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May 2013
Wellington Saints 2013 Season
Basketball at it's finest! Be part of the 2013 action.
26 April - 5 July
TSB Bank Arena
Haier Pulse 2013 Home Games
Three home games. Check out the 2013 ANZ Championship Trans Tasman Netball Competition and support your team, THE HAIER PULSE.
28 April - 26 May
TSB Bank Arena
Wellington Reg Young Singers in Harmony Contest
This event showcases the young barbershop talent of a region known for producing national and international place-getters.
23 May
Opera House
The Nutcracker
The internationally acclaimed MOSCOW BALLET “LA CLASSIQUE”, performing their spectacular masterpiece.
24 May - 25 May
St James Theatre
The Pink Floyd Experience 2013
Dark Side of the Moon 40th Anniversary Tour.
25 May
TSB Bank Arena
Africa Day
Celebrating African Unity with a day of food stalls, live music, arts and crafts and fashion.
25 May
Wellington Town Hall
Night Creature
Orchestra Wellington. A concert featuring three American composers who effortlessly blend the vitality of jazz and popular music with the classical idiom.
26 May
Wellington Town Hall
The Harlem Globetrotters
The Harlem Globetrotters are coming to New Zealand, for the first time in over 12 years.
27 May
TSB Bank Arena
NZSM Orchestra: Verdi-Wagner
The NZSM Orchestra's second concert for 2013 will be a major event in the wonderful acoustic of Wellington's Town Hall.
28 May
Wellington Town Hall
World Vision Kids for Kids
This show promotes the work of World Vision while giving kiwi kids a fantastic opportunity to shine as the stars of the show.
29 May
Opera House
Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra 10th Anniversary
The ARIA nominated Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra has gained a reputation as one of the worlds leading independent jazz orchestras.
30 May
Wellington Town Hall
ASB 2013 Stage Challenge and J Rock
A high energy dance, drama and music extravaganza that aims to motivate and inspire students to lead positive pro-active lives.
30 May - 31 May
TSB Bank Arena
June 2013
Wellington Saints 2013 Season
Basketball at it's finest! Be part of the 2013 action.
26 April - 5 July
TSB Bank Arena
Handmade 2013
HANDMADE 2013 is a festival celebrating all things HANDMADE – learn to create beautiful and contemporary crafts.
1 June - 2 June
Wellington Town Hall
Handel’s Messiah with Voices NZ Chamber Choir
Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir joins Orchestra Wellington to present Handel’s Messiah in the expanded orchestration devised by Mozart.
2 June
Wellington Town Hall
The Big Sing 2013 Gala Concert
Wellington Secondary Schools' Choral Festival presents 42 choirs from 22 schools throughout the Wellington region.
5 June - 6 June
Wellington Town Hall
Chucho Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers
Winner of eight Grammy Awards, Valdés is one of Cuba’s greatest jazz pianists and bandleaders.
6 June
Opera House
Wellington Jazz Festival on Cuba
Hundreds of musicians will be turning up the heat in the Capital's famous Cuba quarter.
6 June - 8 June
Opera House
Cassandra Wilson
A two-time Grammy Award-winner, dubbed “America’s best singer” by Time magazine.
7 June
Opera House
The Opera House Session
2013 Wellington Jazz Festival party The Opera House Session is a joyous night of back-to-back jazz.
7 June
Opera House
Wellington Home Show
Find inspiration, ideas, innovations, practical solutions and good advice for your home!
7 June - 9 June
TSB Bank Arena
The Rodger Fox Wellington Jazz Orchestra
Rodger Fox’s Wellington Jazz Orchestra is celebrating turning 40 with a special Wellington Jazz Festival gig.
8 June
Opera House
MANTIS: The Music of Drew Menzies
A live concert that honours the music of the late Drew Menzies, one of NZ's best jazz and classical double bassists.
8 June
Opera House
Iva Lamkum & Jennifer Zea
One night, one stage, two red hot vocalists.
8 June
Opera House
Wellington Girls & College Cultural Extravaganza
Showcasing the Performing Arts talent of the two schools.
10 June
Wellington Town Hall
Language of Living
Join The New Zealand Dance Company on its first North Island tour with its acclaimed production Language of Living.
12 June
Opera House
The Phantom of the Opera
From the Producers of Cats and Les Miserables, see The Phantom like you’ve never seen it before in a stunning new design making its international debut in Wellington.
13 June - 6 July
St James Theatre
The Planets
NZSO. With the rise of the Seven Sisters, Matariki begins, heralding the arrival of winter and the beginning of a new year.
14 June
Michael Fowler Centre
Tokyo String Quartet
This supreme ensemble are retiring after 44 years. Don’t miss their historic farewell.
15 June
Wellington Town Hall
The Glenn Miller Orchestra
Relive the unforgettable music of the 1940’s from the golden era of Swing.
15 June - 16 June
Michael Fowler Centre
Brutal Pageant v Smash Malice
Experience the action and excitement of live roller derby.
15 June
TSB Bank Arena
Fobulous
Fobulous is the latest offering from the comedy hit making team of Eteuati Ete and Tofiga Fepuleai, also known as The Laughing Samoans.
21 June
Opera House
Richard Clayderman
Richard Clayderman, with his distinctive piano reinterpretations, brings the Romantique Concert to Wellington.
21 June
Michael Fowler Centre
New Zealand String Quartet
Sunday Concerts 2013. The New Zealand String Quartet return in their first appearance for Wellington Chamber Music since 2010.
23 June
Wellington Town Hall
Wellington Careers Expo
Providing school leavers and youth with skills and knowledge to help them determine a career path and match that with study or training opportunities.
23 June - 24 June
TSB Bank Arena
Requiem
The NZSO gather some of Australasia’s finest singing talent in this performance of Verdi’s moving and majestic Requiem.
29 June
Michael Fowler Centre
Beethoven reCYCLE, Part Two
Featuring the Appassionata sonata. Kaleidoscopes Chamber Music NZ Concert Season 2013.
30 June
Wellington Town Hall
July 2013
Wellington Saints 2013 Season
Basketball at it's finest! Be part of the 2013 action.
26 April - 5 July
TSB Bank Arena
The Phantom of the Opera
From the Producers of Cats and Les Miserables, see The Phantom like you’ve never seen it before in a stunning new design making its international debut in Wellington.
13 June - 6 July
St James Theatre
Yes, Prime Minister
A sell-out on London’s West End and in Sydney and Melbourne, the play comes to Wellington for six shows only at the St James Theatre.
2 July - 6 July
St James Theatre
The Vodafone Season of Swan Lake
The RNZB presents a national tour of Swan Lake as the centrepiece of their 60th birthday year.
18 July - 27 July
St James Theatre
Steve Vai
The virtuoso axeman, last here as part of the G3 guitar extravaganza with Joe Satriani and Steve Lukather, is coming back!
18 July
Wellington Town Hall
Hairy Maclary & Friends
An official stage adaptation of the much-loved Hairy Maclary children's books, by celebrated writer, Lynley Dodd.
19 July - 20 July
Opera House
Te Kökï Trio
Wellington Chamber Music Sunday Concerts 2013. This concert comprises two of the largest-scale works in the trio repertoire.
21 July
Wellington Town Hall
Einstein's Universe
A special double programme of illustrated talks and the music that Einstein played and loved.
23 July
Wellington Town Hall
The New Zealand Art Show
The Simple Art of a Great Art Show - celebrating 10 years of outstanding New Zealand Art: an event not to be missed.
25 July - 28 July
TSB Bank Arena
Te Koki NZSM Presents Verdi’s Il Corsaro
Verdi’s Il Corsaro is a tale of high adventure – of pirates, plunder and passion.
26 July - 30 July
Opera House
Shapeshifter - Delta Live
In celebration of their highly anticipated new album Delta, Shapeshifter announce a national tour throughout July.
27 July
Wellington Town Hall
Pounamu
Featuring two of NZ’s greatest male singers — Jonathan Lemalu and Warren Maxwell in collaboration with John Psathas.
28 July
Wellington Town Hall
Stomp
Following their acclaimed performance at the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, STOMP returns to New Zealand with new routines, new choreography and new music.
30 July - 4 August
St James Theatre
August 2013
Stomp
Following their acclaimed performance at the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, STOMP returns to New Zealand with new routines, new choreography and new music.
30 July - 4 August
St James Theatre
Greatest Love of All - The Whitney Houston Show
Starring Belinda Davids. Celebrate a catalogue of Houston’s most-loved songs from the span of her 29 year career.
8 August
Opera House
Magnificent Mozart
Without question it is the rich complexity of emotions that makes Mozart’s music so magnificent.
9 August
Michael Fowler Centre
DCM Bookfair
With some 90,000 books, as well as CDs, DVDs, vinyl, books and puzzles, there is definitely something for everyone.
17 August - 18 August
TSB Bank Arena
Antipodes String Trio
Wellington Chamber Music Sunday Concerts 2013. This programme presents contrasting energies and atmospheres.
18 August
Wellington Town Hall
NZSO National Youth Orchestra
Experience the excitement as the NZSO National Youth Orchestra musicians partner with NZSO and international guest tutors.
30 August
Michael Fowler Centre
An Evening with Joan Baez
For the first time in more than 20 years America's legendary folk singer, songwriter and activist Joan Baez, returns to NZ for a series of concerts.
31 August
Michael Fowler Centre
September 2013
The Pirates of Penzance
Stash the gold, guard the women and hide the rum...the Pirates are coming!
3 September
Opera House
La Donna Ideale
Orchestra Wellington. Featuring Madeliene Pierard singing two very different hommages to popular culture.
8 September
Opera House
SKYCITY NZ Breakers Vs Melbourne Tigers
The SKYCITY Breakers will take on one of the legendary teams of the NBL, the Melbourne Tigers!
12 September
TSB Bank Arena
The Flying Dutchman
NBR New Zealand Opera 2013 season. The Flying Dutchman, a cursed sea captain, sails his phantom ship across the world’s oceans.
14 September - 21 September
St James Theatre
Stan Walker - World Tour of New Zealand
One of the country’s most popular artists, Stan has sold over 170,000 singles and close to 100,000 albums to date.
14 September
Michael Fowler Centre
Heights of Passion
Celebrate the 200th birthday of Richard Wagner and 100th birthday of Benjamin Britten in a concert that explores the heights of passion.
20 September
Michael Fowler Centre
Lazarus String Quartet
Wellington Chamber Music Sunday Concerts 2013. This set combines emotional strength with melodic delight.
22 September
Wellington Town Hall
World of WearableArt
The World of WearableArt™ Awards Show is an annual non-stop spectacular held in Wellington, New Zealand.
26 September - 6 October
TSB Bank Arena
Goldner String Quartet with Piers Lane
Featuring new work from Gareth Farr and two of the finest piano quintets in the repertoire.
30 September
Michael Fowler Centre
October 2013
World of WearableArt
The World of WearableArt™ Awards Show is an annual non-stop spectacular held in Wellington, New Zealand.
26 September - 6 October
TSB Bank Arena
Vesa-Matti Leppänen, Andrew Joyce and Diedre Irons
Wellington Chamber Music Sunday Concerts 2013. Hear two great E flat piano trios, by Beethoven and Schubert, and two sonatas by Debussy.
6 October
Wellington Town Hall
The Ten Tenors - Mum's the Word
Mum's the Word will see the TEN return with a new live band and a spectacular new stage set.
12 October
St James Theatre
Go Green Expo
Go Green Expo: sustainability, efficiency, organics and everything green!
12 October - 13 October
TSB Bank Arena
Tall Tales & Tangos
Legendary All Blacks hooker and arts connoisseur Anton Oliver packs down with the NZSO in a concert of tall tales and tangos.
12 October
Michael Fowler Centre
TOWER Tutus on Tour
The Royal New Zealand Ballet perform a selection of highlights and hits from the company’s repertory.
23 October - 26 October
St James Theatre
November 2013
Beethoven reCYCLE – Part Three
Each programme features either the Pathétique, Moonlight or Les Adieux. Kaleidoscopes Chamber Music NZ Concert Season 2013.
8 November - 11 November
Michael Fowler Centre
Fireworks & Fantasy
Crashing chords, exuberant snare drums and the thud of the guillotine – this is a concert of fireworks and fantasy.
9 November
Michael Fowler Centre
A Festival of Russian Ballet
Featuring a diverse and stunning programme in three awe-inspiring acts by the Imperial Russian Ballet Company.
15 November - 17 November
St James Theatre
Fancy Free
Orchestra Wellington round out the year with Beethoven and Bernstein!
17 November
Opera House