In 2022 throughout Aotearoa we have experienced incredible enthusiasm for original songwriting and live music with the young musicians who have come to play. After what has been a hard 3 years for the music community, it's been heartwarming and encouraging to see such a high standard throughout the regions. The National Final is a night to witness this talent live for the first time since 2019!
The Top 10 acts performing are:
BANDS
Funkadelic - Manurewa High School Tribe 801 - Wesley College Sounds Of La Salle - De La Salle College 2k Rhythm - Tolaga Bay Area School TABS - Rotorua Boys High School Talya Tamariki - Tamaki College Turanga Tane Rebels - Gisborne Boys High School Stay In It - Palmerston North Girls High School
SOLO/DUO Destiny Tilialo - Papatoetoe High School Nga Rau Mahara - Gisborne Girls High School
Support from: Smokekfree HPA, Ministry of Education, The Rockshop, Creative NZ, Ministry of Youth Development, Lion Foundation, SkyCity Community Trust, NZ Music Commission, APRA, NZonAir, and ZM
It’s Austen’s 250th birthday bonanza and you’re invited to the ball! Join Penny Ashton, Lori Dungey & Greg Ward as they improvise a musical with with song, dance and passionate hand holding.
For the first time, iconic New Zealand band stellar* will perform their Mix album in its entirety, to celebrate the chart-topping album’s 25th anniversary. Stellar* will also perform fan favourites and hits from their other albums Magic Line and Something Like Strangers, as well as a surprise or two.
Homegrown chanteuse Jackie Clarke (Lady Killers/When the Cat’s Been Spayed) turns her powerhouse vocals, wicked humour and maverick entertainment style to songs by the 20th & 21st Centuries most legendary divas.
New Zealand Dance Company, New Zealand String Quartet, and Chamber Music New Zealand have collaborated to develop a new work 100 Winds | Taupō Hau Rau, choreographed by NZDC Artistic Director Moss Te Ururangi Patterson (Ngāti Tūwharetoa).
