Biggest night in NZ entertainment

Biggest night in NZ entertainment gears up for 44th year

RIANZ presents the 44th annual Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards at Auckland’s Vector Arena

Early bird tickets to the biggest show in town – the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards – are on sale from 10th August.

Music fans can book their place at the biggest night on the Kiwi entertainment calendar and join the stars celebrating the best of the best of New Zealand music.

“Last year was the biggest and boldest production in the history of the awards,” says RIANZ chief executive Campbell Smith.

“We moved to Vector Arena, the country’s premier music venue, and tore the roof off. Over 5,000 fans and industry members attended the event, more than 800,000 New Zealanders watched the TV coverage on C4 and TV3, and come October 8, we will do it all again!

“The calibre and diversity of the recordings and artists entered this year is some of the best we have ever seen. The judges sure face a difficult task deciding on winners.”

“We are also delighted to have a full bill of sponsors dedicated to making the awards a world-class show, many of whom have now had a long-standing relationship with the event. Such support is testament to the quality of NZ music and of the awards.”

The event will be hosted by C4’s Dai Henwood and will again be full of amazing performances and a few surprises.

Earlybird tickets to the awards are on sale from August 10 through Ticketmaster at $37 + booking fee each. Come 3 September they will move to a full price of $47 + booking fee.

Thanks to Vodafone, you can also text UNLIMITED to 787 to receive info and the chance to win tickets to the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards. You can opt out of the service at any time.

Finalists for the awards will be announced in Auckland on Wednesday 2 September, with the awards night on October 8.

For those who miss out on tickets to the awards, the action will screen “as live” on C4, October 8, from 8.30pm.

Sponsors for the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards 2009 are:
Naming Rights: Vodafone
Core Funder: NZ On Air
Strategic Partner: Auckland City
Gold: Vector Arena, Mazda, Pacific Blue, Steinlager Pure, 42Below, PPNZ
Silver: Glaceau vitaminwater, MAINZ
Support: Gravity Coffee, Langham Hotel, Schwarzkopf, MAC
Media Partners: C4, Radioworks, NZ Herald

For more information, check out the snazzy new website launching mid August at: www.nzmusicawards.co.nz

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