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2010 In New Zealand Music
The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened or are expected to happen in 2010 in New Zealand music. Events January * 15 January: Big Day Out (Big Day Out lineups by year#2010, see lineup) * 29 January – 1 February: Parachute music festival May * 1 May: Music television channel C42 (TV channel), C42 launches, aiming to play 30% New Zealand musicAlbums released March * 15 March: ''Humour and the Misfortune of Others'' by Hollie Smith * 17 March: ''My Own Way'' by ''Darren Ross'' * 29 March: ''The Experiment (Dane Rumble album), The Experiment'' by Dane RumbleApril * 5 April: ''Love in Motion (Anika Moa album), Love in Motion'' by Anika Moa |
Big Day Out
The Big Day Out (BDO) was an annual music festival that was held in five Australian cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Adelaide, and Perth, as well as Auckland, New Zealand. The festival was held during summer, typically in January of each year but was sometimes held as late as early February in some cities including Perth. The event was conceptualised after the Violent Femmes announced a tour of Australia. Promoters Ken West and Vivian Lees sought another act as middle-level support for the band's tour. They succeeded in securing Nirvana to play the Sydney leg at the Hordern Pavilion. The Big Day Out debuted on the 1992 Australia Day public holiday in Sydney and eventually expanded to Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth the following year. The Gold Coast and Auckland were added to the schedule in 1994. As of 2003, it featured seven or eight stages (depending on the venue), accommodating popular contemporary rock music, electronic music, mainstream international acts, and lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
