This year, Newtown venue Moon will host some of Wellington’s most exciting new musicians, courtesy of Bottlecap Music (Callum Campbell). Opening Night will see a range of new artists performing live across three nights in March, April and May, premiering brand new material, and putting a fresh spin on old formats.

The 18th Annual Americana Music Festival & Conference (AmericanaFest) will take place September 12-17, 2017, gathering thousands of artists, fans, and industry professionals from all over the world in Nashville, TN.  The call for proposals is now open.

In 2017, for the first time, Auckland Arts Festival is producing Whānui – five large-scale, community-based projects that will widen the Festival’s embrace from Otara to Northcote, Henderson to Glenn Innes and Flat Bush.