KEY POINTS:
When
Tomorrow , from 7.30pm.
Where
Auckland Domain.
How much?
It's free.
How many?
An expected crowd of about 200,000.
Entertainment:
The concert will be hosted by Jeremy Corbett and Jeanette Thomas, and the line-up includes Jackie Clarke and Frankie Stevens, Opshop, Ben Lummis, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Elizabeth Marvelly, Mrs Claus, Funky Monkeys, cheerleaders, ballerinas and more. Hang on to the souvenir programme in today's Herald.
How to get there:
Bus: Shuttle buses will run from Britomart to the Auckland Domain every 15 minutes between 4.30pm and 8pm, $2 a person. For the return trip, the shuttles will run from 9.30pm until about 10.10pm, when the concert is scheduled to finish. Link services will run every 15 minutes throughout the day, $1.60 a person.
Special bus services will operate from various parts of Auckland to the Domain. Visit www.maxx.co.nz for a full list, or phone (09) 366-6400.
Train: Trains from around Auckland will operate as usual. Alight at Boston Rd or Newmarket station for easy access to the Domain. For western line passengers, the usual Saturday bus replacements between Henderson and Waitakere will be running. Visit www.maxx.co.nz for more information.
Car: Driving to the event is not recommended but if you are travelling through the area, these roads will be closed: Museum Circuit, Grafton, from 9am today until 11pm tomorrow; Cenotaph Rd and Maunsell St Extension, Grafton, from 4pm to 11pm tomorrow; Sensory Gardens, from 4pm to midnight today and 7.30pm to 11pm tomorrow; George St, Maunsell Rd and Domain Dr will have single lane closures from 4pm to 11pm tomorrow; Football Rd, Grandstand Rd North, Grandstand Rd South, Kiosk Rd, Wintergarden Rd, Little George St, The Crescent, from 6am to 10.30pm tomorrow.
Domain Drive (between Titoki St and Park Rd), Lovers Lane, Lower Domain Drive, Park Rd, Glasgow Terrace, Boyle St, Morgan St, Carlton Gore Rd (between Morgan St and Park Rd) from 4pm to 10.30pm tomorrow.
Parking
No parking will be available anywhere in the Domain and parking wardens will ticket all illegally parked vehicles. Parking on the grass is illegal.
An area in front of the stage will be set aside for disabled people. Drivers are asked to drop off their disabled passengers at the 'drop-off zone' in Park Rd, and then park elsewhere.
Limited parking for disabled drivers will be available in the Medical School carpark opposite the Park Rd entrance to the Domain. A liquor ban will be in place in a defined area around the museum.
What happens if it rains?
If the concert cannot be held because of bad weather, it will take place on Sunday night. If it rains on Sunday as well, the concert will be cancelled.
