May Music Month

5:00pm - 8:00pm

The Passengers

Acoustic rock and food trucks

Square - Verdict end

7:00pm - 11:00pm

Ucol Cert Students

Blues

Bubbles

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Free Jazz Cafe

Jazz

Aqaba Bar

5:00 pm - 10:00pm

DJ Fresh

A mix of everything

Brew Union

8:00pm

Love Shack

80's party
Tickets from $49.42

Globe Theatre

12:00pm - 12:15pm

Manawatu Youth Orchestra

Classical

Plaza Pop Up

11:30am - 1:30pm

Brian Baillie

Classic rock, pop and country

Munch Cafe

5:00pm - 8:00pm

AMY AND BLAIR

Palmy BID May the 4th be with you

Downtown

8:00pm

Niko Ne Zna

Balkan brass
Tickets $32

Globe Theatre

8:00pm

May 4th Be With You

Electronic jedi
Tickets $10

The Stomach

12:00pm - 2:00pm

Souled Out - Ewen & Lee

R&B

Joes Garage

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Trent George Graham - ex UCOL

Solo originals and popular covers

Stunned Mullet

4:30pm

Jenny Mitchell

Original americana, folk, country
Admission $47

Globe Theatre

7:00pm

Six To Sixty Choir

Contemporary vocal

Globe Theatre

5.30pm - 6.30pm

Palmy Vinyl Club - 7 Deadly 45s

Expect the unexpected

Mezzanine Floor - City Library

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Free Jazz Cafe

Jazz

Aqaba Bar

5:00pm - 10:00pm

DJ Fresh

A mix of everything

Brew Union

5:00pm - 7:30pm

James Lissette & Venus Vulture

Modular synth

Underground Bar - Dejeuner

12:00pm - 12:30pm

TRY MUSIC

Foo Fighters cover

Square - Rock around the Clock

11:30am - 1:30pm

Shellie Hanley - ex UCOL

Jazz, samba, soul, blues and opera

Munch Cafe

7:30pm

Leaving Jackson - The Johnny Cash Show

Johnny Cash tribute
Tickets from $71.50

The Regent

8:00pm - 11:00pm

Synthetic Children The Fairlight Choir

Ambient, dubstep, post-jungle and techno originals

Snails

10:30am - 11:30am

Slow Celtic Session with Bing Turkby

Learn your own Celtic tunes
Book a spot via [email protected]

Mezzanine Floor - City Library

11:30am - 1:30pm

Riley Booth - ex UCOL

Originals

Munch Cafe

12:00pm - 2:00pm

Cece McMillan - current UCOL

Jazz, soul & classical entertainment

Brew Union

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Grizzly Smith - ex UCOL

Solo acoustic blues

Stunned Mullet

7:00pm

Six To Sixty Choir

Contemporary vocal

Globe Theatre

7.30pm - 9.30pm

MUSICA VIVA MANAWATU

Classical
$5 cash-only entry

Evelyn Rawlins Room, Square Edge

7:30pm - 9:30pm

Variety Night

A little of everything

Onstage Club night

12:00pm - 5.00pm

Busking Day

All Buskers welcome to get rowdy! For more info: citylibrary.pncc.govt.nz/whats-on

Youth Space, Coleman Place

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Free Jazz Cafe

Jazz

Aqaba Bar

7:30pm - 9.30pm

Paul Turner

Traditional music

Celtic Inn

12.00pm - 12.30pm

SGWesleyan Youth, Highbury - Choir Performance

Sublime sweet sounds of Fiji and Rotuma
Part of Rotuma Language week

Mezzanine Floor - City Library

5:00pm - 10:00pm

DJ Fresh

A mix of everything

Brew Union

11:30am - 1:30pm

Dave Griffiths

Multi genre

Munch Cafe

10:00am - 2:00pm

ROTARY YOUTH MUSIC FESTIVAL

Multi genre

The Plaza, Joes Garage, Youth Space, Cafe Express, The Verdict Cafe, The Cooperage

2:00pm

Manawatu Air Guitar Champs

Multi genre unplugged

Globe Theatre

R18

8:00pm

Manawatu Air Guitar Champs

Globe Theatre

12:00pm - 2:00pm

Catch 22 - Barry Lyver & Sam Couper

Acoustic rock classics

Joes garage

All day

Smokefree Rockquest Heats

Multi genre

Globe Theatre

12:00pm - 2:30pm

KODAMA & SORAN - Hana

Japanese drum and dance teams

Downtown

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Preeti Narayan - ex UCOL

Solo hip-hop

Tony's Pizza

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Charlie Leonard

Rock / Americana / Indie Pop

Stunned Mullet

7.00pm - 7.30pm

Epidemic

Energetic & Rowdy

Mezzanine Floor - City Library

7:00pm

Six To Sixty Choir

Contemporary vocal

Globe Theatre

3.00pm - 3.30pm

Cece McMillan

Soulful and classical

Mezzanine Floor - City Library

6.00pm - 7.00pm

Lyric Writing Workshop with Creative Sounds Society

Lyric writing workshop

Oroua Room, City Library

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Free Jazz Cafe

Aqaba Bar

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Taipari Waaka w/ Nga Kete Aronui Tai Wānanga TŪ TOA & Johnny Marshall

Hip hop originals

Downtown - Broadway end

5:00pm - 10:00pm

DJ Fresh

A mix of everything

Brew Union

5:30pm - 7:00pm

Research into speed and Tū ViBe

Live electronic

Underground Bar - Dejeuner

7:00pm

NZ Trio

Contemporary classical
Admission from $45

Globe Theatre

7:30pm - 10:00pm

MJC Big Swing Band

Big band

On Stage Manawatu

8:00pm - 11:00pm

ABG & Synthetic Children

Ambient, dubstep, post-jungle and techno originals

Snails

8pm

Truly Made - The Final Funk

Funk-soul-ska

Celtic Inn

12:00pm - 12:15pm

MYTH - Frozen pop up

Frozen!

Plaza Pop Up

12:45pm - 1:30pm

Samba Ao Vento

Brazilian samba drumming

Square Edge - The Square

11:30am - 1:30pm

Chrissy Kerr - ex UCOL

Jazz/blues/grunge/rock/country

Munch Cafe

10:00am - 2:00pm

Sage Tucker - ex UCOL

Solo multi-genre

George St by Cyclista

4:00pm - 11:30pm

DISTORTION FEST 4

Rock and metal

Castle 789

8:00pm

Melondrone

Alt/psychedelic/space rock

The Stomach

12:00pm - 2:00pm

Bailey Kauri

Solo pop/soul

Joes Garage

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Miles Poananga

Delta blues

Stunned Mullet

2:30pm

He Jun & Guy Donaldson

Classical
Suggested donation $5

Globe Theatre

7:00pm

Six To Sixty Choir

Contemporary vocal

Globe Theatre

12.30pm - 1.30pm

MAVtech Talk with Jacob Brookie

Exclusive exploration of recordings & recording techniques

Heritage - City Library

7:30pm - 10:00pm

PNGHS Jazzin’3 vocal trio w/sax combo Palmy Sweethearts

Jazz
Manawatu Jazz & Blues Festival Admission $25

Globe Two

8:00pm - 10:30pm

Kevin Downing’s 101 Lab Band guest guitarist Callum Allardice Combo “Loud Jazz” with music of John Schofield.

Jazz
Manawatu Jazz & Blues Festival Admission $32

Globe One

6.00pm -6.30pm

showponi

Electronica and ambient dance music

Mezzanine Floor - City Library

7:00pm - 11:00pm

Ucol Cert Students

Kiwi music

Bubbles

8:00pm - 10:30pm

US guest pianist Matt Harris & Friends

Jazz
Manawatu Jazz & Blues Festival Admission $34

Globe One

4:30pm - 6:30pm

Adam Lee

Cinematic sound scapes

Silky Otter

5:00pm - 10:00pm

DJ Fresh

A mix of everything

Brew Union

8:00pm - 10:30pm

Blues Night with Midge Marsden

Jazz
Admission $39

Globe One

7:00pm - 9:00pm

dadbod

Neo-Paternal Dadwave/Rock

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