New dates announced for Christchurch’s inaugural spring music festival

Christchurch’s inaugural nine-day spring music festival, Go Live! has been rescheduled to commence on 19th November having originally been scheduled to take place in September, but postponed when the outbreak of COVID-19 cases in Auckland resulted in New Zealand shifting alert levels.

Christchurch City Council Events and Arts Manager Lucy Blackmore advised “we’ve had to tweak some of our plans for the festival because of the change in dates but I’m delighted to announce that Go Live! will get under way on 19th November.

“We’ve got a great line-up of free shows and events planned that will showcase the talents of our local musicians. Christchurch is home to some amazing performers and they are really looking forward to performing live during the festival and bringing a party vibe to the city.”

The festival will open with The Wendys, Emma Dilemma, The Tacks, and Imperial April performing at Blue Smoke in the beautifully restored Tannery complex in Woolston.

Other venues hosting events during Go Live! include Dux Central, 12 Bar, A Rolling Stone, Good Home Ferrymead and Grater Goods.

Acts confirmed to perform over the course of the festival include Dillastrate, Stomping Nick, Lil Chuck, Adam Hattaway & the Haunters, Mark Vanilau,, Easy Hearts, The Settlers, PRINS and Thunderwulf.

The festival will conclude with two outdoor concerts in Victoria Square between 1 and 5pm on Saturday 28th November and Sunday 29th November. One Waka, Dolphin Friendly, Jason Kerrison, and Dusty Hustle will take to the stage on Saturday, while on Sunday The Eastern, Ranchsliders, Deep Water Creek and Katie Thompson will perform.

A special industry session – How to Market and Promote Your Music – is also being held during the festival to help guide local musicians who are wanting to release, market and promote their music.

Blackmore adds “we’ve got fingers and toes crossed that the city will still be at Alert Level 1 for the festival but even if we are at Alert Level 2 Go Live! will still go ahead. We have contingency plans prepared for the festival under Alert Level 2 and we’re following all the Government’s directives to ensure that we run it safely.”

Details on how to secure tickets for festival events will be released in late October.

Image courtesy of Christchurch City Council