Support band wanted for New Year’s Eve

The search is on for the support band for Dunedin’s 2016 New Year’s Eve concert in the Octagon.

Dunedin City Council Community Events Advisor Marilyn Anderson says they are looking for a band that offers “something special” for a special event.

“This iconic event is an all-ages concert, so we are looking for a support band with wide audience appeal. We are looking for a band which doesn’t just play music, but really engages the audience and entertains.

“We have a selection panel made up of people of different ages and experience and they will run a blind audition process for up to six interested bands. The panel will include DCC staff, a young person and a technical engineer.”

Performances on the stage in the lower Octagon will be filmed and projected on to a screen in the upper Octagon during the evening. The support band will be expected to play from 8pm to 10pm.

Past events have filled the Octagon, attracting crowds of more than 18,000 people.

Bands looking to audition need to send in examples of their music and information about the gigs they have done, along with the feedback they have received. Detailed information on what is needed for the audition and what is expected can be found at

www.dunedin.govt.nz/supportband2016 and on the DCC Facebook page.

The deadline for applications is Friday, 22 July 2016.

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