Queenstown Turns It On Again

Central Otago was again on song today, when the annual nationwide Summer Concert Tour kicked off in Queenstown with international music artists, SUPERTRAMP’s Roger Hodgson, James Reyne and Mark Seymour formerly of AUSTRALIAN CRAWL and HUNTERS & COLLECTORS, along with the unmistakable voice of TONI CHILDS.

These legendary artists performed to a 16,000 strong crowd at the Gibbston Valley Winery Summer Concert in what was a warm summer’s day with some rain keeping everyone cool and refreshed.

Setting the scene for the Queenstown crowd, local NZ artists Murphys Law and Craig Adams Band took stage mid-morning delivering what would be a total of six incredible artists over the course of the afternoon with a chilled out atmosphere of picnic rugs and hampers, along with the incredible background of the Crown Range beyond.

Toni Childs was next to take to stage early afternoon and wowed concert goers with his unmistakable hits , entertaining them with her journey of her musical career with songs including Don’t Walk Away, Stop Your Fussin’ and Zimbabwe.

Next up was an incredible set from James Reyne and Mark Seymour, where they each performed individually and then joined forces to perform their well-known hits such as The Boys Light Up, Reckless, Holy Grail, and Throw Your Arms Around Me, as well as kiwi favourite April Sun In Cuba.

At the time of this release, and another crowd favourite, SUPERTRAMP’s Roger Hodgson along with his full band are on stage performing his formidable repertoire of Supertramp hits such as Take The Long Way Home, Breakfast In America, Give A Little Bit and It’s Raining Again.

Amanda Calvert, CEO of Greenstone Entertainment comments, “The Gibbston Valley Winery Summer Concert has been another amazing success! It always gives us immense pleasure to bring the Summer Concert Tour to Queenstown and have the opportunity to showcase our beautiful country and people to our international guests, and with this being our 9th year we can’t wait to celebrate our 10th anniversary in 2020. We now look forward to taking the tour to the North Island next weekend for what will be two more fantastic shows in the idyllic locations of Taupo and Whitianga.”

The tour then heads north for the sold out Taupo Summer Concert on Saturday 26 January, followed by the Whitianga Summer Concert on Sunday 27 January (Auckland anniversary weekend).

Tickets for the Whitianga show are available through http://www.greenstoneentertainment.co.nz or www.ticketek.co.nz

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