Music First: Gilles Peterson (London) Auckland Show Announced

A towering figure in UK club culture, whose boundary-pushing influence has reverberated all across the planet for more than four decades, Gilles Peterson is teaming up with Aotearoa's own Music First for a very special spring event at Tāmaki Makaurau's Hollywood Avondale on 14th November. The London DJ, producer, broadcaster, festival curator and label operator co-founded the genre-defining Acid Jazz Records in 1987, moving on to found the iconic Talkin' Loud (who released Roni Size's Mercury Music Prize winning 1997 album New Forms), later co-founding Brownswood Recordings. Peterson has been a taste-making presence on BBC Radio's airwaves from 1998 onwards, currently hosting a weekly three hour show on Radio 6, reaching even wider audiences via his Worldwide FM station on Grand Theft Auto V.

Curator of countless compilations, many celebrating the interzone of club music and jazz, don't miss Peterson with Music First Residents Frank Booker and Samuel Harmony this November. Presales are available from Wednesday and general audience tickets go live Friday...

Gilles Peterson
with Music First Residents Frank Booker and Samuel Harmony
Friday 14th November - Hollywood Avondale, Auckland
Join the Music First Mailing List for presales HERE
Limited presale tickets available to Music First email subscribers from 12.30pm, Wednesday 10th September
GA tickets on sale via UTR from 12pm, Friday 12th September

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Press release:

Music First are delighted to present the legendary Gilles Peterson this November at Hollywood Avondale!

Since the 1980s, Gilles Peterson has been a pivotal figure in the club scene, renowned for his genre-defying approach to music with jazz at its core. As one of the UK’s most iconic DJs, he has spent over 40 years shaping music trends as a radio presenter, club DJ, producer, and festival curator. His work has influenced DJs and artists around the world and earned him the enduring admiration of listeners. Currently, he hosts a flagship weekend programme on BBC Radio 6 Music and, in 2016, launched his online radio platform, Worldwide FM. He is founder of the “Worldwide Festival” in the South of France and of the “We Out Here” festival in the UK.

Join us for what promises to be an unforgettable night at the iconic Hollywood Theatre in Avondale on Friday 14 November, with support from Music First residents, Frank Booker and Samuel Harmony.