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Francis Kora, of the band Kora, fires up the crowd at the
Peregrine Winery, near Queenstown, last year. Photo by
Tracey Roxburgh.
Another reason to celebrate New Year in Queenstown was
revealed yesterday, with the announcement the resort will stage
New Zealand's newest music festival on January 3.
The inaugural Peak Festival will be held at the Queenstown
Events Centre and will become an annual one-day "summer
music" event, with a laid-back "day in the park atmosphere"
featuring dub, downbeat and dance music.
Festival director Chris Cole said there would be two stages
set up - one at the events centre's cricket ground while a
"Ministry of Sound" room would be set up in the indoor
stadium where local talent and international DJs would
perform.
The first artists named include New Zealand acts Kora and
Salmonella Dub, and renowned United Kingdom performers the
Utah Saints.
The English dance duo has a long history and profile in the
British dance scene, having sold over 2 million record
worldwide and having six top-40 hits in the United Kingdom,
four of those in the top 10.
Their live shows have taken them to Glastonbury, Reading and
V-Festivals and on tour with U2.
"The purpose of this year's Peak Festival is to provide a
professionally run and environmentally-friendly event," Mr
Cole said.
"In the years to come, we want the event itself to be larger
than the acts that actually attend. We are here to stay and,
as the years move forward, the calibre of the acts will
continue to grow."
Tickets for the festival went on sale yesterday through
TicketDirect.
Early bird tickets cost $75 plus a booking fee.
Mr Cole said once the special allocation was exhausted
tickets would cost $89 plus a booking fee.
More artists would be announced over the coming weeks, he
said.
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