Music At The Rotunda 2024
Event description
Music at the Rotunda in the beautiful Rotorua's Government Gardens, is back thanks to the Rotorua Trust and the newly formed, Music Rotorua Charitable Trust!
Enjoy our final concert for the season 14 April.
Bring your koha, or make a donation through ticketing, picnic, rug or chair to make your afternoon more comfortable but, don't bring your wine or other favourite alcoholic bevy as there is an alcohol ban.
Travel by bike - Rotorua Lakes Council have promised bike parking to make your day easier!
Schedule of artists for 2024:
18 February
1 pm Jack Grace of "8 Scott Avenue - The Musical" fame, need I say more. A born entertainer who gave up rugby for music. Many of those musical years spent on the stage at Sky City
2pm Jono Breakwell, professional musician, you may have caught recently playing and singing at The Night Market, Secret Spot or Eat Streat
25 February CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN
3 March POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN - NOW 7 APRIL
10 March,
1pm Blues Club, BOP Blues Club Inc‘s very own band
2pm Krissie Knapp, also of 8 Scott Ave and Lakeside fame, Krissie is a dynamic performaer with over 30 years of experience entertaining audiences around the Pacific
17 March
1pm Sunrise Rockers, with 100s of years of experience, these guys bring you great Rock N Roll
2pm Trojan-John Te Rehu-Tuki, loop artist, musician, songwriter and singer. Acoustic performer of many genre including country/folk, jazz pop, reggae/dub and rock
24 March -CANCELLED due to rain and thunderstorm forecast
31 March
1pm Nikau Grace, well known gifted 16 year old singer songwriter, from Kawerau, who has been captivating audiences with her powerful voice since she was a child.
Recent performances include, Lakeside Rotorua and the Howard Morrison Tribute Concert. Nikau's debut single "Tōku Tuakiria" reached #7 on the Hot NZ singles chart and she was the 2023 recipient of the Waiata Maori Music Awards U25 Emerging Artist.
2pm Rewa Ututaonga - Discovered by Prince Tui Teka in the early 80's and part of our very own celebrity band, Cairo in the 90's and the late Sir Howard Morrison's performing band for over 10 years. We have more recently seen Rewa in Rotorua Musical Theatre's, The Color Purple and Jack Grace's, 8 Scott Avenue musicals. She has also been a many times performer at Lakeside.
7 April
1pm Now n Then, Group of singers and musicians who get together to enjoy sharing popular music from 60s, 70s, 80s and even to the 2020s if it's upbeat
2pm Evelyn Falconer, music teacher, choir leader and gifted singer, Evelyn, a trained classical singer, has been entertaining Rotorua with classical, jazz and songs from the shows for years
14 April -
1pm Tuballa Max, AKA Max Imus, Max is a mulit-instrumentalist and composer currently completing her Diploma in Music at Toi Ohomai in Rotorua
She has performed at a variety of events including Lakeside, CrankWorx, Multicultural festival and more. She writes and records her own music, and has a passion for writing music for gaming and larger ensembles
2pm Bobby Howard, musician, vocalist, composer and stalwart of Rotorua Musical Theatre who also needs no introduction in Rotorua
Bobby is currently working on her bilingual musical Ko Tāua (You and I)
- If you would like to support Music Rotorua with a donation or sponsorship to make sure we can continue to bring this much-loved concert series to you please contact us
- If you would like to perform, or tell us who you would like to perform for you, drop us an email, text or phone call
Julie Parsons 0272424132, Noel Lamberton 0274927221
musicattherotunda@gmail.com
Support Music at the Rotunda to make sure our sunny Summer Sunday concerts continue to happen each February and March, by making a donation through our donation link.
The sunny summer concerts are brought to you by:
Rotorua Music Charitable Trust and The Rotorua Trust
If the weather is wet the concert will be cancelled, we'll make a decision by 11am and let you know through our Facebook page.