Now in its sixth year, Rhythm & Vines takes place at the Waiohika Estate, Gisborne, North Island, New Zealand and celebrates the new year from Monday 29th December until dawn on Tuesday 1st January.
The line-up offers local talent playing alongside international artists, with over 120 performances across 4 stages. The Kooks will open Rhythm & Vines on the 29th December alongside Franz Ferdinand. On the big night of 31st December Digitalism, and New Zealand's Shihad will lead into the countdown, followed by Carl Cox who will play the first sunrise set of 2009!
The line-up is as follows:
Monday 29th December:
Franz Ferdinand, The Kooks, Santogold, Jamie Liddell, Liam Finn, Ajax, The Mystery Jets, Cut off Your Hands, Katchafire, South Rakkas Crew, Aquasky, Jonny Love, The Ruby Suns, Collapsing Cities, Anna Coddington, Olmecha Supreme, House of Shem, The Enright House, Lydia Cole, Tim Richards, Wellie Players Club, The Constituents, Brazil Beat Soundsystem, Jade, Ben Throp, RIA, Dean Campbell, Tim Livingston, Elm, Ollus, Acoustic Assassin, Toby Burrows, The Missing Link, Cam Robertson, Daniel Farley, Sean Murray, Lewis Mearns, plus more on the day.
Tuesday 30th December:
Public Enemy (live), DJ Nu Mark (Jurassic 5)/Cut Copy, Ladyhawke, The Phoenix Foundation, Anika Moa, Ladi 6 (MC & DJ Set) Late of the Pier, Recloose LIVE, Busy P & DJ Medhi, Fort Knox Five, DJ Switch, SJD, Antiform LIVE & MC Twin Cam, Die Die Die, Little Bushman, Electric Wire Hustle, An Emerald City, Conan Moccasin, DJ Audit, Cool Kids Club, The Naked and Famous, Olmecha Supreme, The Coshercot Honeys, Public Access (Tom Sahs), Blackbird, The Secret Knives, Unity Pacific. Reclose DJ set, DJ Lotion, Dylan C, Matt Randomplay, Soane, Trash Disco, Alex Bull, +1, Jonus, Gavin S, Anna Macdonald, Richard Alexander and loads more again on the day.
Wednesday 31st December:
Shihad, Carl Cox, Digitalism (live), Fur Patrol, The Black Seeds, The Datsuns, Adam Freeland, A-Trak, Antix(live), Dick 'Magik' Johnson, The Tutts, Vinyl Slingers, P Money, So So Modern, Emerson Todd, The Tutts, Disco Not Disco, Module (live), BLVD Nights, Honey Claws, Sampology feat Tom Thum, Motocade, Disasteradio Bang! Bang! Eche, 38:40 DJs, Clap Clap Riot, DJ Hat, Ben Davis (The Bionics) P Vans & Steppa D, Over the Atlantic, DJ Substance feat MC homebrew, Beat Company, Exile & JFG, Beat Mafia, Bulletproof, DJ Trei, Nervous Surgeons, and more.
Tickets are priced at $185 (New Zealand) with Day Tickets available 29th Dec $65, 30th Dec $65, and 31st Dec (NYE ONLY) $135. To buy tickets, click here.
Rhythm & Vines also has s full week of beach side action at the 'BW Campgrounds'. Located just 10 mins from the main festival site the camp will include surf competitions, volley ball tournaments, competitions, celebrities and the popular "BW Bikini Jam", plus pre and after parties. This year will also feature an additional camping area called 'Band Camp' due to increased demand.The festival utilises a purpose-built concert amphitheatre, and attracts over 16,000 people.
Please note this is an 18s only event.
More information will be here when available.
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