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February 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: James Taylor (February 5, Napier)

James Taylor Church Road Winery, Napier Sunday, February 5 If there was ever any doubt this was a perfect combination of singer and setting it was quashed as soon as James Taylor bounded onto the stage and praised the venue and bright blue sky a handful of times in and around the opening numbers. James […]

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October 16, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: #156 – Together In Concert: Tim Finn Dave Dobbyn Bic Runga, Martinborough, 2010

The first Finn/Runga/Dobbyn tour was a huge success – but I thought it was something of a disaster and when they announced there’d be a 10th Anniversary version I figured it would be a massive success but I wasn’t that amped about attending – more a job than a perk. I’m not sure if it […]

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July 21, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: #112 – Blondie & Pretenders, Martinborough, 2010

A pretty great double bill, this – though it seemed a lot of people really didn’t care for The Pretenders, which was odd, they were the better band. Blondie – so many hits, a great vibe, but Debbie Harry’s voice is gone, fucked, shot. Just horrible, really. Still, you could see her trying, and also […]

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February 18, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 56 – The Beach Boys, Napier, 1999

Look, Hawke’s Bay’s Mission Concert is a giant embarrassment – I’ve been a bunch of times (usually as occupational-hazard); been puked on, nearly been in fights – more times than at any other venue, in any other city – and it’s always the most ungrateful audience. They turn up with their golf-carts full of piss […]