Extra cities added to Nik Kershaw's NZ tour

Extra cities added to Nik Kershaw's NZ tour

Hamilton and the Hawkes Bay have today been added to Nik Kershaw's NZ concert tour itinerary, with Nelson now SOLD OUT, and main cities not far behind.

Full details for the extra Nik Kershaw shows are:

• Hamilton (Altitude & Gravity) on Tuesday October 29. Tickets available 9am tomorrow (Wednesday) from Ticketek outlets and ticketek.co.nz

• Napier (The Cabana) on Wednesday October 30. Tickets available Wednesday from Ticketek.co.nz, Ticketek outlets and Music Machine.

Fans across New Zealand are eagerly anticipating Kershaw's first NZ tour since 1985, with a chance to hear classics like Wouldn't It Be Good, The Riddle, Human Racing, Wide Boy and I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me, with Kershaw in stripped-back acoustic mode.

Nik Kershaw complete dates and ticketing details are:

• Tues Oct 22, DuxLive Christchurch – Ticketek.co.nz

• Wed Oct 23, The Playhouse, Nelson (SOLD OUT)

• Fri Oct 25, Bodega, Wellington – Ticketek.co.nz

• Sat Oct 26, Paddington, Parnell, Auckland – Ticketmaster.co.nz

• Sunday Oct 27 (Labour Weekend), Sawmill, Leigh – Ticketmaster.co.nz and Sawmill

• Tues Oct 29, Altitude and Gravity, Hamilton - Ticketek.co.nz

• Wed Oct 30, Cabana, Napier - Ticketek.co.nz and Music Machine.

Kershaw's 1984 debut album Human Racing placed him firmly on the international pop map, thanks to three Top 20 singles, including Wouldn't It Be Good. The following year he played Live Aid at Wembley to a worldwide audience of millions, and his chart-topping album The Riddle was a huge smash across the globe, including 33 weeks in NZ Top 40.

But it’s not all a nostalgia-fest of sweet RTR, Shazam, and Smash HIts memories. Kershaw will also bring to the party some great songs from his acclaimed recent releases, including 2012’s Ei8ht.

Nik Kershaw returned to the studio and the stage after several years out of the limelight, producing, songwriting and performing alongside artists as diverse as Imogen Heap, Elton John, and Steve Hackett (Genesis). He also wrote the UK number 1 “The One And Only” for Chesney Hawkes.

Elton John has called him “one of the best songwriters of a generation”, and with a hit-packed set list night after night, few can argue.

See www.plus1.co.nz for more tour details.

Nik Kershaw music videos:

Wouldn't It Be Good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIBzbdo2LjU

The Riddle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ehHOwmQRxU

Click for big version.

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