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July 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 266 – Cable Car, Wellington, 1995-2020

I’m always amazed that Wellington’s Cable Car is the Tourist Destination/Activity that it is – but, hey. It is. That view’s pretty good, it’s pretty cheap, and it (now) runs swiftly. It’s an easy thing to go and do and a way to see the city. I’ve lived here 25 years which means 25 years […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1995, 1995-2020, 20/20, 25 Years, Boarding Pass, Bus Pass, Cable Car, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 266, Stubs: # 266 – Cable Car, Ticket, Wellington, Wgtn ·

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June 17, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 258 – Arabia-Buda-Scott, Wellington, 2018

It’s always a gamble with arts festivals – any festivals – you see some amazing stuff, you see some duds. And its all shapes and sizes – you get to have your mind blown by an act you maybe didn’t think you’d like, you get let down by something you expected would be great, you […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2018), Arabia-Buda-Scott, Arts Festival, Gig, Gig Review, Lawrence Arabia, Live Gig, Luke Buda, NZ Festival, Sam Scott, 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: # 258, Stubs: # 258 – Arabia-Buda-Scott, The Phoenix Foundation, Ticket, Wellington, Wgtn ·

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July 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 230 – Waiheke Island, Auckland, 2019   

It took until 2019 for me to visit Waiheke Island. For some odd reason I’ve kept the ferry ticket stub…hang on, I say some odd reason…what I mean was: This was an amazing holiday! My brother owns a house on the island – and finally we organised the time to go there, which meant flying […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2019, Akld, Auckland, Family, Ferry, Holiday, Stub, Stubs, Stubs # 230, Stubs: # 230 – Waiheke Island, Ticket, Waiheke Island ·

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April 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 224 – Cigna Saints, Wellington, 2019

I had a really great chat with a Facebook friend the other day. We had never met. But he recognised me and got chatting about things I’d written and from there we had a huge conversation about the arts and culture and content and contributing and how being an audience member, a consumer, is part of the […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2019, April, B/Ball, Basketball, Bay Hawkes, Bowie, Cigna, Dog, Family, Friday, Hawke's Bay, https://www.saints.co.nz/, Oscar, Saints, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 224, Stubs: # 224 – Cigna Saints, Ticket, Wellington, Wgtn ·

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October 9, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 221 – Faith No More, Wellington, 1995

When I first saw Faith No More in Wellington (1993) it was (and still is) one of the greatest gigs I’ve seen. And when Faith No More released its new album in 1995, King For A Day – Fool For A Lifetime, I was amped; anticipating the album and very excited to find they’d be […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1995, 1997, 95, Album of the Year, Angel Dust, Concert, Faith No More, FNM, Gig, King For A Day...Fool For A Lifetime, Live, Live Gig, Mt Cook, Newtown, Showbuildings, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 20 – Faith No More, Stubs: # 221 – Faith No More, Ticket, Wellington, Wgtn ·

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March 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 219 – Lungs, Wellington, 2016

The play Lungs was terrific – click there to read my review. Perfect small theatre, in the Circa Studio, a two-hander, unnamed couple, “She” and “He” I believe the notes said, or “Him” and “Her” or some such. I was there on opening night. I don’t often go to opening night. I find the rattling […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2016), Acting, Aidee Walker, Circa, Circa 2, Dean Hewison, Drama, Lungs, Play, Stub, Stubs, Stubs # 219, Stubs: # 219 – Lungs, Theatre, Ticket, Wellington, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 16, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Win a special prize-pack for The Mission’s Wellington Gig

It’s the 30th Anniversary of The Mission and so for the first time in 26 years the English goth-rockers are set to play two New Zealand shows. Saturday, November 19 in Auckland and tomorrow night (Fri, Nov 18) at Wellington’s Bodega. Here’s a really great prize for a keen Wellington fan. Get in quick. Today […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Bodega, CD, Concert, Gig, Giveaway, Goth, Live Music, Live Show, PR, Prize-Pack, Promo, T-shirt, The Mission, Ticket, Wellington, Wgtn, Win a special prize-pack for The Mission’s Wellington Gig ·

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May 14, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 71– Kurt & Courtney, Wellington, 1998

When I started Stubs I hadn’t intended to include film-stubs – and I don’t collect (all) my movie tickets. I might be a freak. But I’m not a fucking freak…or however that song goes… I kept a bunch of Film Festival tickets – and I’m including this one, from the movie Kurt & Courtney this […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1998, Courtney Love, Doco, Documentary, Embassy, Film, Film Festival, Kurt & Courtney, Kurt Cobain, Movie, Movie Ticket, Nick Broomfield, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 71– Kurt & Courtney, Ticket, Wellington ·

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February 6, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 49 – The Rolling Stones, Auckland, 1995

My first time seeing The Rolling Stones – the whole family went to it, up in Auckland. Good show. Good setlist. A buddy had a ticket too, was supposed to come with us – he had some family reunion (of the more formal kind, not just a gathering at a Stones gig) and was gutted […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1995, Akld, Auckland, Family Reunion, Live, Live Gig, Stones, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 49– The Rolling Stones, The Rolling Stones, The Stones, Ticket ·

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January 11, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 37 – Rick Wakeman, Wellington, 2012

Well, he sure gave good interview – but the gig itself was a little silly, a little sad. I loved hearing a bit of his solo piano playing – dude can fucking play! – but the jokes. Oof. Suddenly it wasn’t Rick Wakeman it was nearly Roy “Chubby” Brown. But hey, that’s his legacy and […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2012, An Evening With Rick Wakeman, Cat Stevens, David Bowie, Life On Mars?, Live Gig, Morning Has Broken, Oh You Pretty Things, Piano, Prog, Rick Wakeman, Solo, Stories and Songs, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 37 – Rick Wakeman, The Strawbs, Ticket, Wellington, Yes ·

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December 1, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 27 – Basshunter, Wellington, 2009

Close to the nadir really – standing in a crowd of tweens while some jerkoff sings “if you’re sexy and you’re know it clap your hands” – it was like he was grooming, plotting, planning, tossing out bait and picking his victims. Revolting. And then there was the rest of the music. Just ghastly. Funny […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2009, 3Oh!3, Basshunter, Gig, Gig Review, Live, Smashproof, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 27 – Basshunter, Ticket, Wellington ·

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November 23, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 22 – Anika Boh & Hollie, Wellington, 2012

It was dubbed the Acoustic Church tour – and they had electric guitar in almost every song. This was a very one-sided show. Anika Moa had some good songs. Boh Runga offered a few light tunes about vague characters and Hollie Smith stepped up to the microphone to announce symptoms of a stomach complaint – […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Acoustic Church, Anika Moa, Boh Runga, Dominion Post, Gig Review, Hollie Smith, Live, On Song, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 22 – Anika Boh & Hollie, Ticket, Wellington, Wellington 2012 ·
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