The music-comedy collective, which must be the only orchestra in the world who can stash all their instruments in overhead lockers on aeroplanes, have announced their debut gig in the resort as part of a three-date "I Love You ... " tour of the South.
Featuring up to a dozen ukuleles and a double bass, the orchestra juxtaposes heavenly harmonies and stunning solos against budget special effects, madcap antics and questionable banter.
The uke-toting guys and girls from the windy city play a concert suitable for all ages in the Queenstown Memorial Hall on March 8. The gig follows their show in Invercargill on March 6 and precedes their show in Dunedin on March 9.
All tickets cost $38 plus booking fee. All ticketing information is at www.ukulele.co.nz.
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TOMORROW
9.30am: Gates open for Rippon Festival. The all-day Wanaka vineyard concert boasts Kora, Orchestra of Spheres, Katchafire, Trinity Roots, the Datsuns and more. Tickets cost $132 plus booking fee from Ticketek.
SUNDAY
5pm: Creedence Clearwater Revisited return for the Summer Day Out to rock out Bad Moon Rising, Proud Mary, Down on the Corner and Who'll Stop the Rain? on the oval of the Queenstown Events Centre. With support from Made in New Zealand, a band led by singers Rikki Morris and Jackie Clarke playing Kiwi summer hits from the past 50 years, plus an exclusive-to-Queenstown support performance by rising singer-songwriter Bex Murray, originally of Lake Tekapo.
Tickets cost $89 plus booking fee from Ticketek. Children aged 15 years and under will be admitted free with a ticket-buying adult. Gates open 2.30pm, main act 6.30pm, show ends 8pm.
Win a double pass to Summer Day Out
The Queenstown Times has two double passes to give away to Sunday's Summer Day Out, featuring headline act Creedence Clearwater Revisited, at the Queenstown Events Centre.
To be in to win, just email us by 1pm today at queenstown@odt.co.nz and name one of the support acts performing on Sunday.
