17 August 2021 - 0 Comments

Fresh from their headlining Rituals album tour of Aotearoa, live, electronic, five-piece, party-starters Shapeshifter has today announced two HUGE summer shows.

The group co-headline Tauranga this December with Fat Freddy's Drop, and are set to perform in Matakana on Waitangi Weekend.

These two summer shows are in welcome addition to their announced appearance at South Islands premiere New Years music festival, Rhythm & Alps and Christchurch's Hagley Park in January.

The shows see Shapeshifter teaming up with some of New Zealand's all time indisputable legends, and sharing a stage with the next generation of big names in Aotearoa's thriving music scene.

TAURANGA - December 29 - Wharepai Domain - NEW SHOW!
With Fat Freddy’s Drop, Scribe + P-Money (with the Harmony and Rhythm Brass band), Ladi6, Katchafire, Lee Mvtthews, Rubi Du

WANAKA - December 31 - Rhythm and Alps - Robrosa Station
With Andy C, Dom Dolla, Kora, L.A.B, Salmonella Dub feat. Tiki Taane, Sampa The Great, Shy FX and many more

CHRISTCHURCH - January 15 - Hagley Park
With L.A.B, Ladi6, Katchafire, JessB, Riiki

MATAKANA - February 5 - Matakana Country Park - NEW SHOW!
With Andy C + Tonn Piper, Scribe and P-Money (with the Harmony and Rhythm Brass band), Lee Mvtthews, Paige Julia, Half Queen

All tickets and show info at Shapeshifter.co.nz

Record-breaking New Zealand tours, scene-setting appearances at festivals like Glastonbury, The Big Chill, Big Day Out and Parklife, sold-out performances across Europe, multiple music awards, four EPs and five LPs — three with platinum sales — and an army of fans who return to relive the experience time and time again.

These are just some of Shapeshifter’s towering achievements.

The five-strong line-up of PDigsss (vocals), Sam Trevethick (guitar/synths/sampler), Dan McGruer (synths/sampler), Nick Robinson (bass/synths) and Darren Mathiassen (drums) have created their very own heavy soul; a stadium-sized sound which adds layers of drum & bass, jazz, funk, rock and electronica to solid bass culture foundations.

Originally hailing from Christchurch, the future-shocked soul outfit’s music is crafted by a living, breathing band of musicians, with all the form-changing sonic possibilities live instrumentation offers.

“The essence of Shapeshifter live is that we are completely 100% un-sequenced -no laptop click track. We play 'off the grid' using analogue and digital synthesizers.” – Sam Trevethick.

Off the grid and out of this world, from the clubs to packed festival fields, Shapeshifter’s transcending sound has already seen them achieve extraordinary things.

With the release of their 7th studio album in July 2021, the innovative band continues to solidify their status as New Zealand’s premiere live electronic outfit.

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