Anika Moa National Tour
12.06.08
Anika Moa – one of New Zealand's most accomplished and best-selling artists of the decade – is set to play dates all across the country during July and August.
The announcement of these dates should inspire a similar feeling to when a friend we don't see often enough lets us know of an impending visit: though Anika played the vineyards of New Zealand earlier this year, this winter's tour sees her bringing it all back home to "regular" music venues nationwide.
This kind of thorough tour of venues large and small is fitting for the most down-to-earth of Aotearoa's success stories. After three hit albums, the multi-platinum artist remains as honest and unaffected as when she first appeared at the turn of the decade believing her music "hobby" would only be a temporary distraction from her ambition to play rugby as a career.
Her latest album In Swings The Tide proves once and for all that Anika Moa doesn't just play a style of music, but has a style of music. Open, heartfelt, and unpretentious, Anika's music has been embraced by the mainstream and either side of it; and her ability to win friends and influence people with her live performance has increased alongside the many boundaries she crosses. It is certainly not every performer who can captivate Ryan Adams along with winning over his audience; and her plain-spoken appeal makes her musical achievements appear all the more remarkable.
Joining Anika on this nationwide jaunt is her friend Anna Coddington, whose recent debut album The Lake saw Anika repaying backing vocal favours after Anna had contributed to both the Stolen Hill and In Swings The Tide albums.
Having Anna on board for this tour is a coup: it is a rare thing indeed that two of NZ's most unique singer/songwriter talents appear on the same bill in every corner of the country.
July
Thurs 17th
Salut Whangarei Tickets From Ticketek & Musicor
Fri 18th
Central Hotel Dargaville Tickets From Ticketek & Kauri Coast Isite
Sat 19th
Sawmill Cafe Leigh Tickets From Ticketek & Venue
Tues 22nd
Red Rock Wanaka Tickets From Ticketek & Play It Again Wanaka
Wed 23rd
Revolver Queenstown Tickets From Ticketek & Play It Again Qtwn
Thurs 24th
Tillermans Invercargill Tickets From Ticketek & Play It Again Invercargill
Fri 25th
The Backstage Dunedin Tickets From Ticketek & Real Groovy Dunedin
Sat 26th
Al's Bar Christchurch Tickets From Ticketek & Real Groovy Chch
Wed 30th
Memorial Hall Kaikoura Tickets From Ticketek & Kaikoura Isite
Thurs 31st
Omaka Marae Hall Blenheim Tickets From Ticketdirect & The Marlborough Centre
August
Fri 1st
Bar Bodega Wellington Tickets From Ticketek & Real Groovy Wgtn
Sat 2nd
Bar Mode Palmerston North Tickets From Ticketek & Mango Music
Wed 6th
Colosseum Tauranga Tickets From Ticketek & Tracs Records
Thurs 7th
The Meteor Hamilton Tickets From Ticketdirect & Cds 4 Nix
Fri 8th
Masonic Devonport Tickets From Ticketek, Venue & Real Groovy Akl
Sat 9th
The Transmission Room Auckland Tickets From Ticketek, Venue & Real Groovy Akl
