Fat Freddy's Drop - The Road To Opononi Summer Tour
[Press Release] 7.10.2010
'Fat Freddy's Drop throws a fun party. Get into it.' Erik Thybony, San Francisco Critic, USA
The mercurial magic of Fat Freddy's Drop is on The Road to Opononi in a fortuitous collision between two of our most venerable institutions: the hazy days of summer and Fat Freddy's Drop live!
Fat Freddy's Drop spent 2010 taking the sound of the New Zealand summer to the festival stages of Europe, California and Hawaii as part of the Live at Roundhouse World Tour. Now they have returned home to bring the party vibe to our New Zealand summer beaches. Packing trombones, analogue synths, waterskis, tennis rackets and fishing rods, Fat Freddy's Drop will play nine shows stretching from Lower Hutt to Opononi in the Hokianga for a sparkling finale to the run of epic globetrotting.
The Road to Opononi Summer Tour officially starts Tuesday 28th December at The Station Village Complex in Lower Hutt, travels to Oakura Butlers Reef Hotel, down south to Riwaka Hotel for New Years Eve, back north to Waihi Beach Hotel, Coroglen Tavern, Mt Maunganui Brewers and two shows at Mangawhai Tavern, finishing on Saturday 8th January at Opononi Hotel. Tickets on sale from Monday 18th October from Ticketmaster, Amplifier and venues.
The genre defiant Fat Freddy's Drop played to 100,000 people as they navigated Live at Roundhouse World Tour to festivals like Bestival, Isle of Wight. Electric Picnic, Ireland and Rock en Seine, France as well as a run of sold out headline shows across the UK and now they are ready to tear around the nation.
"Make no bones about it Fat Freddy's Drop loves reggae almost as much as they love BBQs! What's more we love techno, afro - ska, country soul and any other genre you care to mention. We'll mash styles much the same as Hopepa mixes stripes and plaid. Or speedos with swandris," trumpet maestro Tony Chang said.
The Drop in association with ZM, Yahoo!Xtra & The Groove Guide
Present
THE ROAD TO OPONONI SUMMER TOUR
Bringing Home Live at the Roundhouse World Tour
Tuesday 28 December
THE STATION VILLAGE COMPLEX, Lower Hutt
Support: DJ VEE
Doors Open 6.00PM
Tickets: $55+BF. Available ticketmaster.co.nz and amplifier.co.nz from 18th October
Wednesday 29 December
BUTLERS REEF HOTEL, Oakura, Outdoor Marquee
Support: DJ VEE
Doors Open 7.30PM
Tickets $55+BF. Available ticketmaster.co.nz and amplifier.co.nz & venue from 18th October
Friday 31 December New Years Eve
RIWAKA HOTEL, Riwaka, Outdoor Marquee
Support: DJ VEE
Doors Open 8.00PM
Tickets $60+BF. Available ticketmaster.co.nz and amplifier.co.nz & venue from 18th October
Sunday 2 January
WAIHI BEACH HOTEL, Waihi, Outdoor Marquee
Support: BELLA KALOLO
Doors Open 7.30PM
Tickets $55+BF. Available ticketmaster.co.nz and amplifier.co.nz & venue from 18th October
Monday 3 January
COROGLEN TAVERN, Coroglen, Concert Arena
Support: BELLA KALOLO
Doors Open 7.30PM
Tickets $55+BF. Available ticketmaster.co.nz and amplifier.co.nz & venue from 18th October
Tuesday 4 January
BREWERS, Mt Maunganui, Outdoor Marquee
Support: BELLA KALOLO
Doors Open 6.00PM
Tickets $55+BF. Available ticketmaster.co.nz and amplifier.co.nz & venue from 18th October
Thursday 6 & Friday 7 January
MANGAWHAI TAVERN, Mangawhai, Outdoor Marquee
Support: BELLA KALOLO
Doors Open 7.30PM
Tickets $55+BF. Available ticketmaster.co.nz and amplifier.co.nz & venue from 18th October
Saturday 8 January
OPONONI HOTEL, Opononi, Beer Garden
Support: BELLA KALOLO
Doors Open 7.30PM
Tickets $55+BF. Available ticketmaster.co.nz and amplifier.co.nz & venue from 18th October
