Tour news: More summer sounds

THREE OF the country’s most talented songwriters, Gin

Wigmore, Tami Neilson and Jed

Parsons, will take over The Hunting Lodge Winery in Waimauku next year.

The trio will headline the North West Wine, Beer & Food Festival on February 9, which showcases local vineyards, breweries and restaurants.

The festival will mark LA-based Wigmore’s first New Zealand show since 2015. The singer-songwriter released her fourth album, Ivory ,in April this year, named after her infant son.

Country singer Neilson joins the line-up fresh from a European tour, to support her latest album, Sassafrass!, which has won widespread acclaim — including a five-star review from TimeOut.

Parsons recently released his debut album, Midnight Feast,

which was met with acclaim here and in Australia.

Return bus tickets will be available for the family-friendly festival from Auckland City, Muriwai, Helensville, Kumeu and Riverhead.

Tickets go on sale today at noon. English chart-topper George

Ezra has announced his first headline show in New Zealand off the back of his latest album, Staying At Tamara’s.

After hitting the charts with his breakout single Budapest in 2014, Ezra has proven himself a hitmaking machine and was a crowd favourite at Auckland City Limits earlier this year. He will return to New Zealand to play Auckland’s Spark Arena on February 4. Tickets go on sale next Tuesday.

Scotland's The Proclaimers are also heading to New Zealand for eight shows in May 2019.

Twins Craig and Charlie Reid and their band, known for their hit I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles), will be supported by Kiwi singer-songwriter

Mel Parsons for all eight shows. These shows are the latest announcements to hit the summer tour calendar, which is growing by the day. This week an assortment of shows and festivals were announced, including the 90s throwback pop experience So Pop, featuring Aqua, Vengaboys and Blue.

The show will take place at Spark Arena on February 5 and also feature 90s faves B*Witched, Eiffel 65, Lou Bega, The Outhere

Brothers and more.

Tickets go on sale next Tuesday. Mumford & Sons have announced a one-day festivalstyle show at The Outer Fields at Western Springs Stadium on January 12. The four-piece, who are set to release their fourth album, Delta, next month, will be joined by Leon Bridges, Michael Kiwanuka, Sam Fender and Angie McMahon. Tickets go on sale tomorrow.