Leftfield Set To Headline Splore 2016

Nineties nostalgia will be in full effect at Splore next year with Leftfield announced as the festival's headline act. The London-based house duo, who soared to popularity in the mid-90s following the release of their debut album Leftism, will be bringing a full audio-visual show to the event at Tapapakanga Park in the new year. The addition of Leftfield to the bill also comes with a handful of other acts being added to the seemingly ever-expanding line up. See below for the details so far ...

Splore 2016
19-21 February 2016, Tapapakanga Park, Deerys Road, Orere Point

Featuring... Leftfield, My Baby, Aroha + Tali, High Hoops, James Chesterman, DJ Takas, Ciazzmo Joe Revell, Chiccoreli /MC Tali, ElementaryWaxahatchee, The Reverend Peyton and His Big Damned Band, Dub Pistols, Tkay Maidza, Jordan Rakei, Cuban Brothers, The Correspondents, Katchafire, The Supervillains, Tipene, Eno x Dirty, Race Banyon, Klangkarussell, Little Simz, Hiatus Kaiyote, Bonaparte, Ragga Twins, Dr Cat, BNegao, Troy Samuela, Weird Together (DJ set), Eastern Bloc, DJ Lady Flic, Greg Churchill, Dylan C, The Professor, Dastardly Bounder, Russell Brown, Pippin, Don Johnson.

Here's Leftfield with 'Open Up' featuring John Lydon...

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Leftfield to headline Splore Festival 19-21 February 2016

One of electronic music's greatest acts - Leftfield - is to headline next February’s Splore Festival.

This will be the iconic group’s first ever show in New Zealand and they will be bringing their full live AV and lighting production set.

Leftfield’s 1995 album Leftism remains one of defining statements of 90’s dance music.

The group, now led solely by Neil Barnes, has been playing major UK venues this year, on the back of their top ten album in the UK, Alternative Light Source. The UK Guardian summed up Leftfield’s recent triumphant show in Manchester’s Albert Hall as “loud and distinctive as ever. They have not so much moved forward as waited for the rest of the world to catch up.”

The Times simply called their sold out London shows "monumental."

Splore Festival has also added Dutch group My Baby, plus local acts Kinetic, Aroha + Tali, High Hoops, James Chesterman, DJ Takas, Ciazzmo, Joe Revell, Chiccoreli /MC Tali and Elementary to its line up.

Splore 2016 – Key Facts

Date: 19-21 February 2016 Gates open 8am Friday 19 February, entertainment finishes 5pm Sunday 21 February
Where: Tapapakanga Park, Deerys Road, Orere Point
Tickets: Available from iticket.co.nz. Early birds are sold out.
First tier tickets on sale $235 + BF
Youth tickets on sale $125 + BF
Children 12 and under FREE

There are ample free camping sites, but reserved camping ensures reserved campsite ticket holders with a centrally located campsite no matter what time they arrive onsite.

Reserved camping - $100 + BF Each reserved campsite is eligible to park one (1) vehicle in the adjacent reserved camping car park.

Reserved camper sites - $130 + BF

Car passes - $50 + BF. A refund of $35 will be processed if the car contains three or more people.

Splore Express Bus – Splore encourages taking the bus, easy way to get to and from Splore. Earlybird price on sale now $10 + BF