wed Nov 28)

2002 Auckland Folk Festival, w Pete Coe, Rua - Kumeu Showgrounds, Jan 25-28

Brian Auger's Oblivion Express- Raglan Jazz and Blues Festival, Jan 26-28; Wellsford Community Centre, Jan 30; Duke of Marlborough, Russell, Jan 31; 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

Sky City Starlight Symphony w Dame Malvina Major, John Hawkesby - Auckland Domain, Jan 26, 7.30 pm (rain date Jan 27)

The Great China Circus - ASB Stadium, Tue Jan 29-Sat Feb 2; Taupo Events Centre, Tue Feb 12; Queen's Wharf, Wellington, Fri Feb 15-16; TSB Theatre, New Plymouth, Tue Mar 5; Palmerston North Showgrounds, Fri Mar 8; Sportsdome, Rotorua, Tue Mar 12; QEYC Stadium, Tauranga, Sat Mar 16

Digital, Marcus Intalex - Studio Nine, Wellington, Thu Jan 31; Fu, Fri Jan 11

Basement Jaxx, Groove Armada - venue to be announced, Sat Feb 9

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

Brenda Boykin, Glenn Walters - Sky City Theatre, Feb 1; Church Road Jazz, Napier, Feb 2

America - Civic, Mon Feb 18-19

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

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 - postponed until Mar 26-28 ($19.50-39.50)

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

Womad Festival - TSB Bowl of Brooklands, Brookland Park, New Plymouth, Mar 14-16 2003