Performers 2018

A Girl Named Mo

A unique brand of soulful electronica is led by the amazing vocal talents of Moana Ete.

Where: | Normanby St |
When: | 4th Mar 10:50am |
Afrokan Quintet

100% authentic Afro-Cuban Jazz, a collaboration between graduates of the NZ School of Music and resident Afro-Latino musicians.

Where: | Colombo St |
When: | 4th Mar 12:00pm |
Anastasia Dolinina & Matias Ceballos

Wellington based Chilean composer, musician and vocalist, and Russian and Spanish vocalist, actor.

Where: | Emmett St |
When: | 4th Mar 12:10pm |
Ayn Randy

Aotearoa punx, pop, garage-y, grunge-y, emojicore, DIY, dog lovers and one extreme cat lover, artist....

Where: | Wilson St |
When: | 4th Mar 6:00pm |
Black Coffee After Party and Exhibition

Black Coffee, 133 Riddiford Street.

Where: | 133 Riddiford Street |
When: | 4th Mar 1:00pm |
Bonaparte

Berlin’s own electronic-rock-afro-rave-pop outfit BONAPARTE is back in Aotearoa

Where: | Wilson St |
When: | 4th Mar 7:20pm |
Bulgarian Dance Workshop

We want to share our culture with the community by introducing people to Bulgarian folk dances.

Where: | Emmett St |
When: | 4th Mar 10:30am |
Capoeira

A Brazilian dance fight game, played in a circle with musical and singing accompaniment.

Where: | Donald McLean St |
When: | 4th Mar 11:00am |
Career Girls

Career Girls focuses on the fundamental basis of bass orientated club music - rhythm and texture.

Where: | Newtown Ave |
When: | 4th Mar 4:15pm |
Carlos Navae Band

Carlos started singing Mexican Mariachi and Cuban boleros at a young age before picking up a guitar, learning from his professional musician father.

Where: | Colombo St |
When: | 4th Mar 3:00pm |
Chris Berry

He possesses a unique and reedy voice like Sting, a stage presence like James Brown, and lyrical content reminiscent of Bob Marley.

Where: | Emmett St |
When: | 4th Mar 3:30pm |
Circus Cabaret

Iva Nolife, Julia Bromley, Laura Oakley, and Aidin Ralfe perform.

Where: | Arney St |
When: | 4th Mar 11:00am & 1:45pm |
Cirque du Newtown

Iva Nolife, Evelyn Coulson and Laura Oakley.

Where: | Arney St |
When: | 4th Mar 10:00am & 4:00pm |
Clube do Choro

Clube do Choro are New Zealand’s very own Brazilian Choro band.

Where: | Colombo St |
When: | 4th Mar 11:00am |
Connor Moore

Connor Moore is an acoustic singer-songwriter originally from Wanaka; music to her is like breathing.

Where: | Normanby St |
When: | 4th Mar 4:30pm |
Cumbia Blazera!

South American Cumbia music which is fast, groovy and made for dancing.

Where: | Mid Riddiford St |
When: | 4th Mar 3:30pm |
Cumbia Bros

We play happy and energetic music, making the audience dance and assuring a great party atmosphere.

Where: | Colombo St |
When: | 4th Mar 1:00pm |
Dimestore Skanks

Wellington's 8 piece party ska pack with potato and gravy.

Where: | Mid Riddiford St |
When: | 4th Mar 2:20pm |
DJ Panda & Friends

DJ Panda likes to organize events with people and for people in her communities.

Where: | Constable St |
When: | 4th Mar 12:30pm |
E/N/T

The mood is dark, ambient, tribal, heavy, deep, post punk, minor, psychedelic, hazy, trancy, intense, afro-goth.

Where: | Newtown Ave |
When: | 4th Mar 2:45pm |
EDIE

Edie explores vocal and sonic worlds, sometimes haunting, sometimes transcendental, and sometimes downright confronting.

Where: | Normanby St |
When: | 4th Mar 11:40am |
Forn Sow Mai by Educate Thai/New Zealand Society

a traditional dance from Northern of Thailand

Where: | Emmett St |
When: | 4th Mar 3:00pm |
Gold Medal Famous

Gold Medal Famous is an excellent avant-garde pop trio that has been kicking round Wellington stages since 2008.

Where: | Constable St |
When: | 4th Mar 11:40am |
Grove Roots

It's more than a band, we're a production unit, a waka, a culture and way of life, a platform and network for our reo and kaupapa Maori.

Where: | North Riddiford St |
When: | 4th Mar 11:00am |
Hawaiian Dance Wellington

A group of women ages 25-75, who enjoy dancing hula to beautiful Hawaiian music.

Where: | Mid Riddiford St |
When: | 4th Mar 12:50pm |
Hedlok (Che Fu & King Kapisi)

HEDLOK is Che-Fu and King Kapisi ‘voltroning’ up.

Where: | North Riddiford St |
When: | 4th Mar 3:40pm |
Hula Fix

Hula Fix is a fusion of Pacific Island movements to get your body moving.

Where: | Mid Riddiford St |
When: | 4th Mar 10:45am |
Into Orbit

An experimental rock duo based in Wellington, New Zealand.

Where: | Wilson St |
When: | 4th Mar 3:20pm |
Jef Minus

A slick mix of punk pop and rock, high octane chorus driven hookfest!

Where: | Wilson St |
When: | 4th Mar 10:20am |
Klezmer Rebs

Klezmer Rebs are a 7 piece Wellington band formed in 2002 that plays (mostly) klezmer music.

Where: | Emmett St |
When: | 4th Mar 11:20am |
Kozo Kaos

A high energy roller coaster ride of juggling, stunts, and danger!

Where: | McDonalds Carpark |
When: | 4th Mar 11:30am & 3:15pm |
Kubatana and the Moringa Dancers

Kubatana & the Moringa Dancers are a high energy, high tempo drum and dance group.

Where: | Mid Riddiford St |
When: | 4th Mar 11:40am |
Ladi6

Having spent yet another summer wowing audiences with effortless grace it’s no wonder Ladi6 has been in such high demand.

Where: | South Riddiford St |
When: | 4th Mar 2:00pm |
Le French Confection - The Boomtown Okrabats

Wellington based circus duo, blending fun characters, ridiculous ideas and graceful, death defying stunts into tidy little stories.

Where: | Gordon St |
When: | 4th Mar 12:15pm |
Lisa Tomlins

Expect an assortment of original tunes and rearrangements of old and nu skool R&B/Soul and Jazz.

Where: | North Riddiford St |
When: | 4th Mar 2:20pm |
Ludus

Ludus is the downtempo ambient electronic project of Wellingtonian Emma Bernard.

Where: | Newtown Ave |
When: | 4th Mar 7:15pm |
Mehana

A 5-piece ensemble with a unique repertoire influenced by traditional Balkan and gypsy music styles

Where: | Emmett St |
When: | 4th Mar 12:50pm |
Mighty Ukes

The Mighty Ukes love to network and build happy fun communities because they know how to Uke & Spread the Love.

Where: | Mid Riddiford St |
When: | 4th Mar 12:00pm |
MOMENTUM

Aotearoa’s premier Jungle collective bringing back the classic 90’s bass and breaks sound

Where: | Donald McLean St |
When: | 4th Mar 12:30pm & 2:00pm |
Motte

Experimental Delay loop violin artist Motte, creates carefully constructed layered strings with vocals and improvised noise flourishes.

Where: | Wilson St |
When: | 4th Mar 5:00pm |
Move It Danceworks

Move It Dance showcases some of their 2017 competition routines.

Where: | Mid Riddiford St |
When: | 4th Mar 10:20am |
Mr Fungus

Check out the latest nonsense from ‘New Zealand’s Loudest Mime’ MR FUNGUS.

Where: | McDonalds Carpark |
When: | 4th Mar 1:00pm |
Namesake

Low-fi indie emo pop, simple hooks and hearts on sleeves. Sentimental, sad and hopeful summer vibes.

Where: | Normanby St |
When: | 4th Mar 2:20pm |
Newtown Festival Official Opening

The Newtown Festival Street Fair Day Official Opening is on the Newtown New World Community Stage

Where: | North Riddiford St |
When: | 4th Mar 9:30am |
Newtown Rocksteady

Newtown Festival's favourite house band

Where: | South Riddiford St |
When: | 4th Mar 12:30pm |
Nga Uri Taniwha

Mai i te karamatamatatanga o te Remutaka ki Põkai Mangumangu, ki Pareraho, ki Tirohanga, ki Tukutuku, ki Puke Tirotiro, ki Pukeariki, huhū rā te puaha o Te Awakairangi, whakawhiti atu ki Tangi a te

Where: | North Riddiford St |
When: | 4th Mar 10:20am |
No Accident

No Accident has been producing music for the last couple of years, with two album releases to show for it and a third just around the corner.

Where: | Newtown Ave |
When: | 4th Mar 11:00am |
Onono

ONONO is a New Zealand psych pop band, borrowing from fellow Wellington acts Red Sky Blues, Sport Royal and Hans Pucket.

Where: | South Riddiford St |
When: | 4th Mar 3:15pm |
Orchestra of Spheres

Psychedelic disco and ancient future funk.

Where: | South Riddiford St |
When: | 4th Mar 4:15pm |
Pablo The Puzzle

Pablo invites you to come solve The Puzzle

Where: | McDonalds Carpark |
When: | 4th Mar 12:15pm & 4:00pm |
Physical

Songs to wake up to, songs to break up to, songs to work out to.

Where: | Newtown Ave |
When: | 4th Mar 2:00pm |
Priest Fr. Alexey Popkov

Preserving Russian culture and introducing it in New Zealand

Where: | Emmett St |
When: | 4th Mar 2:35pm |
RadioActive.FM DJs

RadioActive.FM will have DJs on the RadioActive.FM and Coffee Supreme South Stage all day.

Where: | South Riddiford St |
When: | 4th Mar 10:00am |
Rainbow Chan

pop hooks, fractured samples and incisive lyrics to interrogate love, power and gender relations

Where: | Newtown Ave |
When: | 4th Mar 5:00pm |
Ras Judah

Our sound reflects the band's cultural diversity; a fusion of Afro Jazz, Folk, Roots Reggae, Kiwiana and hinds of Latin rhythmic flavours.

Where: | South Riddiford St |
When: | 4th Mar 10:00am |
REI

It’s not often that an artist seamlessly fuses hip hop, dancehall, club bangers and some sweet love songs...

Where: | North Riddiford St |
When: | 4th Mar 11:40am |
Rick Sahar

Rick Sahar will be supporting performers on the New World Community Stage, providing a bit of comedic continuity in between the great local talent.

Where: | Mid Riddiford St |
When: | 4th Mar 9:35am |
Sam Manzanza Africa Music Experience

hot and spicy afro beat to take you to the moon and dance non stop

Where: | South Riddiford St |
When: | 4th Mar 11:00am |
Sendam Rawkustra

Turning madness on its head into something spontaneous, special, unique, and creatively rich.

Where: | Mid Riddiford St |
When: | 4th Mar 1:20pm |
Sheeps

The Sheeps sound is complex, genre-bending and highly dynamic. For fans of Radiohead, Pink Floyd, A Perfect Circle, and Jakob.

Where: | Constable St |
When: | 4th Mar 10:00am |
Sky Canvas

Sky Canvas are a 5-piece kaleidoscopic prog/soul-hop fiesta. Delivering their blend of stirring vocals and colourful, fiery grooves, ready your fine selves for a grippingly energetic ride!

Where: | Hall St |
When: | 4th Mar 8:00pm |
Solid Gold Dance Crew

Your local bombastic retrotastic futuristic dance crew!

Where: | Arney St |
When: | 4th Mar 4:10pm & 5:00pm |
Soul Marita

This will be a little magical colorful tour around the Coast, the Andes and the Selva.

Where: | Colombo St |
When: | 4th Mar 4:15pm |
Sounds Like Us

traditional and folk music from different countries around the world

Where: | Beyond Emmett St |
When: | 4th Mar 12:00pm |
Strange Stains

Strange stains is a solo Wellington-based musician whose sound is personified by dominant deep drone and synth sounds, 80's alien beats and layered vocals.

Where: | Newtown Ave |
When: | 4th Mar 3:30pm |
SUB BASS

With a passion for heavy bass and crashing breaks, SUB:BASS was born.

Where: | Donald McLean St |
When: | 4th Mar 10:00am & 1:10pm |
Tai Chi

Join in with NCCC’s Tai Chi class - for a bit of mellow before the hectic festival day!

Where: | Mid Riddiford St |
When: | 4th Mar 10:00am |
Tary-Bary

Tary-Bary performs Russian folk music and songs the way they were traditionally played in Russian road taverns.

Where: | Emmett St |
When: | 4th Mar 10:50am |
Teeth

Teeth. NZ's freshest new fuzz-fanfare gentle-chaos-noise group.

Where: | Wilson St |
When: | 4th Mar 1:20pm |
Tei.

He hit me up, yeah he thinks I’m bold / I’m a chai soy latte they don’t make me cold.

Where: | Newtown Ave |
When: | 4th Mar 6:30pm |
The Alex Moffat Selection

I consider myself a poet who puts melody to the words.

Where: | Emmett St |
When: | 4th Mar 4:30pm |
The Beths

Auckland 4-piece THE BETHS channel their longtime friendship into smart, earnest and powerful guitar pop.

Where: | Wilson St |
When: | 4th Mar 6:20pm |
The Famous Rubberband Boy

The Rubberband Boy, Man or Monster? Ingenious or Idiot? You decide!

Where: | McDonalds Carpark |
When: | 4th Mar 10:00am & 1:45pm |
The Scallywags

Scallywags gather from schools around the region and sing songs from the last 100 years. At the festival this year we’re treated to the team from Newtown School.

Where: | Mid Riddiford St |
When: | 4th Mar 11:10am |
The Spines

The Spines have been and continue to be a big part of the fabric of Wellington’s original music scene for 35 years now.

Where: | Wilson St |
When: | 4th Mar 4:20pm |
The Travesties

With a Dunedin sound, two women guitarists rock the stage backed with musical bass lines and atmospheric drumming.

Where: | Constable St |
When: | 4th Mar 10:50am |
The Tudor Consort

The Tudor Consort is a specialist early choral group based in Wellington, New Zealand, made up of the region’s finest choral singers.

Where: | Constable St |
When: | 4th Mar 1:20pm |
TNST

TNST is a collaboration of four amazing and individually talented artists who have joined forces to create the ultimate upbeat vibe for Wellington’s Newtown 2018 Festival.

Where: | North Riddiford St |
When: | 4th Mar 12:20pm |
TUi MAMAKi + DiNYOSA Balkan Choir

DiNYOSA Balkan Choir is a specially formed group of Wellington singers crystallised around the jewel-like voice of TUi MAMAKi, a bi-cultural songbird.

Where: | Emmett St |
When: | 4th Mar 1:40pm |
TUMA (Maori Martial Arts)

taking Maori Martial Arts to a new level

Where: | North Riddiford St |
When: | 4th Mar 10:00am |
Upper Hutt Posse

Upper Hutt Posse are a three to seven-piece rap-reggae fusion band with radical lyricism at its core.

Where: | Constable St |
When: | 4th Mar 2:10pm |
Wellington Batucada

Bringing the flamboyant world of samba from Brazil to Wellington. Image credit: Geoff Infield

Where: | Parade: Rintoul St to Newtown Ave |
When: | 4th Mar 3:30pm |
Zamba Flam

Zamba Flam will get your Latino juices flowing & you will just have to dance to their old favourites and inspiring originals.

Where: | Colombo St |
When: | 4th Mar 10:00am |
Zero Cool

minimalist cry-laugh feels with rural NZ drama community charm

Where: | Wilson St |
When: | 4th Mar 12:20pm |