Great North Returning For New Zealand Tour

UK via Auckland folk duo Great North have announced a five date homecoming tour of Aotearoa after a solid slog around Europe. The husband-and-wife team of Hayden and Rachel Donell are bringing pedal steel player Matthew Hutching and vocalist / keyboardist Dale Campbell along for the ride. The band will play tunes from their latest record The Golden Age and their debut The Caravan Recordings, the tour is purported to be the group’s last for the foreseeable future so you better catch them while you can. They'll be joined by friends Reb Fountain, Tom Cunliffe, Brendan & Alison Turner, and Grawlixes, here are the details...

Great North

Friday 6th July - Meow, Wellington w/ Grawlixes
Saturday 7th July - Mussel Inn, Golden Bay w/ Brendan & Alison Turner
Sunday 8th July - Blue Smoke, Christchurch w/ Brendan & Alison Turner
Saturday 14th July - Wine Cellar, Auckland
Saturday 28th July - Leigh Sawmill Cafe, Auckland w/ Reb Fountain and Tom Cunliffe

Get acquainted with the video for ‘Better Days’ from The Golden Age...

Here’s a live rendition of ‘Hallelujah For The Losers’...

Press release:

Great North are returning to New Zealand with a five-date tour in July - their last for the forseeable future.

It’s been a busy eighteen months for the band, with two European tours and the release of two albums – The Golden Age and The Caravan Recordings. For this homecoming tour, Hayden and Rachel Donnell reunite with bandmates Matthew Hutching (pedal steel) and Dale Campbell (vocals, keys) to showcase new and familiar songs, and share stories about how much cheaper dairy products are in the UK. They’ll be joined along the way by Reb Fountain, Tom Cunliffe, Brendan & Alison Turner, and Grawlixes.

These will be the last Great North shows for some time, as they pause to take stock, take a breath, and have a lie down. They invite you to join them at your venue of choice for a final burst of melancholy and harmonica.