Upcoming

the feelers - Starlight Ballroom, Wellington, Fri Jan 11; Mayfair, New Plymouth, Sat Jan 12

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

Peaches*Cobrakiller - Fu, Thu Jan 17

Regurgitator, Audio Acitve - Galatos, Thu Jan 17

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

GodsKitchen w Chris Lawrence & DJ Heaven - Ellerslie Racecourse, Fri Jan 25, (earlybird adult, $51.70)

Raglan Jazz & Blues Festival - Harbour View Hotel Jan 26-27 (Both days, $150)

Groove Armada - St James, Wed Jan 30

Tomahawk - Auckland Regent, Wed Jan 30 ($41.50)

Brian Auger's Oblivion Express - 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

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

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

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

Sum 41 - Powerstation, Tue Feb 12

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

America - Civic, Mon Feb 18-19

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

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

Chemical Brothers - North Shore Events Centre, Sun March 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)

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