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February 15, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Tomorrow People: “BBQ” Reggae

Tomorrow People BBQ Reggae Tomorrow People Well now, this is really something. Some handsome devil cooking up a few treats there – the BBQ with plenty of fuel; a few ‘burnt’ CDs by a half-baked (sorry!) reggae band. And look – there’s a sausage there, well, half a sausage – could that be symbolic of […]
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December 30, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

DJ Setlist: The Great Kiwi BBQ, San Fran, Thursday, December 29, 2016

Well, we do this every year or two – The Great Kiwi BBQ – I take some records down to the San Fran, all Kiwi music from all sorts of eras, fads, trends – and I play them in whatever order I feel like. And so it was last night, a good night and a […]
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December 27, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Great Kiwi BBQ: DJ Set

I love this time of year – and I particularly love this time of year in Wellington. It’s quiet. And you can get a park anywhere, and no one is in a rush. In fact it’s almost a ghost-town, in the best possible way… Most years around this time I put on a Great Kiwi […]
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December 13, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Turks in Havelock North – Homecoming Xmas Eve: 80s music DJ Set (Thursday, December 24)

I’m back in Hawke’s Bay for Christmas and I’m going to be playing some 80s records down at Turks in Havelock North on Thursday, December 24. Christmas Eve. It’s an early start – 5pm, and an early finish (11.30pm for a midnight close). So that’s over six hours of my favourite tunes from the 1980s. […]
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December 10, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Announcement: New Year’s Eve at San Fran – December 31st, 2014

San Fran, DJ Bill E, Teeth and Bunnies on Ponies with Garage Project invite you to celebrate the end of 2014 with gourmet BBQ treats on the deck from 6pm-11pm and great music happening inside the venue – the bands Teeth and Bunnies on Ponies followed by DJ Bill E’s legendary Hang The DJ  NYE […]
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