Music Festivals & Events
Sites
Bay of Islands Jazz & Blues Festival- Held mid-August
The Big Day Out- Held annually in mid January at Ericsson Stadium in Auckland.
Christchurch Schools' Music Festival- Annual music festival for Christchurch primary schools involving over 4000 pupils.
Country Rock Festival- Bay of Islands.
East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival- Easter Long Weekend. Byron Bay, Australia
Glastonbury Festival Of Contemporary Performing Arts- Worthy Farm, Pilton. Read the history of the festival, which started the day after Jimi Hendrix died in 1970.
Glyndebourne- Opera festival held in Sussex between May and August.
Homebake festival Sydney- Annual music, film and arts festival in Sydney featuring Australian and New Zealand artists.
Midem Cannes- Exhibition and event for music and technology professionals from over 90 different countries. Late January each year.
Montreux Jazz Festival- The official site of the music festival. 1-16 July.
Music Biennale Oltre la linea Venice- September - October. Venice Biennale's International Festival of Contemporary Music.
New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards Gore- Held in New Zealand's country music capital, Gore.
New Zealand International Jazz & Blues Festival Christchurch- 5 - 11 April 2010
Ozzfest- Ozzfest is an annual tour of the United States featuring performances by many heavy metal groups. It is organized by Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon
Parachute Music Festival Mystery Creek, Hamilton- Christian Music festival held annually in late January.
Raglan International Jazz and Blues Festival
South by Southwest (SWSX)- Annual Music, Film and Interactive Festivals in Austin, Texas.
Southern Amp Christchurch- Annual popular music festival
Tamworth Country Music Festival- Australia's premium country music festival. Held mid to late January each year.
Wellington International Jazz Festival Wellington
WOMAD - World Of Music, Arts and Dance
Womadelaide- 5 - 8 March 2010






