History & Gallery 2017
2017 Artists
The 2017 Summer Concert Tour was a complete sell out when over 40,000 fans snapped up tickets in record time to see ICEHOUSE, Alan Parsons Love Project & Bonnie Tyler Perform across the three date tour in Queenstown, Taupo & Whitianga.
Queenstown was the first concert in the tour, and although it was unusually chilly with showers later in the day, it did nothing to deter the 16,000 strong crowd from rocking out the Gibbston Valley venue. Perfect kiwi summer conditions greeted both artists and the 15,000 fans the following weekend who danced the afternoon away at Taupo Summer Concert before the tour headed up to Whitianga the following day for the final 2017 show where a sell-out crowd of 14,000 took full advantage of the Auckland Anniversary long weekend.
ICEHOUSE
ICEHOUSE was formed by Iva Davies, the front man and musical creative force, which has led the band to an amazing 28 platinum albums. Albums such as Primitive Man, Icehouse and Flowers have spent 233 weeks in the NZ album charts, with hit songs including Can’t Help Myself, We Can Get Together, Hey Little Girl, Electric Blue, & Great Southern Land having had 140 weeks in the NZ Singles charts. ICEHOUSE and Iva Davies have won many awards including the Countdown Award for the Most Popular Male Performer and ARIA Awards for the Best Album and Highest Selling Album for Man of Colours. The band was inducted in the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2006. In June 2013 Iva was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for ‘significant service to the music and entertainment industry as a songwriter and performer, and to the community.
Alan Parsons Live Project
Legendary eleven-time Grammy Award nominee, revered classic progressive rock producer, music engineer, songwriter, performer and icon on the music scene – Alan Parsons, joined forces with Eric Woolfson in 1975 as a song writing and performing partner for what became known as The Alan Parsons Project. Alan’s current live band consists of Alan on acoustic guitar, keyboards and vocals, P.J. Olsson on vocals, Manny Foccarazzo on keyboards, Guy Erez on bass, Alastair Greene on guitar, Danny Thompson on Drums, and Todd Cooper on sax, percussion and vocals. Albums such as I Robot, Eye In The Sky and Pyramid have spent 196 weeks in the NZ Album Charts, which have included Eye In The Sky, Games People Play, Damned If I Do, I Robot, Don’t Answer Me, I Wouldn’t Want To Be Like You and Sirius. Alan has received a large number of awards including eleven Grammy nominations, The Les Paul Award in 1995 and The Diva Hall Of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award in Munich, Germany in June 2012.
Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler’s career spans four decades, with a voice instantly identifiable the world over, she is the international first lady of rock. Bonnie’s hit songs include the unmistakable Total Eclipse Of The Heart, It’s A Heartache and Holding Out For A Hero. Born in Skewen, Neath, South Wales, Tyler grew up listening to, and being influenced by, the legendary female artists of the day, especially Janis Joplin and Tina Turner. Bonnie’s work has earned her two Grammy Award nominations and three Brit Award nominations, among other accolades.
