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Today’s Whitianga Summer Concert wrapped up this year’s Summer Concert Tour when 12,000 concert goers added to yesterday’s sold out Taupo and last weekend’s Queenstown crowds, taking in the warm and mainly overcast conditions in the beautiful Coromandel.

As concert goers settled themselves in for an awesome summer’s afternoon of music, New Zealand acts The Drive and The Blind Venetians got the audience warmed up in preparation for the four international artists that were to follow.

With a Coromandel sea breeze, Toni Childs was next to take to stage early afternoon and entertained concert goers with her unmistakable hits , entertaining them with her journey of her musical career with songs including Don’t Walk Away, Stop Your Fussin’ and Zimbabwe. Toni also delighted concert goers when she joined them in the crowd for one of her songs.

Next up, and for the first time in a number of years, the tour has delivered a unique set from James Reyne and Mark Seymour, where they each performed individually and then joined forces to perform their iconic hits such as The Boys Light Up, Reckless, Holy Grail, and Throw Your Arms Around Me, finishing up their NZ tour with an awesome rendition of Talking Heads Psycho Killer.

At finishing up the Whitianga day and tour, another crowd favourite, SUPERTRAMP’s Roger Hodgson along with his full band are on stage performing his formidable repertoire of Supertramp hits including Take The Long Way Home, Breakfast In America, Give A Little Bit and School.

Amanda Calvert, CEO of Greenstone Entertainment says, “The Greenstone Entertainment team and the artists had an amazing time throughout this year’s Summer Concert Tour. We’re proud to have been able to showcase this beautiful country to our international guests. We want to say a huge thank you to the 43,000 fans that came along to one of the shows. It’s a pleasure to see all the families, couples and groups of all ages having such a great time, and we look to bringing celebrating our 10th anniversary of the tour in 2020.”

Roger Hodgson
SUPERTRAMP’S Roger Hodgson , the legendary singer-songwriter and the voice of SUPERTRAMP (playing with his full band) will perform all his Supertramp hits including – “Dreamer” “Give A Little Bit” “It’s Raining Again” “Take the Long Way Home” “The Logical Song” “Breakfast In America” and more…

James Reyne & Mark Seymour
AUSTRALIAN CRAWLS James Reyne and HUNTERS & COLLECTORS Mark Seymour (along with band) will be hitting the stage both individually and then together, playing their anthem songs Kiwi’s love including- “Boys Light Up” “Reckless” “Downhearted” “Holy Grail” “Throw Your Arms Around Me” “When The River Runs Dry” and more…

Toni Childs
TONI CHILDS will complete this amazing line-up with her unmistakeable voice, playing all of her hits including “Don’t Walk Away” ‘Stop Your Fussin” “I’ve Got To Go Now” “Zimbabwe” and more….

ROGER HODGSON, JAMES REYNE, MARK SEYMOUR & TONI CHILDS play
Queenstown – Gibbston Valley Winery, Saturday January 19th 2019
Taupo – Taupo Amphitheatre, Saturday January 26th 2019 (Auckland Anniversary Weekend) – SOLD OUT
Whitianga – Whitianga Waterways Arena, Sunday January 27th 2019 (Auckland Anniversary Weekend)

For publicity enquiries contact
Hayden Dickason
Marketing and PR Manager – Greenstone Entertainment
hayden@gstone.co.nz
Ph: +64 21 986830

After a 16,000 strong crowd in Queenstown last weekend, the annual Summer Concert Tour today moved onto its show when 15,000 fans descended on Taupo Amphitheatre for the sold out Taupo Summer Concert.

Hot and sunny summer conditions greeted international acts, SUPERTRAMP’s Roger Hodgson, James Reyne and Mark Seymour formerly of AUSTRALIAN CRAWL and HUNTERS & COLLECTORS, along with the unmistakable voice of TONI CHILDS.

Providing the opportunity for local New Zealand artists to perform to audiences of this scale, organisers this year offered the opening set of the day to Paul Foulds and Jackson Owens, followed by the Automatic 80’s, as concert goers set themselves up for the day with their rugs, chilly bins and sunscreen.

With the picturesque back drop of the Waikato River in the background, Toni Childs was next to take to stage early afternoon and entertained concert goers with her unmistakable hits , entertaining them with her journey of her musical career with songs including Don’t Walk Away, Stop Your Fussin’ and Zimbabwe.

Next up was an incredible set from James Reyne and Mark Seymour, where they each performed individually and then joined forces to perform their well-known hits such as The Boys Light Up, Reckless, Holy Grail, and Throw Your Arms Around Me, finishing up with an awesome rendition of Talking Heads Psycho Killer.

At the time of this release, and another crowd favourite, SUPERTRAMP’s Roger Hodgson along with his full band are on stage performing his formidable repertoire of Supertramp hits including Take The Long Way Home, Breakfast In America, Give A Little Bit and The Logical Song.

Amanda Calvert, CEO of Greenstone Entertainment comments, “Two Saturday’s and over 30,000 fans have experienced these amazing artists already. We can’t thank all the fans enough for coming along to support these fantastic artists who make the long journey to New Zealand to share their first class talent with us all. We now move onto the final show of the tour in the amazing Whitianga.”
A limited amount of tickets for the Whitianga show will available for purchase on the day from the main gate until sold out.

Roger Hodgson
SUPERTRAMP’S Roger Hodgson , the legendary singer-songwriter and the voice of SUPERTRAMP (playing with his full band) will perform all his Supertramp hits including – “Dreamer” “Give A Little Bit” “It’s Raining Again” “Take the Long Way Home” “The Logical Song” “Breakfast In America” and more…

James Reyne & Mark Seymour
AUSTRALIAN CRAWLS James Reyne and HUNTERS & COLLECTORS Mark Seymour (along with band) will be hitting the stage both individually and then together, playing their anthem songs Kiwi’s love including- “Boys Light Up” “Reckless” “Downhearted” “Holy Grail” “Throw Your Arms Around Me” “When The River Runs Dry” and more…

Toni Childs
TONI CHILDS will complete this amazing line-up with her unmistakeable voice, playing all of her hits including “Don’t Walk Away” ‘Stop Your Fussin” “I’ve Got To Go Now” “Zimbabwe” and more….

ROGER HODGSON, JAMES REYNE, MARK SEYMOUR & TONI CHILDS play
Queenstown – Gibbston Valley Winery, Saturday January 19th 2019
Taupo – Taupo Amphitheatre, Saturday January 26th 2019 (Auckland Anniversary Weekend) – SOLD OUT
Whitianga – Whitianga Waterways Arena, Sunday January 27th 2019 (Auckland Anniversary Weekend)

A limited amount of tickets for the Whitianga Summer Concert available for purchase on the day from the main gate until sold out. $109 (Plus Booking Fee)

For publicity enquiries contact
Hayden Dickason
Marketing and PR Manager – Greenstone Entertainment
hayden@gstone.co.nz
Ph: +64 21 986830
www.greenstoneentertainment.co.nz

Central Otago was again on song today, when the annual nationwide Summer Concert Tour kicked off in Queenstown with international music artists, SUPERTRAMP’s Roger Hodgson, James Reyne and Mark Seymour formerly of AUSTRALIAN CRAWL and HUNTERS & COLLECTORS, along with the unmistakable voice of TONI CHILDS.

These legendary artists performed to a 16,000 strong crowd at the Gibbston Valley Winery Summer Concert in what was a warm summer’s day with some rain keeping everyone cool and refreshed.

Setting the scene for the Queenstown crowd, local NZ artists Murphys Law and Craig Adams Band took stage mid-morning delivering what would be a total of six incredible artists over the course of the afternoon with a chilled out atmosphere of picnic rugs and hampers, along with the incredible background of the Crown Range beyond.
Toni Childs was next to take to stage early afternoon and wowed concert goers with his unmistakable hits , entertaining them with her journey of her musical career with songs including Don’t Walk Away, Stop Your Fussin’ and Zimbabwe.

Next up was an incredible set from James Reyne and Mark Seymour, where they each performed individually and then joined forces to perform their well-known hits such as The Boys Light Up, Reckless, Holy Grail, and Throw Your Arms Around Me, as well as kiwi favourite April Sun In Cuba.

At the time of this release, and another crowd favourite, SUPERTRAMP’s Roger Hodgson along with his full band are on stage performing his formidable repertoire of Supertramp hits such as Take The Long Way Home, Breakfast In America, Give A Little Bit and It’s Raining Again.

Amanda Calvert, CEO of Greenstone Entertainment comments, “The Gibbston Valley Winery Summer Concert has been another amazing success! It always gives us immense pleasure to bring the Summer Concert Tour to Queenstown and have the opportunity to showcase our beautiful country and people to our international guests, and with this being our 9th year we can’t wait to celebrate our 10th anniversary in 2020. We now look forward to taking the tour to the North Island next weekend for what will be two more fantastic shows in the idyllic locations of Taupo and Whitianga.”

The tour then heads north for the sold out Taupo Summer Concert on Saturday 26 January, followed by the Whitianga Summer Concert on Sunday 27 January (Auckland anniversary weekend).

Tickets for the Whitianga show are available through http://www.greenstoneentertainment.co.nz or www.ticketek.co.nz

Roger Hodgson
SUPERTRAMP’S Roger Hodgson , the legendary singer-songwriter and the voice of SUPERTRAMP (playing with his full band) will perform all his Supertramp hits including – “Dreamer” “Give A Little Bit” “It’s Raining Again” “Take the Long Way Home” “The Logical Song” “Breakfast In America” and more…

James Reyne & Mark Seymour
AUSTRALIAN CRAWLS James Reyne and HUNTERS & COLLECTORS Mark Seymour (along with band) will be hitting the stage both individually and then together, playing their anthem songs Kiwi’s love including- “Boys Light Up” “Reckless” “Downhearted” “Holy Grail” “Throw Your Arms Around Me” “When The River Runs Dry” and more…

Toni Childs
TONI CHILDS will complete this amazing line-up with her unmistakeable voice, playing all of her hits including “Don’t Walk Away” ‘Stop Your Fussin” “I’ve Got To Go Now” “Zimbabwe” and more….

ROGER HODGSON, JAMES REYNE, MARK SEYMOUR & TONI CHILDS play
Queenstown – Gibbston Valley Winery, Saturday January 19th 2019
Taupo – Taupo Amphitheatre, Saturday January 26th 2019 (Auckland Anniversary Weekend) – SOLD OUT
Whitianga – Whitianga Waterways Arena, Sunday January 27th 2019 (Auckland Anniversary Weekend)

TICKETS ON SALE NOW THROUGH
www.greenstoneentertainment.co.nz
or
www.ticketek.co.nz
$109 (plus booking fees)

For publicity enquiries contact
Hayden Dickason
Marketing and PR Manager – Greenstone Entertainment
hayden@gstone.co.nz
Ph: +64 21 986830
www.greenstoneentertainment.co.nz

The Summer Concert Tour is again proving to be New Zealand’s favourite annual concert experience, with the Taupo Summer Concert, (one of three shows in next year’s tour), announcing a sell-out of all 15,000 tickets.

Show organisers, Greenstone Entertainment, pride themselves on their consistent approach of bringing to New Zealand artists who kiwi’s love to sing along and dance to. Next year’s line-up is no exception and will feature SUPERTRAMP’S Roger Hodgson (with his full band), James Reyne and Mark Seymour formerly of AUSTRALIAN CRAWL and HUNTERS & COLLECTORS (along with their band), and the unmistakable voice of Toni Childs, who will be rocking concert goers in Queenstown, Taupo and Whitianga in late January.

On the back of the 2018 tour which was also a sell-out and saw audiences of 48,000 across the three shows, tickets are also in high demand for the Queenstown and Whitianga concerts. Greenstone Entertainment CEO, Amanda Calvert, comments “. The Taupo Summer Concert sell out shows our fans love not just the amazing line up of acts we strive to deliver each year, but also the unique afternoon atmosphere and idyllic summer holiday locations around the country where we’re able to hold the concerts. We want to thank everyone for their ongoing support and encourage those still needing tickets for the Queenstown or Whitianga show to secure them before they too sell out.”

Tickets for the Whitianga Summer Concert and Gibbston Valley Winery Summer Concert – Queenstown can be purchased through www.greenstoneentertainment.co.nz or www.ticketek.co.nz for $109 plus booking fee.

Roger Hodgson
SUPERTRAMP’S Roger Hodgson , the legendary singer-songwriter and the voice of SUPERTRAMP (playing with his full band) will perform all his Supertramp hits including – “Dreamer” “Give A Little Bit” “It’s Raining Again” “Take the Long Way Home” “The Logical Song” “Breakfast In America” and more…

James Reyne & Mark Seymour
AUSTRALIAN CRAWLS James Reyne and HUNTERS & COLLECTORS Mark Seymour (along with band) will be hitting the stage both individually and then together, playing their anthem songs Kiwi’s love including- “Boys Light Up” “Reckless” “Downhearted” “Holy Grail” “Throw Your Arms Around Me” “When The River Runs Dry” and more…

Toni Childs
TONI CHILDS will complete this amazing line-up with her unmistakeable voice, playing all of her hits including “Don’t Walk Away” ‘Stop Your Fussin” “I’ve Got To Go Now” “Zimbabwe” and more….

ROGER HODGSON, JAMES REYNE, MARK SEYMOUR & TONI CHILDS play
Queenstown – Gibbston Valley Winery, Saturday January 19th 2019
Taupo – Taupo Amphitheatre, Saturday January 26th 2019 (Auckland Anniversary Weekend) – SOLD OUT
Whitianga – Whitianga Waterways Arena, Sunday January 27th 2019 (Auckland Anniversary Weekend)

TICKETS ON SALE NOW THROUGH
www.greenstoneentertainment.co.nz
or
www.ticketek.co.nz
$109 (plus booking fees)

For publicity enquiries contact
Hayden Dickason
Marketing and PR Manager – Greenstone Entertainment
hayden@gstone.co.nz
Ph: +64 21 986830
www.greenstoneentertainment.co.nz

Be watching The AM Show on TV3 at 7.40am on Wednesday the 29th of August where
Duncan Garner and The AM Show team will be interviewing James Reyne- founder and lead singer of Australian Crawl and Mark Seymour- founder and lead singer of Hunters & Collectors both playing as part of next year’s annual Summer Concert Tour.

Tune in and you will have a chance to win an amazing “money can’t buy” prize – a double pass to one of our three shows, a backstage meet & greet with James and Mark at the show, as well a signed LP from James and signed CD from Mark. Also, listen in to The Sound radio station at 9.30am on Wednesday to hear James and Mark again.

James Reyne , founder and lead singer of Australian Crawl and Mark Seymour, founder and lead singer of Hunters & Collectors will join SUPERTRAMP’S Roger Hodgson, and TONI CHILDS for next year’s annual Summer Concert Tour  playing in Queenstown, Taupo and Whitianga in January 2019.

Tickets are selling fast – Book yours online now..

SUPERTRAMP, TONI CHILDS, AUSTRALIAN CRAWL and HUNTERS & COLLECTORS all with full bands featuring the legendary Roger Hodgson from Supertramp, Toni Childs, plus James Reyne & Mark Seymour from Australian Crawl and Hunters & Collectors.

Make sure you and your friends have booked your tickets for next year’s “Taupo Summer Concert” featuring four international acts relaxing in the afternoon in the beautiful Taupo Amphitheatre. Simply click here to book your tickets – Group discounts apply!

SUPERTRAMP’S Roger Hodgson (with full Band) , the legendary singer-songwriter and the voice of SUPERTRAMP will perform all his Supertramp hits including – “Dreamer” “Give A Little Bit” “It’s Raining Again” “Take the Long Way Home” “The Logical Song” “Breakfast In America” and more…

AUSTRALIAN CRAWLS James Reyne and HUNTERS & COLLECTORS Mark Seymour(Both with full Bands) will be hitting the stage both individually and then together, playing their anthem songs New Zealanders love including- “Boys Light Up” “Reckless” “Downhearted” “Holy Grail” “Throw Your Arms Around Me” “When The River Runs Dry” and more…

TONI CHILDS (with full Band) will complete this amazing line-up with her unmistakeable voice, playing all of her hits including “Don’t Walk Away” ‘Stop Your Fussin” “I’ve Got To Go Now” “Zimbabwe” and more….

Saturday 26th January 2019 – Join us again at the year’s best summer concert, in one of the country’s best locations TAUPO.

Regards,

The Greenstone Entertainment Team

Another sizzling hot summer of music will be hitting our shores in January with Greenstone Entertainment announcing its line-up of four international acts for the annual Summer Concert Tour. SUPERTRAMP’S Roger Hodgson, legendary singer-songwriter, will perform all his SUPERTRAMP songs from the 70’s and 80’s, with a set list that we all know and love, including “Dreamer”, “Give A Little Bit”, “It’s Raining Again”, “Breakfast in America”, “Take The Long Way Home”, “The Logical Song”and more.
James Reyne (AUSTRALIAN CRAWL) and Mark Seymour (HUNTERS & COLLECTORS), will be playing classics from AUSTRALIAN CRAWL, HUNTERS & COLLECTORS, and each of their solo works. As founding members and ex lead singers of HUNTERS & COLLECTORS and AUSTRALIAN CRAWL, Mark and James are teaming up for the first time in New Zealand to rock concert goers with some of their iconic hits from the 80’s and 90’s including “Holy Grail”, “Throw Your Arms Around Me”, “Reckless” and “Downhearted” to name just a few.

Completing the amazing international line up will be the unmistakable and powerful voice of Toni Childs, who again is sure to have everyone singing along to her Top 40 hits from the late 80’s early 90’s including “Don’t Walk Away”, Stop Your Fussin”and “I’ve Got To Go Now ”.
With its unique afternoon atmosphere the concerts will be returning to the idyllic holiday locations of Queenstown, Taupo and Whitianga – hot on the tails of the 2018 tour which was a record sell-out and saw audiences of 48,000 across the three shows.

Amanda Calvert, CEO of Greenstone Entertainment says, “The team at Greenstone are really looking forward to hosting the annual Summer Concert Tour for yet another year at some of the best outdoor venues throughout the country. We are truly excited to bring such a talented array of artists and can’t wait to share this experience with you. Our philosophy is to provide a great day out and value for money to the fans, with ticket prices starting from only $99, free entry to kids 14 and under with an accompanying adult, and concert goers are welcome to bring along their own food and non-alcoholic beverages. With a massive list of hit songs in their repertoires, these legendary acts are sure to get everyone on their feet for another great Summer Concert Tour in January.”

Roger Hodgson
Hodgson co-founded the progressive rock band Supertramp in 1969. As the legendary voice, writer and arranger of most of Supertramp’s greatest hits, that led to more than 60 million record sales, he’s given us amazingly enduring songs such as “The Logical Song,” “Breakfast in America,” “Give a Little Bit,” “Take the Long Way Home,” “Dreamer,” “It’s Raining Again,” “School,” and so many others that have become the sound track of our lives. Supertramp’s albums have spent an amazing 402 weeks in the New Zealand Top 40 album charts with Breakfast In America, Paris and The Very Best of Supertramp all peaking at No. 1, with Crime Of Century featuring in the Top 30 albums of all time.

James Reyne
James Reyne, formerly of Australian Crawl, released four studio albums in five frenetic years in the ’80s before becoming a solo artist for the past 28 years, releasing eight studio albums, plus two acoustic collections, a covers album and two live albums. James’ songs have provided the soundtrack to endless kiwi summers, including “The Boys Light Up”, “Reckless”, “Downhearted” and “Motor’s Too Fast”. James’ songs have been covered by Paul Kelly and John Farnham, and he’s had 19 Top 40 hits (seven with Australian Crawl, 12 solo) along with 10 Top 10 albums in Australia and was awarded the Order Of Australia in 2014 recognising his charitable work.
Mark Seymour
In 1981, Seymour formed Hunters & Collectors and was front man and songwriter until their split in 1998. He wrote the anthem “Holy Grail”, which along with other hit songs including “Do You See What I See” and “Throw Your Arms Around Me”, were just three of fifteen songs that featured in the New Zealand Top 40 singles charts. In 1997, whilst still officially part of Hunters & Collectors he released his debut solo album King Without A Clue, which earned him a nomination in the ARIA Music Awards of 1998 for Best Male Artist, as well as Best Debut Single with Last Ditch Cabaret. At the ARIA Music Awards in 2001 he won Best Adult Contemporary Album for One Eyed Man.

Toni Childs
When Toni Childs first burst onto the music scene in 1988, her unique, powerful voice set her far apart from other singers. Though what established her as more than just an iconic voice was her powerful song writing. It was honest and revealing and it resonated with both men and women around the world. Her NZ Top 40 singles hits include the unmistakeable “Don’t Walk Away”, “Stop Your Fussin” and “Many Rivers To Cross”. Toni’s album ‘Union’ received two Grammy nominations and platinum sales around the world. Toni’s second LP, ‘House Of Hope’ had a song featured in the classic film Thelma and Louise and the track “I’ve Got To Go Now”became an anthem for victims of domestic abuse around the world. Her 1996 LP, recorded at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios, ‘The Woman’s Boat’ earned Toni her third Grammy nomination. The coming years will see the wider release of two more albums; ‘It’s All a Beautiful Noise’ and ‘Citizens Of The Planet’, both releases will offer experiences that are aimed to entertain, educate and enlighten.
Gibbston Valley Winery, Queenstown Saturday 19th January 2019
Taupo Amphitheatre, Taupo Saturday 26th January 2019
Whitianga Waterways, Whitianga Sunday 27th January 2019
Both The Taupo and Whitianga concerts take place over the Auckland Anniversary long weekend.

We have just announced the dates for the 2019 annual Summer Concert Tour at Gibbston Valley Winery, Taupo Amphitheatre, and Whitianga Waterways Arena. You can now book your accommodation needs with the certainty of the confirmed dates below.

Gibbston Valley Winery, Queenstown
Saturday 19th January 2019

Taupo Amphitheatre, Taupo
Saturday 26th January 2019

Whitianga Waterways, Whitianga
Sunday 27th January 2019

Both The Taupo and Whitianga concerts take place over the Auckland Anniversary long weekend. Artists announcement will take place soon … stay posted!

Accomodation Links:

Whitianga

https://allaboutwhitianga.co.nz/whitianga-accommodation

Taupo

https://www.greatlaketaupo.com/accommodation/

Queenstown

https://www.queenstownnz.co.nz/accommodation/