NZ Tour 2008

[roger]

Bedlam Management have asked me this morning NOT to release details of the NZ tour until 27th November. I don't think there is any doubt that it will go ahead but it has not yet been officially announced. If we do so now, the sponsors could be "sensitive" about it.

All existing threads, including all replies, have been temporarily hidden from view and will be fully restored on the appropriate date.

Those of you who have already contacted venues, please don't be alarmed if you receive a negative response but please don't follow it up until details appear once again on this forum.

Thanks,
Roger

[grant]

roger said:

All existing threads, including all replies, have been temporarily hidden from view and will be fully restored on the appropriate date.

Phew!! Thank goodness for that!

I just logged on to discover that the total tally of posts had reduced by 31 over a period of 30 minutes - Thought it was passchendaele all over again!!

Best wishes
Grant (heart beating normally again!)

[graemek]

Hi Roger & Grant,
Thanks for the advice.
What do you think I thought then Grant ?

Like....I imagined everything I did Yesterday .

Still.....not so unusual for my stage in life.

Graeme

[Dori]

Thanks for telling me that Roger. I have actually contacted the Auckland venue, but let's hope they think i'm mistaken. :2fun:

Dori

[graemek]

Hi any non Kiwis thinking of visiting NZ for Hayley's Concerts.

This distance & driving times worker outer is fabulous.
Just click on the start town & let the cursor drift until you get to your destination. DONT click on the destination, just watch the table change.
www.top10.co.nz/times_distances.html

eg. Northernmost town to Southernmost is 1893 Kms by road.

I could play with it all day. i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif
Graeme

[Stephany]

Hi everybody!

The NZ press has started to mention the Wairarapa concert (February 23, 2007). Considering that we are still waiting for a confirmation from Bedlam management, I won't create a separate thread just yet. Here is the announcement:

Cocker, Fraser and Westenra to play Martinborough
15.11.2007
By Nathan Crombie
Wairarapa Times-age

Twilight concertgoers will be bathing in starlight and fine wine at Alana Estate Vineyard with Joe Cocker, Brooke Fraser and Hayley Westenra all set to stage successive performances at the Martinborough winery early next year.

Cath Hopkin, Alana Estate chief executive and former Toast Martinborough organiser, said rock and soul singer Cocker, 63, will play the venue on January 27 as part of a three-date A Day on The Green tour of New Zealand that also takes in Waipara and Auckland wineries.

Kiwi songbirds Brooke Fraser and Hayley Westenra are also to play dates at the Martinborough vineyard soon afterwards on February 10 and 23 respectively, she said.

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The Cocker tour dates come in support of his latest album, Hymn For My Soul, with Kiwi musicians Midge Marsden and The Hammond Gamble Band also playing the Martinborough gig. Ms Hopkin said a limited number of pre-sales tickets will be available to Alana Estate customers for 24 hours from noon today and all other tickets on sale at Ticketmaster from Monday. She is expecting about 5000 people to the Cocker concert, with tickets ranging from $90 for general admission, $130 for seated B reserve, $158 for seated A reserve, and $350 for the VIP package.

The special package deal will give 160 fans a wine-and-dine experience at the estate restaurant that overlooks the natural amphitheatre  surrounded by trees and vineyards  where the performance will be held.

Cocker is best known for his gravelly voice and for re-workings of well-known songs, including With a Little Help From My Friends.

Ms Hopkin said the Fraser and Westenra concerts are expected to attract similar numbers as Cocker with ticket prices and availability to be confirmed.[/color] "Alana Estate will be the place to be, where music, wine and food lovers can go to watch the stars come out." [/size][/quote]
Stephany

[Stephany]

Hi Belinda,
Are you going to this "secret" concert?

Stephany

[graemek]

stephany said:

Hi everybody!

The NZ press has started to mention the Waipara concert (February 23, 2007).
Stephany

Stephany, That's Wairarapa, not Waipara.

Martinborough is in the Wairarapa district on North island. Waipara is 40km North of Christchurch.

You nearly gave me a heart attack.....I thought we'd lost the Waipara Concert for a while. It's certainly not on 23rd Feb & I don't dare say when it is till 12 days from now.
Graeme

[Stephany]

Sorry for that Graeme! I corrected my previous post.

Stephany

[graemek]

H Stephany & thank you,

NZ seems to have many similar names. Us non kiwis have to keep our wits about us.

eg.
Marlborough & Martinborough

Havelock & Havelock
(only difference is one's North Island & the other's South island)
I thought we were going to the concert at South Island Havelock but there isn't one.

Sigh....Graeme

[Stephany]

Hi all,

Here is another announcement about a concert in Villa Maria (South Auckland).

Winery rips out vines to make way for concerts
Radio New Zealand
Posted at 12:18pm on 17 Nov 2007

One of New Zealand's leading winemakers has started pulling grape vines from its grounds to make way for a series of concerts next year.

Villa Maria Estate in South Auckland, will host Joe Cocker, the Auckland Philharmonia, Hayley Westenra and Bic Runga from January to March.

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In the past, there has been a lake between the audience and performers, but the winery says artists such as Joe Cocker require a more intimate connection.

Villa Maria managing director George Fistonich says work started last week to pull about half a hectacre of vines from the ground's 16 hectares.

Mr Fistonich says though he loves vines and trees, the grapes lost represent only a small fraction of what is available to Villa Maria and the change has made a good setting.

He says most of the winery's grapes come from the Hawke's Bay and Marlborough regions.[/size][/quote]
Stephany

[Mark]

Hi Belinda

I really hope theres an official announcement soon so that you can really look forward to the NZ concerts with certainty. If Kathryn or Nic, or infact Steve A , are at any of the forthcoming concerts (including the All Angels on the 28th) I will see if I can find anything out for you ( assuming there hasn't been an announcement in the meantime of course)

Mark x

[roger]

There is no need, Mark. The opening post in this thread explains the situation and nothing further should be said until we receive clearance (which is likely to be on or around 27th November).

Roger

[Stephany]

Here is another announcement from Stuff.co.nz about the Villa Maria concert:

Wines make way for Cocker concert
By NIKO KLOETEN
Manukau Courier | Tuesday, 20 November 2007

More than 1000 vines at Mangere’s Villa Maria Estate Winery are being pulled out to make room for a concert by veteran English rock star Joe Cocker.

Cocker, 63, who was a gasfitter before he began his long singing career, will appear in the concert on January 28 next year. Before then the estate will be transformed into Auckland’s largest outdoor winery setting.

Vines are already being pulled out and with the vineyard positioned at the centre of a volcanic crater, the area will develop into a natural amphitheatre.

The stage will be between two large willows and trees in the surrounding area will provide shade for concert-goers.

Villa Maria managing director and founder George Fistonich approved the changes after months of evaluation.

"This is a major transformation for the winery and means there is the opportunity for Villa Maria to host even bigger acts," he says.

Joe Cocker’s concert is expected to attract more than 7000 people. Other performances planned for estate include the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra on February 16 and Hayley Westenra on February 24.

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More concerts are also in the pipeline.[/size][/quote]
Stephany

[graemek]

Thanks Stephany,

The Joe Cocker gig will really go off if the volcano decides to erupt in the middle of the concert.........

Or maybe no one will notice......





Graeme....