WOMAD New Zealand 2023 Stage Schedule Announced

Although the WOMAD New Zealand 2023 weekend is fast approaching, there's still time to familiarise yourself with the jaw-dropping line up of talent queued up for the big festie. To make the most of the cornucopia on offer, organisers have just shared a detailed stage schedule of the extensive offering of music, poetry, comedy, workshops and more. Whether you're wanting to plan your experience down to the minute, or have your sights set on seeing both Mdou Moctar performances, this is your chance to plot out your three day party. Refresh your memory with the billing below, and scroll down for the hour-by-hour schedule...

WOMAD New Zealand 2023
Friday 17th March to Sunday 19th March - Bowl of Brooklands and Brooklands Park, New Plymouth (all ages)

WOMAD 2023 Artists in Alphabetical Order:

Acapollinations (Aotearoa/New Zealand), ADG7 (Korea), Avantdale Bowling Club (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Bab L’ Bluz (Morocco/France), Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn (USA), Cimafunk (Cuba), Constantinople (Canada), Deva Mahal (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Fantastic Negrito ​(​USA​) , Fly My Pretties (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Justin Adams & Mauro Durante (UK/Italy), Kefaya and Elaha Soroor (Afghanistan/UK), Kita (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Le Moana (Pasifica Womens ensemble) (Aotearoa/NewZealand), MazbouQ (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Mdou Moctar (Niger), Meute (Germany), Mudra Dance Company (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Narukami Taiko Drumming (Aotearoa/NewZealand), Pandit Ronu Majumdar & Dr Jayanthi Kumaresh (India), Quinteto Astor Piazzolla ​(​Latin America​)​, Rizwan Muazzam Qawwals (Pakistan), Rubi Du (Aotearoa/NewZealand), San Salvador (France), Sampa The Great (Zambia), Taraf de Caliu ​(​Romania​), The Garifuna Collective (Belize), The Langan Band (Scotland), Youssou N’Dour & Le Super Étoile de Dakar (Senegal)

WOMAD 2023 World Of Word Speakers in Alphabetical Order:

Anna Fifield (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Chris Tse - Poetry Slam (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Daren Kamali - Poetry Slam (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Dick Frizzell (MNZM) (Aotearoa/New Zealand), James Nokise – Late Night Comedy (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Lil O'Brien (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Mad Doggerel Cabaret - Late-night Poetic Cabaret (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Penny Ashton - Poetry Slam Host (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Rose Carlyle (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Dr. Susette Goldsmith (Aotearoa/New Zealand)

WOMAD 2023 OMV STEAM Lab Speakers in Alphabetical Order:

4Phase Games (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Dick Frizzell (MNZM), Professor Hinke Osinga (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Laurie Winkless (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Lisa Murray (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Peter Lynn (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Phil Lester (Aotearoa/New Zealand) )

Full info on artists and speakers + tickets to the three-day camping festival are available now from womad.co.nz