Music Festivals & Events

Sites

Bay of Islands Jazz & Blues Festival

Held mid-August

The Big Day Out

Held annually in mid January at Ericsson Stadium in Auckland.

Christchurch Schools' Music Festival

Annual music festival for Christchurch primary schools involving over 4000 pupils.

Country Rock Festival

Bay of Islands, 7 - 9 May 2010

East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival

Easter Long Weekend. Byron Bay, Australia

Glastonbury Festival Of Contemporary Performing Arts

22-26 June Worthy Farm, Pilton. Read the history of the festival, which started the day after Jimi Hendrix died in 1970.

Glyndebourne

Opera festival held between May and August.

Homebake festival Sydney

Annual music, film and arts festival in Sydney featuring Australian and New Zealand artists.

Midem Cannes

Exhibition and event for music and technology professionals from over 90 different countries. Late January each year.

Montreux Jazz Festival

The official site of the music festival. 1-16 July.

Music Biennale Oltre la linea Venice

September - October. Venice Biennale's International Festival of Contemporary Music.

New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards Gore

2-5 June 2011. Held in New Zealand's country music capital, Gore.

New Zealand International Jazz & Blues Festival Christchurch

5 - 11 April 2010

Ozzfest

Ozzfest is an annual tour of the United States featuring performances by many heavy metal groups. It is organized by Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon

Parachute Music Festival Mystery Creek, Hamilton

Christian Music festival held annually in late January.

Raglan International Jazz and Blues Festival

South by Southwest (SWSX)

Annual Music, Film and Interactive Festivals in Austin, Texas.

Southern Amp Christchurch

Annual popular music festival

Tamworth Country Music Festival

Australia's premium country music festival. Held mid to late January each year.

Wellington International Jazz Festival Wellington

WOMAD - World Of Music, Arts and Dance

Womadelaide

5 - 8 March 2010