Dimmer to kick off Summer Sounds for 2010

Auckland City Council
Media release

13 January 2010

Dimmer to kick off Summer Sounds for 2010

The 2010 Summer Sounds series begins on Saturday, 23 January at Coyle Park with a line-up of groups that are sure to see things start with a bang.

New Zealand funk-rock band, Dimmer, will take to the stage along with University of Auckland Songwriter in residence, LA Mitchell, songwriter and producer SJD, and up-and-coming electro-synth pop band Computers Want Me Dead.

Dimmer emerged in 2001 with their debut album, I Believe You Are a Star – and with lead singer, Shayne Carter (from former Straitjacket Fits fame), recently inducted into the exclusive New Zealand Music Hall of Fame – this is one group you won’t want to miss.

This great line up at Coyle Park is just the beginning of what is set to be one of the best Summer Sounds series so far. With the Datsuns, Clap Clap Riot, The Warratahs, Hammond Gamble and Kidz in Space still to come, Aucklanders have no shortage of great free music this summer.

Summer Sounds is one of four series in Auckland City Council’s Music in Parks programme, now in its 17th successful year.

The 2010 Music in Parks programme runs from January to March and features over 40 concerts showcasing the best musical talent Auckland has to offer.

Summer Sounds 2010 is proudly provided by Auckland City Council, and made possible with the support of grabaseat, The Radio Network and Juice TV.

Visit www.musicinparks.co.nz for the full Music in Parks 2010 programme and more details of participating artists.

Note to editors:

** Please note Summer Sounds at Coyle Park ha a rain date on Sunday, 24 January.

Postponement details will be provided via radio, the council’s call centre (379 2020) and through the Music in Parks 2010 Facebook page.

Full programme for Music in Parks 2010

Date Rain date Venue Concert series Artists
Sun 17 Jan nil Band Rotunda, Auckland Domain Jazz at the Rotunda Auckland Jazz Orchestra - Caitlin Smith
Sat 23 Jan Sun 24 Jan Coyle Park, Pt Chevalier Summer Sounds Dimmer - LA Mitchell - SJD - Computers Want Me Dead
Sun 24 Jan nil Band Rotunda, Auckland Domain Jazz at the Rotunda Tony Parker's New Orleans Joy Makers - Aaron Nevezie
Sun 24 Jan nil Dingle Dell, St Heliers The Culture Garden The NBR New Zealand Opera Interns
Sun 31 Jan nil Band Rotunda, Auckland Domain Jazz at the Rotunda Little Big Band - Bruce Morley and beat poetry
Sun 7 Feb nil Band Rotunda, Auckland Domain Jazz at the Rotunda Miho Wada - Rojak
Wed 10 Feb nil Tahaki Reserve, Mt Eden Movies in Parks The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009) - music by Collapsing Cities
Thur 11 Feb nil Glover Park, St Heliers Movies in Parks The World's Fastest Indian (2005) - music by Collapsing Cities
Fri 12 Feb Sat 13 Feb Blockhouse Bay Beach Reserve Summer Sounds The Warratahs - Hammond Gamble
Sun 14 Feb nil Band Rotunda, Auckland Domain Jazz at the Rotunda LippizanEars - French Toast
Wed 17 Feb nil Tahaki Reserve, Mt Eden Movies in Parks Dean Spanley (2008) - music by Sons of Zion
Thur 18 Feb nil Glover Park, St Heliers Movies in Parks The Price of Milk (2000) - music by Sons of Zion
Sun 21 Feb nil Sturges Park, Otahuhu Summer Sounds Sweet and Irie - Kidz in Space - Computers Want Me Dead
Sun 21 Feb nil Band Rotunda, Auckland Domain Jazz at the Rotunda Pat Metheney Tribute - Barry Saunders
Wed 24 Feb nil Tahaki Reserve, Mt Eden Movies in Parks Rain of the Children (2008) - music by Broken Heartbreakers
Thur 25 Feb nil Glover Park, St Heliers Movies in Parks River Queen (2005) - music by Broken Heartbreakers
Sat 27 Feb Sun 28 Feb Nixon Park, Kingsland Summer Sounds The Datsuns - The Bats - Clap Clap Riot - Computers Want Me Dead
Sun 28 Feb nil Band Rotunda, Auckland Domain Jazz at the Rotunda Tamara Ricket - Karen Hunter
Sun 28 Feb nil Winter Gardens, Auckland Domain The Culture Garden Carolina Moon
Wed 3 March nil Grey Lynn Park Movies in Parks Goodbye Pork Pie (1981) - music by Collapsing Cities
Thur 4 March nil Owairaka Park Movies in Parks Sione's Wedding (2006) - music by Collapsing Cities
Sun 7 March nil Band Rotunda, Auckland Domain Jazz at the Rotunda Lewis McCallum Band - Otis Mace, Guitar Ace
Sun 7 March nil Winter Gardens, Auckland Domain The Culture Garden The Trusts Waitakere Brass Band
Wed 10 March nil Alberton, 100 Mt Albert Rd The Culture Garden (Tea Dance) Orquesta Amadeus
Wed 10 March nil Grey Lynn Park Movies in Parks Selected short films - music by Sons of Zion
Thur 11 March nil Owairaka Park Movies in Parks State of Play (2009) - music Sons of Zion
Sun 14 March nil Band Rotunda, Auckland Domain Jazz at the Rotunda Jennifer Zea - Dave Boy
Sun 14 March nil Winter Gardens, Auckland Domain The Culture Garden Steve Abel - Rebecca Le Harle
Wed 17 March nil Alberton, 100 Mt Albert Rd The Culture Garden (Tea Dance) The Alibis
Wed 17 March nil Grey Lynn Park Movies in Parks Show of Hands (2008) - music by Broken Heartbreakers
Thur 18 March nil Owairaka Park Movies in Parks Separation City (2009) - music by Broken Heartbreakers
Sun 21 March nil Band Rotunda, Auckland Domain Jazz at the Rotunda I'll Never Forget What's Her Name - Paul Ubana Jones
Sun 21 March nil Wintergardens, Auckland Domain The Culture Garden Members of the New Zealand Youth Choir
Wed 24 March nil Highwic House The Culture Garden (Tea Dance) National Dixie
Sun 28 March nil Band Rotunda, Auckland Domain Jazz at the Rotunda Cherie Mathieson and Godfrey de Grut
Sun 28 March nil Wintergardens, Auckland Domain The Culture Garden Forbidden Joe
Wed 31 March nil Highwic House The Culture Garden (Tea Dance) Quantum

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