Music

Antonio Forcione & Adriano Adewale

Multi-award winning Italian guitar virtuoso Antonio Forcione joins forces with the dynamic Brazilian percussionist Adriano Adewale to form an amazing duo of passionate original world-class music!

Bellbirds

The Bellbirds comprise four top New Zealand musicians.

Bob McNeill

Gifted singer/songwriter Bob McNeill has three NZ Music Awards to his name.

Julia Deans & Anna Coddington

Two darlings of NZ music join forces for a truly memorable night of great Kiwi music.

LA Mitchell

With a voice like liquid gold and a growing reputation for her polished live act, soul/jazz songstress LA Mitchell opens the festival with an evening of superb music.

Liam Ryan

Liam is well known in the Bay as a performer and composer and we’ve dragged him up from Nelson to play for us.

NZTrio

NZTrio returns to the Tauranga Arts Festival with an exhilarating musical feast.

Pauline Scanlon (Ireland)

Pauline Scanlon has been touring internationally since 2001 when she joined the Sharon Shannon Band as a featured vocalist, recording alongside Sinead O’Connor and the late Kirsty MacColl.

Scholar Pro Musica

Choral Masterworks by Mozart’s Greatest Contemporaries

Storehouse

Storehouse, led by frontman Tom Rodwell, draw from the worlds of gutbucket bluesmen, street preachers, calypso and R&B to present a great late- night blues showcase.

Tahuna Breaks

Tahuna Breaks has always encompassed a rich diversity of music genres and styles.

Tama Waipara

Shortly after graduating from the prestigious Manhattan School of Music, Tama Waipara was signed by New York label ObliqSound as its premier recording artist.

The Sad Lament of Pecos Bill on the Eve of Killing his Wife

Part vintage Halloween pageant, part peyote fever dream, The Sad Lament is about two mythical Texans - Pecos Bill and Slue-Foot Sue - famed for wrestling tornados, riding giant catfish and shooting out the stars.

Tim Walker

Quietly making his presence felt in the NZ music scene, 23-year-old singer/songwriter Tim Walker draws his inspiration from critically acclaimed songwriters Glen Hansard and Damien Rice.