Massive festivals returning to Tauranga

Two of the biggest national festivals hosted by a local company are returning to Tauranga this January and February.

Tickets are already selling fast for Bay Dreams in January and February's One Love Festival, both presented by Tauranga's Pato Entertainment.


One Love and Bay Dreams are returning to Tauranga in 2017. Supplied Photos.

'Tickets are selling twice as fast as last year,” says festival director Pato Alvarez. 'More than 50 per cent of tickets to the 2017 festivals have already been sold.”

Bay Dreams on January 2 at ASB Baypark Stadium is one of the newest events in the festive calendar, with the mighty Shapeshifter headlining the one-day R18 festival.

Considered one of the most influential live drum and bass dance acts worldwide, the Kiwi festival favourite will unleash new material from their highly-anticipated sixth album ‘Stars', due to release November 4.

Bay Dreams made its debut earlier this year and Pato says the 2017 event looks set to live up to hype, being labelled one of NZ's hottest new summer festivals.

With more than 40 acts across four stages, Pato is promising a bigger and better production.

'You know when Shapeshifter is coming it's going to be good. The epic line-up is what's reflecting on the ticket sales. We source the best of the best for our concerts.

'Last year's success is due to the fact both concerts are very well run. Our team works really hard behind the scenes.”

The rest of the line-up includes some of the world's finest electronic music, including British DJ and producer Skream and Canadian electronic extraordinaire Ryan Hemsworth.

The line-up also includes masters of rock and reggae Sticky Fingers – who will also headline the event – legendary US hip hop acts Grandmaster Flash and Bizzy Bone and Kiwi favourites Katchafire, Kora, Concord Down and Home Brew.

A warm-up party for Bay Dreams on January 1 will spotlight The Upbeats featuring MC Tikki Taane, The Peacekeepers, Average Rap Band, Earth Tiger and 'major drawcard” the Kings.

Kiwi band Six60 will headline the 2017 One Love Festival at Tauranga Domain on February 4-5.

With their unique blend of soul, reggae, rock, dub-step and drum ‘n' bass, Six60 joins the bill alongside the second headlining act Jamaican reggae sensation Tarrus Riley at the two-day extravaganza.

A host of other top-notch international and local acts also feature in the line-up, including American reggae-pop band Big Mountain, firm reggae favourites Auckland-based Three Houses Down, the Kings and local legend Che Fu – plus many more.

Pato says One Love, now in its fifth year, is a colourful music and cultural experience like no other that attracts punters from across the globe.

Like last year, $1 from every ticket sold to the One Love festival will be donated to Tauranga's Homes of Hope Charitable Trust. 'Last year we raised $15,000,” says Pato, who is looking for a second charity to donate to this year.

For tickets to both events, visit: www.onelovefestival.co.nz and www.baydreams.co.nz


The crowd at this year's One Love Festival held at the Tauranga Domain over Waitangi Weekend. Supplied Photo.

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2 comments

Noise Factor

Posted on 02-10-2016 09:46 | By Mackka

Lets hope the Council have a handle on the noise levels at the forthcoming Domain concert!!


Agreed, Maccka

Posted on 02-10-2016 12:36 | By nerak

Noise levels/times were definitely not adhered to this year. Showed there are some very irresponsible council staff, they would have known in time to do something, maybe they were out of town because they knew things would get too loud? Yeah, right! Noise control, what a joke. Sad thing was, some good stuff played on the day, but totally spoilt by volume. Ear clinics will ultimately do nicely out of this type of show. Im sure neighbours would complain if I wound my music up like that, and rightly so. Hint for the promoters, switch the stage to the opposite end of the Domain next year.


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