Your summer gig guide

With summer now in full swing Taranaki has a host of musical gigs to sweeten your sunny days. From reggae, to rock, to pop, to jazz to brass, Tara Shaskey has pulled together a comprehensive lineup of some of the hottest events playing across the region in the coming months.

January

❚ New Year’s Day Oakura Beach Carnival Market, Oakura on Monday, January 1 at 11am

❚ Bounce - NYD at Pukekura Raceway, New Plymouth on Monday, January 1 at 2pm

❚ Bryan Adams at TSB Bowl of Brooklands, New Plymouth on Thursday, January 4 at 4pm

❚ Bad Company, Foreigner: Rock Steady Supergroup at The Mayfair, New Plymouth on Saturday, January 6 at 8pm

❚ Bowl Night Out at TSB Bowl of Brooklands, New Plymouth on Thursday, January 11 at 6.30pm

❚ Grant Haua at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth on Friday, January

12 at 7.30pm

❚ L.A.B. with Jake Barton at Our Place/El Fuego, New Plymouth on Friday, January 12 at 8pm

❚ Caravana Sun at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth on Friday, January

19 at 8.30pm

❚ Summer Sounds In the Park 2018 at King Edward Park, Ha¯ wera on Sunday, January 21 at 4.30pm

❚ Hopetoun Brown at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth on Sunday, January 21 at 8.30pm

February

❚ Brass Band in the Park at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth on Saturday, February 3 at 3pm

❚ Taranaki Country Music Festival at Waitara Memorial Hall, Waitara on Friday, February 16 to Sunday, February 19

March

❚ Womad 2018 at TSB Bowl of Brooklands, New Plymouth on Friday, March 16 to Sunday, March 18