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Outfield Festival
Saturday 8 February 2020
32 Gordon Rd, Te Awanga, Hawke’s Bay

If you’ve ever been on a summer road trip through Hawkes Bay, chances are you’ve spent some time on the coast at laidback Te Awanga, a beachside settlement with a thriving arts and crafts community, surf for days, and an abundance of wineries, amongst other curiosities.

Cradled by the rolling hills and meadows of a picturesque farm in Te Awanga Downs,​ Outfield Festival​ is a celebration of music, food, arts and community, all delivered with sunny Hawkes Bay spirit, and a strong focus on sustainability and environmentally friendly festival practices.

Scheduled for Saturday the 8th of February 2020, the inaugural edition of ​Outfield ​will showcase a mixture of well-known and emerging musical talent from around New Zealand and Australia, as well as some local favourites from around the bay.

Outfield​’s headliner is ​Ladi6​, the group project of vocalist Ladi, producer Parks, drummer Julien Dyne and keyboard player Brandon Haru, and one of the most celebrated New Zealand hip-hop and soul acts of the last two decades. With multiple New Zealand Music Awards behind them, and collaborations with local icons such as Fat Freddy’s Drop, Shapeshifter and Jon Toogood’s The Adults project to Ladi’s name, Ladi6 are certified Kiwi Legends.

Speaking of Kiwi legends,​ Outfield ​will also feature an appearance from New Zealand supergroup ​Leisure​. A collective of smooth-voiced psychedelic funkster with hands in many pies, aside from their own huge hits like Got It Bad (over 18 million plays on Spotify), as individuals, ​Leisure​’s members have written songs and produced for massive New Zealand pop acts like Benee, Maala and Thomston. Their huge new album ​Twister is out now.

Keeping it Trans-Tasman, ​Outfield​ has also secured one of Western Australia’s premier new acts, ​Great Gable.​ A breezy guitar-pop band from Perth, Great Gable are part of a new generation of Australasian entertainers who mix jangly indie guitars with beachy grooves and knockout live energy. Having wowed crowds playing support for Ocean Alley, Jungle Giants, Thelma Plum and Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Outfield will be their debut Festival appearance in New Zealand.

Other musicians on the ​Outfield​ lineup include ​The Nudge, Tunes Of I, Molly + the Chromatics, Tropical Downbeat Orchestra, Tokyo Prose, K2K, Sandboards, Ruffhouse Crew, Cool Kids Club, No Cigar, Arlo Mac, Frederick Crew, Kids Of Hula, Common Room presents and Akina Vinyl Appreciation Society, ​with yet more to be announced.

Outfield​’s organisers have been heavily involved in the New Zealand festival scene for over a decade, and toured numerous high-quality international acts throughout the country. Now, they want to give back to Hawkes Bay by curating a unique festival experience at home.

Given the local culture, they’ll be tapping into the fantastic food and beverage scene, with a number of craft beer breweries and food trucks providing top quality food and drink options at the festival. With a world class golf course, vintage car museum, and the world’s largest, most accessible Gannet nesting place located nearby at Cape Kidnappers Gannet Colony, ​Outfield isn’t just a festival, for out-of-towners, it’s also a starting point for planning a summer holiday in the bay.

Outfield’s gates open at 1pm on Saturday the 8​th​ of February 2020.

Register for exclusive earlybird presales now and secure your spot at the festival, presales go on sale 9am Monday the 4th of November, public tickets go on sale 9am Wednesday the 6th of November. Tickets available from ​www.outfieldfestival.co.nz

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