'A Day on the Green' featuring...

Roxy Music 2011

Roxy Music, consisting of vocalist Bryan Ferry, guitarist Phil Manzanera, saxophonist Andy Mackay and the great Paul Thompson on drums, are coming to New Zealand for one show only, see them at Villa Maria Estate Winery on Sunday 6th March.

Roxy Music will perform material from their entire catalogue including such hits as, Dance Away, Avalon, Let's Stick Together, Take A Chance With Me, Do the Strand, Angel Eyes, Oh Yeah, In the Midnight Hour, Jealous Guy, Love Is The Drug, More Than This and many more.

Distinguished by their visual and musical sophistication and their preoccupation with style and glamour Roxy Music were highly influential, as leading proponents of the more experimental element of glam rock as well as a significant influence on early English punk music. They also provided a model for many new wave acts and the experimental electronic groups of the early 1980s. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Roxy Music on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and the band are regarded as one of the most influential art-rock bands in music history.

Plus very Special Guests:

Nathan Haines

With seven solo albums and guests spots on literally hundreds of releases, Nathan Haines has been at the forefront of modern soul, jazz and electronic music for over 20 years.  His albums Squire For Hire and Soundtravels have remained international classics and featured an incredible array of talent including US soul singer Marlena Shaw, UK diva Vanessa Freeman, US poet Rich Medina, and Damon Albarn in his D2 guise.

Nathan also recorded an album with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and has collaborated with an impressive collection of well know musicians. He has played at many major festivals throughout the world including the Tokyo Blue Note, The North Sea Jazz Festival and the UK’s Southport Weekender.

Don McGlashan & The Seven Sisters

Don McGlashan is recognised as one of New Zealand’s foremost songwriters, artists and performers. His career spans from the band Blam Blam Blam, to The Front Lawn, to platinum selling and internationally recognised popular band The Mutton Birds. McGlashan has adopted his live backing band, The Seven Sisters (Chris O'Connor, Maree Thom, John Segovia and Dominic Blaazer), who toured with him in support of his last album "Warm Hand". These once touring companions now become part of the mix and add new elements to this Don's second solo album, "Marvellous Year".