Country soul powerhouse and rockabilly pin-up Tami Neilson -- a multiple award-winning recording artist and performer -- will stage the swansong show at Masterton venue King Street Live.
Neilson, an expat Canadian who was schooled in musical performance as a child touring North America in the Neilson Family Band, said she had played Wairarapa several times at venues including the Carterton Event Centre, the Gladstone Winery alongside the Topp Twins, and the former Lounge Bar in Carterton.
She had been tilting for a show at King Street Live for several years and is relieved to have landed a date -- even though it will be the last before the venue shuts its doors.
"There's been a few tours where I tried to tee up dates with them but there always seemed to be conflicting dates or a gig was already on, so we always tried but the dates didn't happen. Now it does and it's the last one."
Neilson said she was hitting the road with her five-piece backing band and is touring in support of her fifth and latest album, Don't Be Afraid. The repertoire for her upcoming show will include songs from the new album and its award-winning predecessor Dynamite, as well as a selection of her favourite covers.