Aucklanders will benefit from the collapse of the Gisborne Millennium Concert now kiwi music icons Split Enz look likely to play here on New Year’s Eve.

Confirmation looks certain to come in the next few days. The band is in negotiations with promoters, Frontier Touring, to see if a concert at Bastion Point is feasible.

Split Enz's agent Ian Magan is reported as saying the band is disappointed about the collapse of the Gisborne event.

Gisborne will however still get to usher in the new century with style. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra are tipped to play a free concert on the beach near Gisborne after the Government announced it will fund $1 million toward the costs.

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