Act now! Tickets are selling briskly. “This concert
is for ALL members of the family,” says Amanda.
“Bring your picnic and non-alcoholic beverages.”
Food and beverage will be available for purchase
including a range of beer and Gibbston Valley
Wines. Kids 14 and under admitted free with
accompanying adult.
COROMANDEL’S
HOTTEST TICKET
OF THE SUMMER!
WHITIANGA
SUMMER
CONCERT
31 January
W
hitianga is bracing for what promises to
be the concert of the year featuring rock
power houses
Huey Lewis & the News
,
REO
Speedwagon
, and
Melissa Etheridge
. This
day-long family event is Sunday, 31 January at the
Whitianga Waterways.
TWO TAUPO GROUPS OPEN AT 11:30 AM
Guitarist Paul Foulds and cover band The Blind
Venetians – were such a hit last year in Taupo,
that Greenstone was keen to have them open
for this year’s Summer Concert in Whitianga.
The Blind Venetians’ aim is to cater to the
audience’s taste and to get people dancing.
“Our songs range from classics to oldies”, says
lead vocalist/guitarist Corey Robinson. “From
hits by Elvis and the Doobie Brothers, through
to recent tracks from The Kings of Leon and
Sublime”. And expect a few originals, too!
Blues/rock guitarist Paul Foulds has been
playing his emotive style over 20 years. Paul
credits artists such as Eric Clapton, Gary Moore
and the Stevie Ray Vaughan as a few artists
who have influenced and shaped his style.
Concert Tour promoter and CEO of Greenstone
Entertainment, Amanda Calvert comments,
“A philosophy of the tour is to not only bring
over the high calibre of international artists to
our beautiful country but to also showcase NZ
artists who may not otherwise get to perform in
front of audiences the sizes of ours.”.
AN AFTERNOON OF HOT HEADLINERS
First legend up at 1pm is two-time Grammy
award winner, Melissa Etheridge, who has toured
NZ before. Interviewed 7 December from Los
Angeles on TVNZ’s
Good Morning
, Melissa
says, although she was a great fan of REO
Speedwagon when in high school, she’s not met
them. “But in 1988, I did open for Huey Lewis in
Europe – one of the first tours I ever did! We go
way back, so it will be great to see him again.”
“It’s a different world now for artists” shares
Melissa. “One can take control of their own
work and be their own business person.” She
“changed things up” herself and went
independent with her own record company a
few years ago. She has been “incredibly busy”
since making this choice, however, she shares,
“I don’t consider what I do work. I sing. I’m the
luckiest girl in the world.”
Breast cancer survivor and gay activist, Melissa
is now “ten years cancer free!” and healthier and
happier than she’s ever been. She admits that
“cancer changed my life and I’m glad it did. I
consider it a gift”. Her marriage last year to
partner, Linda, has contributed to that happiness
as well. “It was such a beautiful feeling to finally
have marriage equality in America.”
Melissa will share a couple of songs from her
new album,
This is Me,
but plans to focus on
doing “lots of the songs we all know and love...
and having a really good time.”
The ‘good times roll’ as classic rock continues
through the day from REO Speedwagon and
Huey Lewis & The News. It is the first visit to NZ
for both legendary groups.
REO Speedwagon notes its start from1967, but
it was 1980’s
Hi Infidelity
that generated millions
in sales, fueled by massive hit singles such as
“Keep On Loving You” and “Take It On the Run”.
Huey Lewis & the News, now together 36 years,
will get you dancing playing such megahits as
“Heart and Soul”, “I Want A New Drug” and
“Power of Love”.
Ticket prices for the full day have been held to the same
as last year - $89 for locals or $99, plus booking fee,
through
www.Ticketek.co.nz,or ring 0800 TICKETEK.
Carpark opens 10am, gates at 11. Don’t want to deal
with parking? Transport options are also available
through Ticketek once tickets have been purchased.
Schedule
11:30 am - OPENING KIWI ARTISTS
Paul Foulds
The Blind Venetians
1 pm
Melissa Etheridge
3 pm
REO Speedwagon
5 pm
Huey Lewis & The News
The concert is scheduled to end at 6:30.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW THROUGH
www.ticketek.co.nz,or ring
0800 TICKETEK.
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