STARSHIPS WERE MEANT TO FLY TIX ON SALE NOW!bit.ly/NapierCMM CALL ME MAYBE: 2000s + 2010s PartySATURDAY OCTOBER 7THE CANABANAPIERDOORS 8PM18+ Calling all Sk8r Bois, Hollaback Girls and Beautiful Souls: If you’re Young, Wild & Free you’re going to have The Time of your life at Call Me Maybe! Just Dance and Shake It Off while […]
"A joyful and jaw dropping fusion of afro-grooves and jazz that hits you like a burst of sonic sunshine" Phil Jackson, BBC specialist music presenter describing Yaw Asumadu who is a master drummer, composer, African flautist, bass guitarist and xylophone player. In 2018 Ghanaian master musician Yaw Asumadu, moved to NZ and has formed the […]
Northern soul is a music and dance movement that emerged in Northern England and the English Midlands in the late 1960s. It developed from the British mod scene, based on a particular style of Black American soul music, especially from the mid-1960s, with a heavy beat and fast tempo (100 bpm and above) or American […]
HAVE A POETRY PARTY WITH A PARTY OF POETS! As part of the National Poetry Day shenanigans Hawke’s Bay Readers and Writers Trust have planned an extravaganza of beautiful minds to entertain Napier like the bards of old. The audience can make themselves cosy at the Cabana, whilst a cabal of poets entertain, confront, inspire […]
Introducing the Salmonella Dub Soundsystem For over 30 years New Zealand’s own Salmonella Dub have commanded concert halls and stadiums across the world, while paving a uniquely distinctive and thrilling musical path, blending dub, rock, jazzy horns, drum'n'bass, electronica and reggae. Salmonella Dub Dj Soundsystem is the stripped back dancefloor friendly version of the live […]
Absolute Bowie Tribute. This show has been selling out venues for the past 5 years. On hold during covid and cyclones ..now ready t rock.A 7 piece Band. With The Pukes. Cash to the Clash. Absolute Bowie Band: Roy Brown (Guv) VocalsOwen Vickers Guitars./ VocalsElla Maria Saxophones./ VocalsGlenn Hutcheson Bass / Vocals.Kathryn Totty Vocals / […]
The Harmonic Resonators: Aotearoa's finest family band, are fresh off their stellar North Island Tour 'Rongo ki te Oro'. With standing ovations every night, this quintessential Kiwi band had audiences in tears, fits of laughter, and roused to raise the roof with their singalongs. Their style is rooted in NZ country music, with Waiata Māori, […]
Lord knows there are any number of artists these days who will tell us on their album of their isolation during Covid or their recent break-up or how they feel outsiders and so on. The album as therapy? Songs asking for sympathy? It is a pleasure – a sad one as you may read – […]
A selection of covers spanning multiple genres from the IDEAschool Diploma in Music level 5 students With guest performances by IDEAschool BCP Music studentsDoors open 7pm No cover charge but a koha would be appreciated
Absolute BOWIE Tribute.This show has been selling out venues for the past 5 years. On hold during COVID ..now ready to rock.A 7 piece Band.With support by the Amazing PUKES. One hell of a band.Absolute Bowie Band:Roy Brown (Guv) VocalsOwen Vickers Guitars./ VocalsEmily Madill Saxophones./ VocalsGlenn Hutcheson Bass / Vocals.Kathryn Totty Vocals / Percussion.Hayley Smith […]
The Eastern are a string band that roars like a punk band, that swings like a gospel band, that drinks like a country band, that works like a bar band, that hopes like folk singers, and sings love songs like union songs, and writes union songs like love songs, and wants to slow dance and […]
Hawkes Bay Comedy Open Mic nights provide budding comedians with a safe place to strut their stuff and experienced comics a place to try new material. Come and see the best comics of the bay and visiting comics from around the country. If you want to have a go yourself, contact us through the Hawkes […]
