Thu 2
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
Fri 3
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
Sat 4
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
Sun 5
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
Mon 6
7:00pm
Six To Sixty Choir
Contemporary vocal
Globe Theatre
Wed 8
5.30pm - 6.30pm
Palmy Vinyl Club - 7 Deadly 45s
Expect the unexpected
Mezzanine Floor - City Library
Thu 9
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Free Jazz Cafe
Jazz
Aqaba Bar
Fri 10
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
Sat 11
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
Sun 12
10:30am - 11:30am
Slow Celtic Session with Bing Turkby
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
Mon 13
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
Thu 16
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
Fri 17
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
Sat 18
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
Sun 19
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
Mon 20
7.00pm - 7.30pm
Epidemic
Energetic & Rowdy
Mezzanine Floor - City Library
7:00pm
Six To Sixty Choir
Contemporary vocal
Globe Theatre
Wed 22
3.00pm - 3.30pm
Cece McMillan
Soulful and classical
Mezzanine Floor - City Library
Thu 23
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
Fri 24
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
Sat 25
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
11:00am - 1:00pm
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
Sun 26
11.30am - 11.45am
Youth Harmonies: Multicultural Melodies
Multicultural youth community members showcasing traditional musical instruments and musical pieces
The Plaza (outside Kmart)
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
Mon 27
7:00pm
Six To Sixty Choir
Contemporary vocal
Globe Theatre
Tues 28
12.30pm - 1.30pm
MAVtech Talk with Jacob Brookie
Exclusive exploration of recordings & recording techniques
Heritage - City Library
Wed 29
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
Thu 30
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
Fri 31
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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