Anika Moa – Bringing Aroha to Aotearoa
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 10:45 am

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Anika Moa – Bringing Aroha to Aotearoa
Aroha Tour 2009, October 29 to December 5

The days are getting longer and Anika Moa is celebrating with the Aroha Tour 2009 that will take her from as far south as Rakiura/Stewart Island to as far north as Kaitaia, taking in 24 destinations along the way. As well as touring the main centres of Aotearoa, Anika will be playing to ‘heartland’ audiences at venues in small towns including Akaroa, Ranfurly, Granity, Raglan, Featherston, and Havelock North.

Anika will be accompanied by a small band that includes two of New Zealand’s finest musicians: bass player Chip Matthews (New Loungehead, Opensouls) and drummer Nick Gaffaney (Solaa, Jan Hellriegal). Playing support is Julia Deans, the charismatic lead singer of Wellington band Fur Patrol, who will be showcasing songs from a debut solo album that she has recently begun recording.

Anika’s third album, In Swings the Tide was released in October 2007, and a year later Anika won Best Female Vocalist at the 2008 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards. Since its release the album has gone close to double platinum in sales. That In Swings the Tide was written during an intense time of change and growth is evident in songs such as ‘My Old Man’, ‘Blind Woman’ and ‘Dreams in My Head’, a song which earned Anika a nomination as a finalist in the APRA Silver Scroll Awards 2008.

Anika says that writing In Swings the Tide was cathartic, but that the “dust has settled and it is time to move on.” She has been working on some “fresh” new songs over winter, which she will be road-testing on the tour. “I’m a writing factory right now,” she says. “So it’s all fun and roses.”

Anika says that “the new songs are mostly about love. Love songs are the best – and sometimes the worst, but for me, the best. On the tour, I’m going to perform most of the new songs and I’ve even gone electric, as in electric guitar-ing. I call it doing a Dylan.”

Anika is a gifted performer, entertaining her audience with her down to earth stories, delivered with a dimpled grin and a cheeky mainland accent. As outspoken and funny as Anika can be however, it is her beautifully crafted songs that take centre stage – candid musings about love and life, sung with the raw emotion that inspired them.

As well as the new songs, Anika will be showcasing favourites from a career that began with winning Most Promising Female Musician at the Smokefree Rockquest in 1998 and has included the critically acclaimed albums Thinking Room (2001) and Stolen Hill (2005). Anika’s fourth album is planned for release in March 2010, but right now she is “buzzing on the tour”.

“I tour at least twice a year around Aotearoa. It’s a good excuse to meet quirky people on the road, eat some yummy local kai and fall in love with my fellow musicians and the beautiful crowds we’ll encounter,” she says.

So celebrate the start of summer with a night to remember – Anika Moa, Julia Deans and friends are bringing the Aroha Tour 2009 to a (small) town near you.

The Aroha Tour 2009 with Anika Moa and Julia Deans,
October 29 to December 5

www.myspace.com/anikamoa

Tickets $30 + BF available now via www.eventfinder.co.nz *(all shows except Havelock North and Kerikeri) and from local outlets from Monday September 14

ANIKA MOA - TOUR SPRING 2009

SOUTH ISLAND

- Thur Oct 29 - Akaroa Peninsula @ Gaiety Hall - Akaroa Visitors Centre
- Fri Oct 30 - Ranfurly @ Ranfurly Town Hall - Style Corner
- Sat Oct 31 - Wanaka @ Red Rock Bar & Café - Play it Again & Venue
- Wed Nov 4 - Granity @ Lyric Theatre - Drifters Café
- Thur Nov 5 - Greymouth @ Railway Hotel - Railway Hotel
- Fri Nov 6 - Queenstown @ Dux De Lux - Play It Again
- Sat Nov 7 - Te Anau @ Fiordland Events Centre - Fab & Finesse
- Wed Nov 11 - Christchurch @ Dux De Lux - Real Groovy Christchurch
- Thur Nov 12 - Oamaru @ The Penguin Club - Beggs Music Works
- Fri Nov 13 - Gore @ Heartland Hotel - Cairns Music
- Sat Nov 14 - Stewart Island @ Community Centre - Door Sales

NORTH ISLAND

- Wed Nov 18 - Kaitaia @ Community Centre - Far North iSite Information Centre
- Thur Nov 19 - Kerikeri * @ The Centre - The Centre at Kerikeri & www.centakeri.com 0800 200 411 ONLY
- Fri Nov 20 - Bethells Beach @ Bethells Beach Cottages - www.eventfinder.co.nz only
- Sat Nov 21 - Leigh @ Sawmill Café - Sawmill Café
- Wed Nov 25 - Cambridge @ Town Hall - Cambridge Information Centre
- Thur Nov 26 - Raglan @ Town Hall - Raglan Information
- Fri Nov 27 - Thames @ Civic Centre - Thames Civic Centre Booking Office
- Sat Nov 28 - Rotorua @ Barbarellas - Venue
- Thur Dec 3 - Featherston @ Memorial Hall - Featherston Library & Service Centre
- Fri Dec 4 - Wellington @ Bar Bodega - Real Groovy Wellington
- Sat Dec 5 - Havelock North * @ The Underground Cellar - Black Barn - www.blackbarn.com ONLY

RE: Anika Moa – Bringing Aroha to Aotearoa
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:50 pm

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Anika Moa – Now Bringing Aroha to Auckland
The Aroha Tour 2009

The days are getting longer and Anika Moa is celebrating with the Aroha Tour 2009 that will take her from as far south as Rakiura/Stewart Island to as far north as Kaitaia, including one very special just-announced show at Auckland's Monte Cristo Room on December 2.

This one-off cabaret style show will include fine dining from Toto Restaurant. Tickets will be $60 + booking fee and will include canapés on arrival, antipasto and a choice of pasta dishes. Tickets for the Auckland show are on sale now exclusively from www.eventfinder.co.nz.

Throughout the tour Anika will be accompanied by a small band that includes two of New Zealand’s finest musicians: bass player Chip Matthews (New Loungehead, Opensouls) and drummer Nick Gaffaney (Solaa, Jan Hellriegal). Playing support is Julia Deans, the charismatic lead singer of Wellington band Fur Patrol, who will be showcasing songs from a debut solo album that she has recently begun recording.

Anika’s third album, In Swings the Tide was released in October 2007, and a year later Anika won Best Female Vocalist at the 2008 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards. Since its release the album has gone close to double platinum in sales. That In Swings the Tide was written during an intense time of change and growth is evident in songs such as ‘My Old Man’, ‘Blind Woman’ and ‘Dreams in My Head’, a song which earned Anika a nomination as a finalist in the APRA Silver Scroll Awards 2008.

Anika says that writing In Swings the Tide was cathartic, but that the “dust has settled and it is time to move on.” She has been working on some “fresh” new songs over winter, which she will be road-testing on the tour. “I’m a writing factory right now,” she says. “So it’s all fun and roses.”

Celebrate the start of summer with a night to remember – Anika Moa, Julia Deans and friends are bringing the Aroha Tour 2009 to a town near you, beginning this Thursday at AkaroaPeninsula's Gaiety Hall. Tickets for all shows selling fast.

The Aroha Tour 2009
with Anika Moa and Julia Deans

Auckland show just announced:
Wed Dec 2 - Auckland - Monte Cristo Room

Tickets $60 + BF available now via www.eventfinder.co.nz

This is a limited capacity show and will sell out

Full Aroha Tour 2009 dates at:
www.myspace.com/anikamoa

RE: Anika Moa – Bringing Aroha to Aotearoa
Posted: Fri Nov 6, 2009 3:33 pm

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Anika Moa – The Aroha Tour 2009
Extra Christchurch show just added!

An extra date on Anika Moa’s Aroha Tour has been added to Christchurch, Tuesday 10th November at the Dux de Lux, giving you one last chance to see Anika Moa in her hometown. Tickets to this show are limited, and are selling now exclusively from www.eventfinder.co.nz.

Already the tour has played to audiences in places such as Akaroa, Ranfurly and Granity, and following the two Christchurch shows will visit Oamaru, Gore and Stewart Island/Rakiura before moving on to the North Island.

Throughout the tour Anika will be accompanied by a small band that includes two of New Zealand’s finest musicians: bass player Chip Matthews (New Loungehead, Opensouls) and drummer Nick Gaffaney (Solaa, Jan Hellriegal). Playing support is Julia Deans, the charismatic lead singer of Wellington band Fur Patrol, who will be showcasing songs from a debut solo album that she has recently begun recording.

Celebrate the start of summer with a night to remember – Anika Moa, Julia Deans and friends bring the Aroha Tour 2009 for one extra night in Christchurch:

Tuesday Nov 10 - Dux de Lux – ON SALE NOW

Tickets available exclusively from www.eventfinder.co.nz - this is a limited capacity show and will sell out

Wednesday Nov 11 - Dux de Lux - SOLD OUT

Full Aroha Tour 2009 dates at:

www.myspace.com/anikamoa

RE: Anika Moa – Bringing Aroha to Aotearoa
Posted: Sun Aug 8, 2010 11:14 pm

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