The iconic Splore Festival is back for another year, and will once again be dazzling more than ten thousand festival-goers on the shores of Tapapakanga Regional Park.
It has taken seven days for a grass paddock south of Auckland to be turned into a venue with five festival stages, a cabaret performance zone, art trail, and a spectacular outdoor light display to top it off.
Some of the big names headlining this year’s event are Ladi 6, Troy Kingi and the Promises, and New Zealand Music veteran Don McGlashan.
Journalist Russell Brown is hosting a panel discussion in the listening lounge, and yoga classes and massage services are available at Wendy’s Wellness, the perfect relaxation for the hustle and bustle of a music festival.
As Cyclone Gabriel’s destruction has left many ticket holders without access to the event, Splore Festival Director, John Minty said that alternative solutions to the issue can be arranged.
“We are very sympathetic to people who have suffered from the cyclone and we will be reviewing each case for a refund if their tickets are not able to be sold on tixel.co.nz.”
Despite the weather being forecast for rain this past week, sunshine is expected for Saturday, which will coincide with the festival’s official start.
“We are expecting plenty of sunshine and if anything, a little rain suppresses the dust on the gravel roads. We are expecting the rain to pass and for glorious sunshine on both Saturday and Sunday. Either way, we have a big crowd about to descend and after a tough three years in events, we have the welcome mat out.”
A live stream of the action from this years Splore is available on their official website for free from nine o’clock on Saturday afternoon, to Sunday afternoon. Tickets are still available until the 24th of February.
