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Source: ONE News
BLOOM FAMILY FESTIVAL
Fri Jan 20 - Sun Jan 22
Matakana Country Park
Ladi6, Sola Rosa, Greg Johnson, The Thomas Oliver Band, Dave McArtney and the Pink Flamingos, The Babysitters Circus, The Nukes, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Drummania, The ConRays, Groovadelic Orchestra, Trudy Lile Band, The Lewis McCallum Quartet and more.
From $70 (children free with paying adult)
PARACHUTE 2012
Fri Jan 27 - Mon Jan 30
Mystery Creek
Casting Crowns, Relient K, The Rocket Summer, The Almost, Showbread, Randy Stonehill, Desperation Band and Ascend the Hill.
From $73 from iTicket
RAGGAMUFFIN 2012
Sat Jan 28
Rotorua International Stadium
Ali Campbell's UB40, Sly & Robbie, Billy Ocean, J Boog, Arrested Development, Big Mountain w Jnr Marvin, Marvin Priest, Kora, Three Houses Down, Chad Chambers
$109 from Ticketmaster
ST JEROME'S LANEWAY FESTIVAL
Mon Jan 30
Silo Park, Auckland Waterfront
Feist, The Horrors, Gotye, Laura Marling, Pajama Club, SBTRKT (Live), Shayne P Carter, Washed Out, Twin Shadow, Anna Calvi, M83, Cults
$127
LUMINATE FESTIVAL 2012
Wed Feb 1 - Wed Feb 8
Canaan Downs, Golden Bay
"An earth-friendly festival of music, dance, art and culture with a focus on environmental sustainability, intentional community, knowledge sharing, creativity and consciousness evolution."
Tickets from $155
RIPPON FESTIVAL
Sat Feb 4
Rippon Vineyard, Wanaka
Kora, The Datsuns, Trinity Roots, Katchafire, Street Chant, Orchestra of Spheres, The Yoots, AHoriBuzz, Lord Echo, Sunshine Sound System and Disasteradio
$132 from Ticketek
MADAGASCAR **
Wed Feb 8 - Mon Feb 13
Kaweka Forest Park, Hastings
"Madagascar is the ultimate 5 day outdoor music festival featuring a lineup of the most talented DJs in New Zealand playing the most cutting edge psy-trance from around the world on a massive one of a kind Opus soundsystem imported from the UK for Phat Productions events."
From $109
SPLORE
Fri Feb 17 - Sun Feb 19
Tapapakanga Regional Park
Erykah Badu, Soul II Soul, DJ Qbert/Reeps One, Hudson Mohawke, Gappy Ranks, Africa Hitech, Tiki, The Yoots, Ahoribuzz, Lord Echo and His Melodies, The Nudge, Disasteradio, J Star, Hermitude, Barons of Tang, Earl Gateshead, Shortee Blitz, Scratch 22, Alphabethead, King Kapisi, Optimus Gryme and Maya Vanya.
From $185
HOMEGROWN
Sat Feb 18
Wellington Waterfront
Shihad , Black River Drive, Kora, Six60, The Black Seeds, The Adults, Concord Dawn Vs. P Money, Kids of 88, Smash Proof, David Dallas, Kidz in Space
$95 from Ticketek
RETRO FEST**
Fri Mar 9 - Sun Mar 11
Mystery Creek
The Village People, Leo Sayer, Gerry and The Pacemakers taking the stage and a variety of tribute bands representing the best of the '50s through to the '80s.
From $70
WOMAD
Fri Mar 16 - Sun Mar 18
Bowl of Brooklands, New Plymouth
Gurrumul, Lo'Jo, Shivkumar Sharma, Master Drummers of Burundi; Dobet Gnahore, Staff Benda Bilili, Le Trio Joubran, 'Mad Hatter' Chapelier Fou, Diego Guerrero y El Solar de Artistas, Mahala Rai Banda, Sharon Shannon Big Band and more.
$236 from Ticketek
** New festival
