Six60 to rock Supercars in Taupō
Gig announced as buildup begins to April race weekend
Taupō‘s inaugural Supercars round just got even louder, with the announcement that one of New Zealand’s biggest bands will play a gig on its opening day.
Six60 will play at Great Lake Centre in Taupō’s CBD on April 20, after the opening race at the ITM Taupō Super400.
Organisers teased the announcement as the “first of many” in an offtrack entertainment programme running alongside the motorsport event.
The news comes a week after further Supercars tickets were released to meet “unprecedented demand”.
Tickets for a new gold reserved grandstand, general admission, and a new corporate facility went on sale, with day tickets as well as two- and three-day passes still available.
As one of Aotearoa’s top-selling bands, Six60 have filled venues including Eden Park and Western Springs Stadium, performing for audiences of as many as 50,000.
Taupō ‘s Great Lake Centre’s much more intimate venue can host up to 600 people, giving ticketholders a close-up experience with the band.
The gig forms part of Six60’s new Sessions tour, which will feature acoustic and rearranged versions of their hits.
Each session will be recorded and compiled into a Best of Grassroots Tour album, to be released later this year.
Supercars chief operating officer Tim Watsford said the show is an added bonus to an exciting event.
“Supercars is proud to support Six60’s performance in Taupō that will follow one of the biggest days of racing we’ve ever staged.
“This event is one of the biggest events on the calendar for us this year and to have one of New Zealand’s biggest bands on show in Taupō for fans is great news.
“We encourage fans to register interest for concert ticketing at Supercars.com as we hope to announce more exciting news about what’s happening during race week off-track offerings.”
Six60 concert tickets will be sold separately to the main Supercars event, with the first release available through Ticketek from Thursday.
Taupō‘s first-ever ITM Taupō Super400 event offers a range of categories over three days of racing, including Supercars, Porsche Carrera Cup Australia, NZ Central Muscle
Cars, Toyota GAZOO Racing 86 Series NZ and Formula Ford NZ racing.
The action will take place at the Taupō International Motorsport Park from April 19-21.
■ Register at supercars.com for future ticket releases and announcements, Six60 tickets via Ticketek from Thursday