Performers 2017
* STAGE - 'Niceplace' Curbside Cabaret *
Your indie-rock/singer-songwriter fix
| Where: | Normanby St |
| When: | 5th Mar 10:00am |
* STAGE - Living Wage Stage *
Wellington musicians and poets bring a message about poverty and inequality to this year’s Festival.
| Where: | Constable St |
| When: | 5th Mar 10:00am |
* STAGE - Main St Stage *
Dance and sway all around the world and back to Newtown with Aotearoa's prolific and popular performers
| Where: | North Riddiford St |
| When: | 5th Mar 10:00am |
* STAGE - Newtown New World Community Stage *
Local artists, musicians, performers and dancers
| Where: | Mid Riddiford St |
| When: | 5th Mar 9:30am |
* STAGE - Renegade Bass Stage *
Dub and Jungle meet inna street party sound system style and fashion!
| Where: | Donald McLean St |
| When: | 5th Mar 10:00am |
* STAGE - Songs From The Old Country Stage *
Song, cheer, and lament from distant lands and home countries
| Where: | Rintoul St |
| When: | 5th Mar 10:00am |
* STAGE - Tangata Whenua Stage *
Programmed by Atiawa Toa FM
| Where: | South Riddiford St |
| When: | 5th Mar 10:00am |
* STAGE - The Hits FM Buskers Pitch *
International street entertainers to shock and amaze!
| Where: | McDonalds Carpark |
| When: | 5th Mar 10:00am |
* STAGE - VUWSA and Victoria present Newtown Ave Stage *
Alternative electronic music
| Where: | Newtown Avenue |
| When: | 5th Mar 11:00am |
* STAGE - Wilson St Stage *
Rock n roll, psychedelia, indie, sludgy stoner doom, feminist, garage and surf punk rock
| Where: | Wilson St |
| When: | 5th Mar 10:20am |
*VENUE - Bebemos*
Get the party shoes on for live music in the garden bar
| Where: | Bebemos |
| When: | 5th Mar 12:00pm |
*VENUE - Black Coffee*
Come join us for fine coffee, company and 6 hours of fantastic local musical offerings
| Where: | Black Coffee |
| When: | 5th Mar 10:00am |
Amba Holly
Wellingtons very own RNB pop princess is heating up the capital with her infectious personality.
| Where: | South Riddiford St |
| When: | 5th Mar 12:40pm |
Anastasia Dolinina & Matias Ceballos
themes of love, injustice, and dreams of better life and equality
| Where: | Rintoul St |
| When: | 5th Mar 10:40am |
AtiawaToa Fm & Te Upoko Radio MCs
AtiawaToa Fm & Te Upoko Radio MCs
| Where: | South Riddiford St |
| When: | 5th Mar 10:10am |
Bazurka
Intricate and exotic melodies, driving rhythms and tear jerking ballads
| Where: | North Riddiford St |
| When: | 5th Mar 10:00am |
Beat Girls
The Beatgirls are a stage show bringing alive the music, fashions and dance of the eras they pay tribute to
| Where: | North Riddiford St |
| When: | 5th Mar 12:00pm |
Beatcomber
super delayed sonic pop, infused with spasming psychedelia and distortion
| Where: | Wilson St |
| When: | 5th Mar 6:20pm |
Big Girls
Giant Puppet representatives made by Women of diverse cultures who call NZ Aotearoa home will be out and about at the Fair.
| Where: | Riddiford St, Newtown |
| When: | 5th Mar 10:00am |
Black Rainbow And Her Big Band
Black Rainbow And Her Big Band is a mélange of electronic afro-futuristic protest music
| Where: | Constable St |
| When: | 5th Mar 10:45am |
Bulgarian dance workshop with Lilia de Castro
passion for Bulgarian traditional music and dance
| Where: | Rintoul St |
| When: | 5th Mar 12:00pm |
Cave Circles
the main DJ/ production name for renowned NZ musician Riki Gooch
| Where: | Newtown Ave |
| When: | 5th Mar 4:15pm |
Chocolate Box Deluxe
A delicious assortment of vinyl selected by delectable divas Vanessa Stacey and Lisa Tomlins bringing funk disco soul and good times.
| Where: | South Riddiford St |
| When: | 5th Mar 4:20pm |
Clube Do Choro
Clube do Choro are New Zealand’s very own Brazilian Choro band
| Where: | Emmett St |
| When: | 5th Mar 10:30am |
Corin
a gathering knot of permutations—the sound of something meticulously ruined and renewed
| Where: | Newtown Ave |
| When: | 5th Mar 5:45pm |
Darren Watson
He plays a little Gibson acoustic guitar and says he sings songs about real life.
| Where: | Constable St |
| When: | 5th Mar 12:15pm |
DJ Panda
the panda will be playing music from the mid to late 80s for those of you NOT in the know, so don't be asking for requests.
| Where: | Constable St |
| When: | 5th Mar 11:40am |
Emilio Bertrand and Alexander Gunchenko
Emilio Bertrand and Alexander Gunchenko
| Where: | Rintoul St |
| When: | 5th Mar 1:10pm |
Emily Fairlight
She writes lyrics straight from her heart to yours
| Where: | Normanby St |
| When: | 5th Mar 5:15pm |
Emmett Sutherland
Emmett Sutherland is a Wellington based musician recently graduated from the New Zealand School of Music.
| Where: | Black Coffee |
| When: | 5th Mar 10:00am |
Eva Prowse
Eva Prowse ventures in folk, indie, alt-pop, and childhood dreamscapes
| Where: | Normanby St |
| When: | 5th Mar 2:50pm |
Eyes Down Sound
Dub and Jungle meet inna street party sound system style and fashion!
| Where: | Donald McLean St |
| When: | 5th Mar 10:00am & 12:00pm |
Fraser Hooper
Fraser Hooper will dare to challenge all comers in a three round bout of pure comedy carnage.
| Where: | McDonalds Carpark |
| When: | 5th Mar 11:30am & 2:30pm |
Freak Magnet
Inspired by dogs, cars, getting too wasted/comfortable to leave your friends place, and a general distain for human existence, the songs of Freak Magnet lull you into a partied stupor in preparation for the apocalypse.
| Where: | Wilson St |
| When: | 5th Mar 5:00pm |
French For Rabbits
Their live shows are a mesmerising experience, punctuated by the sideways charm of their lead vocalist
| Where: | North Riddiford St |
| When: | 5th Mar 3:00pm |
Gemma Lipana
Gemma Lipana is 10yrs old, she goes to St Teresa's School Karori
| Where: | Emmett St |
| When: | 5th Mar 12:25pm |
Girlboss
Girlboss is a girl-and-boy band. Girlboss is a riff on a hashtag. 'Girlboss-splain' is not yet a word and won't become one by the end of this biography, it is not very catchy. Girlboss is best explain
| Where: | Normanby St |
| When: | 5th Mar 3:45pm |
Greek dance workshop with Jo Mellas
Greek dance workshop with Jo Mellas
| Where: | Rintoul St |
| When: | 5th Mar 11:10am |
Gypsy Hendrix
a new and just slightly irreverent take on the work of rock history's most influential guitar hero
| Where: | Mid Riddiford St |
| When: | 5th Mar 3:15pm |
Hawaiian Dance Wellington
consists of a group of women ages 25-75, who enjoy dancing hula to beautiful Hawaiian music.
| Where: | Mid Riddiford St |
| When: | 5th Mar 10:20am |
Hex
HEX is the heavy triumvirate of Liz Mathews and GG and Kiki Van Newtown.
| Where: | Wilson St |
| When: | 5th Mar 7:20pm |
i.ryoko
analogue synthesiser, drum machine and voice combine in kaleidoscopic layers
| Where: | Newtown Ave |
| When: | 5th Mar 6:00pm |
Joe Blossom
Joe Blosssom is the collaboration project lead by long time artist Sean O’Brien.
| Where: | Wilson St |
| When: | 5th Mar 11:20am |
Kemara Samuel
His band is a Whanau affair jamming covers and originals
| Where: | South Riddiford St |
| When: | 5th Mar 2:15pm |
Klezmer Rebs
Klezmer Rebs are a 7 piece Wellington band formed in 2002 that plays (mostly) klezmer music.
| Where: | Constable St |
| When: | 5th Mar 1:10pm |
Latino/Filipino stage: Opening Remarks
Latino/Filipino stage introduction/opening remarks
| Where: | Emmett St |
| When: | 5th Mar 12:30pm |
Madagascan dance workshop with Lala Simpson
She has taught West African dances, led dance and singing workshops at seminars, music camps, choirs and schools, led workshops and performed at International Dance Day, Cubadupa and Africa day.
| Where: | Rintoul St |
| When: | 5th Mar 1:50pm |
MC Hillsy
MC Hillsy is stoked to be back on the Wilson Street Stage for the 4th year in a row.
| Where: | Wilson St |
| When: | 5th Mar 10:00am |
Mehana
a 5-piece ensemble with a unique repertoire influenced by traditional Balkan and gypsy music styles
| Where: | Rintoul St |
| When: | 5th Mar 12:15pm |
Mel Parsons
award-winning indie folk artist Mel Parsons has a dynamite live show with a red hot band not to be missed.
| Where: | North Riddiford St |
| When: | 5th Mar 1:45pm |
Melting Faces
ranges from the relaxed, the mellow, through to the psychedelic and beyond into the realms of heavier and darker territory
| Where: | Mid Riddiford St |
| When: | 5th Mar 2:00pm |
Mischancerie
A collage of fractured beats, swooning synths and transfigured samples
| Where: | Newtown Ave |
| When: | 5th Mar 3:30pm |
Momentum
Aotearoa’s premier Jungle collective bringing back the classic 90’s bass and breaks sound
| Where: | Donald McLean St |
| When: | 5th Mar 11:00am & 1:00pm |
Move It Danceworks
You'll be seeing routines and some dances from our 2016 show "Heroes and Villains".
| Where: | Mid Riddiford St |
| When: | 5th Mar 10:00am |
Mr Fungus
Check out the latest nonsense from ‘New Zealand’s Loudest Mime’ MR FUNGUS.
| Where: | McDonalds Carpark |
| When: | 5th Mar 1:00pm |
Mundi
a duel of woodwind and strings, hypnotic grooves and haunting melodies, percussion and drums, dancing and merriment
| Where: | North Riddiford St |
| When: | 5th Mar 4:15pm |
New Age Leper
a musical journey that may require an exorcism afterwards
| Where: | Wilson St |
| When: | 5th Mar 1:20pm |
New Dawn
Transcend your astral being through the dimensional barriers and into the New Dawn
| Where: | Newtown Ave |
| When: | 5th Mar 7:15pm |
Newtown Festival Official Opening
The Newtown Festival Street Fair Day Official Opening is on the Newtown New World Community Stage
| Where: | Mid Riddiford St |
| When: | 5th Mar 9:30am |
Norac Salad - The Magic Little Shed
Nestled in a row of five gritty garages is Norac Salad, New Zealand’s only dedicated origami bookshop and studio
| Where: | Garage 4, 13 Newtown Ave |
| When: | 5th Mar 9:00am |
Not The Day Job
Not The Day Job play their music with passion and a definite political edge
| Where: | Constable St |
| When: | 5th Mar 10:00am |
Opening Ceremony/Shambleland Radio Show
Opening Ceremony/Shambleland Radio Show
| Where: | Colombo St |
| When: | 5th Mar 11:00am |
Oy Azoy
the band bring a vibrant and colourful mashup that'll get you moving!
| Where: | North Riddiford St |
| When: | 5th Mar 11:00am |
Pacifiesta
This group perform multicultural performances and have travelled the world sharing our Pacific culture
| Where: | South Riddiford St |
| When: | 5th Mar 1:40pm |
Palmerston North Filipino "Rondalla"
Palmerston North Filipino "Rondalla"
| Where: | Emmett St |
| When: | 5th Mar 1:45pm |
Pascal Ackermann
A Swiss clown has fallen off the mountain in his homeland and finds himself sailing the high seas.
| Where: | McDonalds Carpark |
| When: | 5th Mar 12:15pm & 3:15pm |
Prizegiving
Newtown-based, Papaiti-associated coffee-punks Prizegiving deliver honest and catchy emo pop
| Where: | Wilson St |
| When: | 5th Mar 2:20pm |
Raw Collective
Raw Collective started when producer/emcee Raw Deezy was looking for a musician to help craft and create something new, and found what he was looking for in Pauly Plum. Local DJ Art-Official asked
| Where: | South Riddiford St |
| When: | 5th Mar 3:00pm |
Ready Sett
Based in Wellington, New Zealand, Ready Sett began working on material in early 2014
| Where: | Normanby St |
| When: | 5th Mar 10:00am |
Sam Manzanza
hot and spicy afro beat to take you to the moon and dance non stop
| Where: | North Riddiford St |
| When: | 5th Mar 12:15pm |
Saritah
SARITAH is on a worldwide musical mission to uplift, inspire and heal.
| Where: | Emmett St |
| When: | 5th Mar 2:20pm |
Sendam Rawkustra
a multi-headed rhythm beast which first emerged from the murky depths of the south Wellington mental health scene
| Where: | Mid Riddiford St |
| When: | 5th Mar 12:25pm |
Sew Love - Free creative activity
Sew something colourful to wear or wave throughout your festival day
| Where: | Gordon St |
| When: | 5th Mar 9:00am |
Slim F. Pickings
He is ergonomically designed for enhanced shape and has a relatively handsome appearance.
| Where: | McDonalds Carpark |
| When: | 5th Mar 10:00am & 1:45pm |
Só Samba
The group offers a high-energy exposition of Brazilian culture, showcasing an authentic and vibrant experience of Rio de Janeiro’s traditional “rodas de samba” (samba circles)
| Where: | Emmett St |
| When: | 5th Mar 11:30am |
SoccerPractise
a genre-bending multimedia musical and visual experience which incorporates English and Te Reo Māori lyricism, electronic beats and electric guitar
| Where: | Newtown Ave |
| When: | 5th Mar 2:00pm |
Sophie Ani
She brings the soul and jazz to her renditions of classic waiata.
| Where: | South Riddiford St |
| When: | 5th Mar 11:10am |
Syrian community musicians
traditional Middle East folks songs from the period 1960 - 1970
| Where: | Rintoul St |
| When: | 5th Mar 1:00pm |
Taikoza Wellington
Taikoza Wellington is a group committed to the perpetuation of the local rhythms known to have been played for hundreds of years.
| Where: | South Riddiford St |
| When: | 5th Mar 2:45pm |
Te Kahu Rolleston
Te Kahu is a rising talent in slam poetry and spoken word. Hailing from the Tauranga area, he is now based in Wellington.
| Where: | South Riddiford St |
| When: | 5th Mar 12:20pm |
The All Seeing Hand
Sound-wave tsunami, surging forward to pick up all and everything.
| Where: | Constable St |
| When: | 5th Mar 3:10pm |
The Vinyl Burns Rock & Roll Circus
brimming with inept sophistication, extreme stunts and surprisingly polished skills
| Where: | McDonalds Carpark |
| When: | 5th Mar 10:45am & 4:00pm |
Tidal Rave
Tidal Rave is a wall of sound garage-pop-surf five piece from Wellington
| Where: | Living Wage Stage |
| When: | 5th Mar 2:10pm |
Tonic & Co
Be prepared to be transported to Greece with nostalgic melodies
| Where: | Rintoul St |
| When: | 5th Mar 11:25am |
Tui Mamaki
an evocative and sensual voice, colored by her many musical travels
| Where: | Rintoul St |
| When: | 5th Mar 10:00am |
TUMA (Maori Martial Arts)
taking Maori Martial Arts to a new level.
| Where: | South Riddiford St |
| When: | 5th Mar 10:50am |
Warrick and The Wankers
warwick and the wankers - one man blues band - no backing tracks - no loopers - no drum machines - no bullshit.
| Where: | Wilson St |
| When: | 5th Mar 4:00pm |
Waterfalls
deconstructed modal pop music balances a strong melodic sensibility with hypnotic, ostinato cycles and invocations of mood via her exploration of analog synthesisers and processed flute and vocal timbres
| Where: | Newtown Ave |
| When: | 5th Mar 11:45am |
Wellington Batucada
Bringing the flamboyant world of samba from Brazil to Wellington. Image credit: Geoff Infield
| Where: | Parade: Rintoul St to Newtown Ave |
| When: | 5th Mar 3:30pm |
Wolf Witch
An unholy amalgamation of fuzzed-out wild surf guitar set to the metronomic fervour of the disco drum machine.
| Where: | Wilson St |
| When: | 5th Mar 6:00pm |
Womb
psychic siblinghood, dreamlike logic and a deep-seated love of nature
| Where: | Wilson St |
| When: | 5th Mar 5:20pm |
