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The Buddy Holly Story. Touring NZ in March & April 2015

BUDDY
– THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY

TOURING NZ MARCH & APRIL 2015
Seen by over 22 million people worldwide

“The show you will never forget”
Daily Mail

Joyous! I love this show”
Sunday Express

Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story is today announced to tour New Zealand in March and April 2015, taking in 21 venues around the country.

Experience the drama, passion and excitement as a cast of phenomenally talented actors and musicians tell Buddy Holly’s story, from his meteoric rise to fame, to his final legendary performance at The Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa.

Tickets to the most successful rock ‘n’ roll show of all time will go on sale on 20 October. Booking details, dates and venues below.

Featuring two terrific hours of the greatest songs ever written, including That’ll Be The Day, Oh Boy, Rave On, La Bamba, Chantilly Lace, Johnny B. Goode, Raining In My Heart, Everyday, Shout and many many more, this show is just Peggy Sue-perb!

“This show is an absolute must. If you haven’t seen the brilliant musical Buddy yet, buy your ticket now!”

The Sun

“THE SHOW YOU WILL NEVER FORGET”
Daily Mail

“JOYOUS!I LOVE THIS SHOW”
Sunday Express

The tour marks the 25th anniversary of BUDDY – THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY -- joining other iconic productions including Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Miss Saigon, Evita and Cats in reaching this staggering milestone.

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Loved by critics and audiences alike, Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story tells the enduring tale of the musical icon’s meteoric rise to fame and his final legendary performance at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, before his tragic and untimely death at the age of 22. In 18 short months the Texas-born boy revolutionized the face of contemporary music influencing everyone from The Beatles to Bruce Springsteen.

With the Big Bopper’s Chantilly Lace and Ritchie Valens’ La Bamba completing a stellar musical line-up, Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story is a not to be missed evening of family entertainment.

March
12Nelson 8pmTheatre RoyalTicketdirect
13Nelson 8pmTheatre RoyalTicketdirect
14Blenheim 8pmFloorpride Civic TheatreTicketdirect
15Christchurch 4pm and 8pmIsaac Theatre RoyalTicketek
17Timaru 8pmTheatre RoyalTicketek
18Dunedin 8pmRegent TheatreTicketdirect
19Gore 8pmSt James Theatrewww.iticket.co.nz
20Invercargill 8pmCivic TheatreTicketdirect
21Oamaru 8pmOpera HouseTicketdirect
22Ashburton 4pmEvent CentreTicketdirect
24Napier 8pmMunicipalTicketek
25Tauranga 8pmBaycourtTicketek
26Whangarei 8pmForum NorthTicketek
27Auckland 8pmVector ArenaTicketmaster
28Hamilton 8pmFoundersTicketek
29New Plymouth 4pm and 8pmTSB ShowplaceTicketmaster
31Kapiti 8pmSouthwardsTicketek
April
1Wellington 8pmOpera HouseTicketek
2Palmerston North 8pmRegent TheatreTicketdirect
3Rotorua 8pmCivic TheatreTicketmaster
4Taupo 8pmGreat Lake CentreTicketek
5Upper Hutt 4pm and 8pmExpressionsTicketdirect

ENDS

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