Upcoming

Salmonella Dub - St James, Fri Mar 8; Waikato University, Sat Mar 9

When the Cat's Away w Sharon O'Neill, Eddie Rayner, Noel Crombie - Bay Park Speedway, Mt Maunganui, Fri Mar 8, 7 pm; Old Airfield, Waiheke Island, Sun Mar 10, 2 pm

Fergie - St James, Fri Mar 8

Chemical Brothers, Havoc, Timmy Schumacher - North Shore Events Centre, Sun Mar 10

Mercury Rev - Regent, Auckland, Tuesday March 12

Maestro U Shrinivas - Auckland Town Hall, Wed Mar 13, 8 pm

The Proclaimers - Regent Theatre, Auckland, Thur 14 Mar; Starlight Ballroom, Wellington, Fri Mar 15

Rob Guest - Sky City, Fri Mar 15

The Seventh Annual Opotiki Country Music Charity Concert w Kathryn Pitt, Dennis Marsh - Opotiki College Hall, Sat Mar 16, 1 pm; 7.30 pm

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

Hero - Festival Launch, QEII Square, Mar 16, 6 pm; Big Gay Out, Coyle Park, Mar 17, 11 am; Hero Pride March, Mar 23, 2 pm; Wigs on the Waterfront, Viaduct Harbour, Mar 24

Stereolab, the Subliminals - Regent, Thu Mar 21

Hero 2002 Party w Stephen Allkins, Crazy Penis, DJs Sveta, Dick Johnson - St James, Sat Mar 23 ($69)

Creed, Incubus, Sevendust - Western Springs, Sat Mar 23 (75)

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

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

Ellerslie Beer, Wine and Food Festival - Ellerslie Racecourse, Sat Mar 30-Apr 1

Keb Mo - Auckland Town Hall, Sat Apr 6; St James, Wellington, Mon Apr 8

Beck's Incredible Film Festival 2002 - Civic, from Apr 11

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

Destiny's Child - Supertop, Sat May 4 ($78)

Daniel O'Donnell, Mary Duff - St James, Wellington, Mon May 6; Regent on Broadway, Tue May 7; Auckland Town Hall, Wed May 8