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It is tipped to be the most elaborate fireworks display ever to hit Auckland, but do not expect "big sky fireworks" at tonight's A Little More Light show.
The free performance by French pyrotechnic troupe Groupe F marks the official opening of this year's Auckland Festival, AK07.
Tonight's events, MC'd by Craig Parker, begin at 7.30pm with entertainment by Don McGlashan and the Seven Sisters, and the Mamaku Project.
A Little More Light is set to begin at 8.45pm. Groupe F, which was responsible for Paris' millennium fireworks display over the Eiffel Tower and the opening ceremony of the 1998 Football World Cup, will present the 45-minute show in the Auckland Domain.
But production manager Jonas Bidaultsaid it was important for people to realise it was not just a fireworks display.
"I hope people will not expect big sky fireworks. It will be a show composed of musicians, live music, special effects, performers and, in the background, some big fireworks."
The show will use 400kg of explosives and automatic flame generators.
Since it was formed in 1993, Groupe F has grown from four members to the 18 in Auckland today - comprising street performers, engineers, architects and other professionals who have all become pyrotechnic specialists.
"We are not a fireworks company. We are maybe closer to a theatrical show."
