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November 27, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 287 PJ Harvey, Wellington, 2017

I saw PJ Harvey in 2004, flew to Sydney – went with a couple of my best mates, it was incredible. Shortly after she announced she was retiring from stage-work. Well, she came back after a few years away and then I didn’t go to Auckland and see her again, and sorta wished I had. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2017), Concert, Gig, Live, MFC, PJ, PJ Harvey, Review, Stub, Stubs, Stubs # 287, Stubs: # 287 PJ Harvey, Wellington ·

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August 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Flying Nun 40th Anniversary Party (August 7, Wellington)

Flying Nun 40th Anniversary Party MFC; Wellington Saturday, August 7 A couple of weeks after the Auckland party it was Wellington’s turn to help Flying Nun celebrate its 40th Birthday. It was a solid line-up – and I was pleasantly surprised by how good it was; the vibe, the flow and of course the music. […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 1981, 2021, 40, 40th Birtday, Aldous Harding, August, August 7, Flying Nun, Gig Review, Gig Review: Flying Nun 40th Anniversary Party, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Live, Live Gig, MFC, Purple Pilgrims, Reb Fountain, Superette, The Bats, The Chills, The Subliminals, Voom, Wellington ·

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June 20, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 283 – Mansfield: In Her Own Words – Wellington, 2021

Every now and then I go to a show and I don’t review it. It doesn’t happen often – even shows I pay for and go to in purely a fan-capacity tend to get some sort of write-up. I’m just wired that way now, so used to it. On the flipside, sometimes, I forget to […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2021, Charlotte Yates, Gig, In Her Own Words, Live Show, Mansfield, Mansfield: In Her Own Words, MFC, Stubs, Stubs is an occasional feature here at Off The Tracks – looking back through the ticket-stub box and remembering how the show went down., Stubs: # 283, Stubs: # 283 – Mansfield: In Her Own Words, Wellington, Wgtn ·

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March 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Bill Bailey – En Route To Normal (March 14, Wellington)

Bill Bailey: En Route To Normal MFC, Wellington Sunday, March 14 Bill Bailey is one of the first big-name international comedians to perform in New Zealand since our lockdown; certainly he’s the one undertaking the biggest tour. “Just me and the Wiggles”, he jokes. All entertainment bases covered. Bailey is a much loved and respected […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Bill Bailey, Bill Bailey: En Route To Normal, Brexit, Brit, Comedian, Comedy, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Gig, Gig Review, Gig Review: Bill Bailey – En Route To Normal (March 14, Instruments, Live, Live Gig, March 14, MFC, Music, NZ Tour, Stand Up, Sunday, UK, Wellington, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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August 31, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 274 – Rhian Sheehan, Wellington, 2018

I’ve seen Rhian Sheehan a bunch of times. And it’s always been great – always a variation of the same sorts of moods and feels and vibe; many of the same pieces even. But it always has a new flavour too. So it’s never (just) repetition. I’ve seen this sort of show from him develop […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2018), A Quiet Divide, Concert, Gig, Live, Live Gig, MFC, Rhian Sheehan, Stub, Stubs, Stubs is an occasional feature here at Off The Tracks – looking back through theticket-stub box and remembering how the show went down., Stubs: # 274, Stubs: # 274 – Rhian Sheehan, Wellington, Wgtn ·

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June 25, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 261 – The Monkees, Wellington, 2019

As soon as I saw the advertising for The Monkees I was very keen to see them; sure it was just two of them – but in a way it’s the two that mattered most. And anyway you can’t bring people back from the dead, you either go and see the remaining members and make […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2019, Gig Review, Live Gig, Live Music, MFC, Stub, Stubs, Stubs is an occasional feature here at Off The Tracks – looking back through the ticket-stub box and remembering how the show went down., Stubs: # 261, Stubs: # 261 – The Monkees, The Mike and Micky Show Live, The Monkees, Wellington ·

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March 7, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Laurie Anderson – Here Comes The Ocean (March 6, Wellington)

Laurie Anderson – Here Comes The Ocean MFC, Wellington Friday, March 6 Laurie Anderson was invited to the NZ Festival as one of the guest curators – that meant performances from Anderson as well, including this: her symphony of ocean-inspired songs from late husband Lou Reed and various texts and spoken word pieces of her […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 20/20, Arts Festival, Budi Putra, Eyvind Kang, Festival of the Arts, Friday, Gamelan, Gamelan Wellington, Gig Review, Gig Review: Laurie Anderson – Here Comes The Ocean (March 6, Greg Cohen, Horomona Horo, Improvisation, Laurie Anderson – Here Comes The Ocean, Live Gig, Live Music, March 6, Megan Collins, MFC, NZ Festival, Rubin Kodheli, Shahzad Ismaily, Spoken Word, Stewart Hurwood, Symphony, Wellington, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 4, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi (March 4, Wellington)

Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi MFC, Wellington Wednesday, March 4 When I reviewed There Is No Other – the duo album recorded over a handful of days last year by Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi – I talked about the tantalising prospect of this pair of musicologists taking to the road in support of this […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Arts Festival, Banjo, Bass, Festival of the Arts, Francesco Turrisi, Gig Review, Gig Review: Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi (March 4, Jason Sypher, Live Gig, March 4, MFC, NZ Festival, Rhiannon Giddens, Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi, There Is No Other, Wednesday, Wellington, Wgtn, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 3, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: The New Pornographers (March 3, Wellington)

The New Pornographers MFC, Wellington Tuesday, March 3 Across the last two decades the North American supergroup The New Pornographers has never really let the side down; theirs is a catalogue brimming with competence and, usually, confidence. If anything there’s a safeness that ever so slightly irks – that’s a small and very white complaint […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 20/20, A.C. Newman, Arts Festival, Carl Newman, Festival, Festival of the Arts, Gig Review, Gig Review: The New Pornographers (March 3, Joe Seiders, Live Gig, March 3, MFC, Neko Case, New Pornographers, NZ Festival, Simi Stone, The New Pornographers, Todd Fancey, Tuesday, Wellington, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 24, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Kate Tempest (February 24, Wellington)

Kate Tempest MFC, Wellington Monday, February 24 I’d had people asking me about Kate Tempest ever since she was announced to be part of the 2020 NZ Festival. I’d seen her five years back when she was lesser known out here and it was one of the best gigs I’ve ever seen. So all I’d […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 20/20, Arts Festival, February 24, Gig Review, Gig Review: Kate Tempest (February 24, Kate Tempest, Live Gig, Live Music, MFC, Monday, NZ Festival, Poetry, Spoken Word, The Book of Traps and Lessons, Wellington, Wgtn, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Chosen and Beloved – MAU Wahine and NZSO (February 21, Wellington)

Chosen and Beloved: Curated by Lemi Ponifasio – MAU Wahine, NZSO and Racha Rizk (Conducted by Kristan Jarvi) MFC, Wellington Friday, February 21 For the opening night of the NZ Festival expectations were very high for Chosen and Beloved. The first week guest curator Lemi Ponifasio took words from Henryk Gorecki’s Third Symphony (aka The […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Chosen and Beloved, Chosen and Beloved: Curated by Lemi Ponifasio – MAU Wahine, Gig, Gig Review, Gig Review: Chosen and Beloved - MAU Wahine and NZSO (February 21, Gorecki, Lemi Ponifasio, Live Gig, MAU, MAU Wahine, MFC, NZ Fest, NZ Festival, NZSO and Racha Rizk (Conducted by Kristan Jarvi), Racha Rizk, Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, Third Symphony, Wellington, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Tour Announcement: Margaret Atwood To Speak At Three NZ Shows (Feb, 2020)

FANE presents In Conversation with Margaret Atwood live on stage across New Zealand in collaboration with Andrew Kay, Phil Bathols and BBC Studios Australia. The dates are a celebration of the global publication of The Testaments, Atwood’s highly anticipated sequel to her seminal work, The Handmaid’s Tale.   The evening will also feature Atwood’s remarkable career, her diverse range of works and […]
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