Splore Festival

 Splore announces first performer lineup for 2010 festival 19-21 February 2010

There’s great music and a whole lot more at Splore 2010. An exciting mix of strong local talent and international performers will take to the stages against the backdrop of the idyllic Tapapakanga Regional Park, just 70km south-east of Auckland next February.

Splore is unmatched in its unique natural settings and the variety of new arts it brings to festival goers every second summer. Over the past 11 years, Splore has been a springboard for upcoming New Zealand talent who have gone on to become immensely successful, presenting the likes of Fat Freddy’s Drop, Tiki, and Hollie Smith in their debut festival performances. The 2010 lineup continues this history, boosting new talent who are on the cusp of breaking through.

Music is just one part of the multifaceted Splore experience which combines visual arts projects, live performance, community interaction and environmental consciousness. This unique combination pulls an audience from all over New Zealand and across the globe.

Here is the first music and Living Lounge lineup for Splore 2010 – there’s more to come, so watch this space.

Music: 

Jamie Lidell (UK)

Kid Carpet (UK)

Mystro (UK)

The Gaslamp Killer (USA)

Daniel Haaksman (GER)

10 Sui (UK)

Sola Rosa

Minuit

Electric Wire Hustle

Pitch Black

King Kapisi

Nathan Haines

Clap Clap Riot

Olmecha Supreme

Spikey Tee

Mikki Dee

Six 60

Kidz in Space

North Shore Pony Club

Easy

The Nukes  

A limited number of promotional CDs featuring a selection of Splore 2010 musicians are available to media. Please contact penny@loop.co.nz to enquire about these or to schedule interviews. More information on each musician including bios, pictures and links are available from www.splore.net. 

The Living Lounge, is an eclectic space that hosts a variety of performances including spoken word, comedy, theatre, music, circus, cabaret, film and workshops. Among these events will be a Saturday night cabaret party themed ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream 2050’ inviting all festival goers to theme themselves, their dress and their persona. Promising once again to capture all imaginations with spectacular entertainment that encourages the audience to engage and explore, the Living Lounge performance programme includes:  

Birds of Paradise by Morag Magnolia Brownlie

Fuse Circus – Navigators

Lou Potiki Bryant – Atimira

Jonnny Brugh and Danielle Cormack – Bob Geldof Show

Dick Weir - Storytelling

Ed’s Giant Skeletons

Cirque De Salon

For more information on each performance artist please visit www.splore.net for bios, pictures and links.

Splore 2010 offers a wide variety of camping options including:

• Pre-booked tent sites for family, general camping and campervans
• Glamping – luxurious camping experience
• Theme Camps – creating your own zone
• Tenting packages – arrive to find your tent, bed and camping site all set up

Please note, there will still be plenty of free camping space available for Splorists on a first in first served basis beyond these areas, and free parking for campervans and caravans is offered in the general parking area. Showers, cafe and coffee facilities are all within camping area. Tickets are available from iTICKET (www.iticket.co.nz). Tickets cost only $170 per adult until October 30, and then $185 until the festival sells out (tickets limited to 6,500). Youth rates are $85 and children 12 and under are free. Tickets are limited to 6500 and early bird tickets have already sold out.

Don’t miss out on Splore 2010, a three day weekend that will delight, surprise, inspire and stimulate the senses. For regular updates on the festival’s line-up, along with announcements of new acts, performances and artists, visit www.splore.net.