Six60 gigs on as delay dates pay off

Band’s Covid delay concert dates put into effect

With Omicron casting a foreboding shadow over many concert events this summer, it was always a lottery as to what would be able to go ahead. One thing is for certain — when it is safe for Six60 to hit the stage, they will!

They were all set to move in a heartbeat should circumstances change — which of course they have! There’s an old saying: “if you fail to plan, you plan to fail”. Right from the start Six60 have had the health and safety of their fans at the forefront of all their endeavours.

In keeping with that forward planning, Six60 introduced Covid delay dates into their planning, such is their commitment and desire to take the stage to satisfy the demand from their thousands of fans eager to experience them live once more.

All the concerts in their upcoming biggest tour yet have been rescheduled to the first of those Covid reserve dates — relevant dates are listed below with the original dates in brackets.

The band became the first Kiwi group in history to sell out not one but two shows at Western Springs and headline a show at Auckland’s Eden Park, and they’re returning to Eden Park on Saturday, November 19 (originally Saturday, April 9) for another round. But that’s not all that makes their upcoming tour huge.

It will be New Zealand’s first allstadium national tour — yet another significant achievement for the band

who formed during their university flatting days in Dunedin.

For the first time, Six60 Saturdays will come to Rotorua on Saturday, November 12 (originally Saturday, March 5) with the first show of the tour being played at Rotorua International Stadium.

This will be a monumental occasion for the region with fans from all over the Waikato and beyond expected to attend.

And on Saturday, November 5 (originally Saturday, April 2), Six60 are set to pave the way yet again as the first live concert at Napier’s Mclean Park. Is it a coincidence this just happens to be Guy Fawkes night — will they have something a little extra special planned? — only one way to find out — be there!

To mark these auspicious occasions, we’re giving you the chance to win one of four copies of their epic release (2019), which has produced such standout numbers as The Greatest, Please Don’t Go, Long Gone, Sundown, Raining and Never Enough among its 10 stellar tracks

They sit comfortably alongside earlier Six60 fare that includes hits and fan favourites such as Vibes, Special, So High, Rolling Stone, Only To Be, Rivers, White Lines, Forever, Don’t Give It Up, Don’t Forget Your Roots, All She Wrote and the more-recent, heartwarming bilingual release Pepeha — which reached No 2 on the charts — to name but a few.

The promoters had earlier advised the concerts are a rain-or-shine event and, in keeping with the everchanging Covid-19 situation, have endeavoured to plan for all possibilities and have a further Covid delay date for each event waiting in the wings should it be required.

They ask patrons to please ensure when buying tickets that they can attend all the delay dates should the concerts need to be postponed due to changes in New Zealand’s Covid19 situation. No refunds will be given for attendees or ticket-holders who are unwilling or unable to comply with government requirements, including any requirement to be vaccinated against Covid-19, unless required by applicable law.

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For a full list of ticketing, venue and event information, including the Covid delay dates and purchase requirements for all events, go to eccles.co.nz