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 |
Big Girls
In February 2017 the creative people from Rangiwahia Environmental Arts Centre made Giant Puppet representatives with Women of diverse cultures who call NZ Aotearoa home. These incorporate sustainabl
| Where: | Riddiford St |
| When: | 4th Mar 11:00am & 2:00pm |
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 |
Kitchen Fire Demonstrator
Get a graphic demonstration of what NOT to do in the event of a grease fire as part of Fire and Emergency New Zealand's Kitchen Fire Demonstrator.
| Where: | Donald McLean St |
| When: | 4th Mar 9:45am & 1:00pm |
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 Official Opening is on the Tangata Whenua Stage.MP Paul Eagle, Mayor Justin Lester, other WCC Councillo
| 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 |
