BLUE RIVER BABY - NZ Tour Homecoming
With support / Devon Welch / MC Wizzard
- This show has been sponsored by Jack Hackett's venues so it's FREE ENTRY to the first 200 people doors from 7pm
Wellington's Powerhouse Funk dub soul rockers BLUE RIVER BABY are coming home from their NZ Tour and throwing a party. Hot the heals of hitting #1 in the IMNZ Top 20 NZ Album charts and claiming the #8 spot on the NZ Official Top 20 Album charts. This intimate show at Jack Hackett's will be a real treat with support From Devon Welch and MC Wizzard.
The Band who came together in 2016 in Wellington, are drawn together for their combined love of making music to move and connect people. The result that has captivated audiences at their shows, is a powerful infusion of vintage psychedelia with elements of funk dub rock, soul, ska and reggae.
With an organic, rocking sound that has been storming stages and filling rooms over the past few years. Blue River Baby pull together an epic group of groove monsters and deliver a unique, addictive sound with brilliant results that will have moving. BRB are ‘Dianna Ross’ like Ivy Padilla (Panda) Lead vocals, Cam Crawford Keys and vocals, Jason Hotton Drums, Dave Bamford Bass, Matt Fitzpatrick Guitar, John Gaulter Sax and woodwind.
BRB have built a strong and loyal grass roots following, they love to play live, feeding off the crowd’s energy and delivering an impressive show each time. Their biggest gig to date was as main headline act for NYE in Nelson where they delivered an electric set of originals to 20,000 party revellers keeping them on their feet well into 2019.
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----- DEVON WELCH -----
Devon is an underground up and coming NZ artist from the Kāpiti Coast. Being lured out of the jam room, you'll find him smashing out high energy sets fused with hip hop funk and soul with the crowd always absolutely vibing.
Bringing some of the best to the stage - He will be joined by Wellington favourites Jo Jenkins (guitarist) and Keanu Te Kawa (drummer) of H4LF CĀST whilst featuring the legendary freshness of Harrison Scholes (bass) offering up an experience more powerful than the planeteers combined!
With an unmatched stage presence - The vibrations this guy puts out is not to be missed!
----- MC WIZZARD -----
Drum and Bass DJ / MC
A member of Bass Frontiers Wellington MC WIZZARD has worked with some of the biggest names in NZ, the UK and Ireland and with Radio 1 UK.
He brings a fresh vibe that will have you moving into the early hou
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