Nelson! Are you ready to Drag up your Life once again?! Kelly Fornia is bringing back her drag lip-sync extravaganza down to Nelson again with a brand new cast and an even better show!

Drag up your Life features a fabulous selection of Wellington's finest Drag Queens & Kings as we bring you lip-syncs and Drag stage challenge realness honey that'll leave you GAGGED and your wigs SNATCHED. Thanks to such amazing shows as RuPaul's Drag Race, Drag has now been brought into the mainstream limelight and we're here to show that New Zealand Drag talent is not to be overlooked because we can sashay, shantay, twirl and kick as hard as the rest of the world!

Our fabulous cast consists of:
Kelly Fornia - Mx Capital Drag 2018
Robin Yablind - Mister Burlesque Aotearoa 2018
Harlie Lux - Mx Capital Drag 2017 & Miss Pinup New Zealand People's Choice 2018
Yonic K - Wellington's favourite Aunty
Selina Simone - Talk show hostess & Member of Haus of Sin
&
Nelson's own: EVA GOODCOQ - Mx Capital Drag 2019 1st Runner up and hometown hero!

This incredible cast will be bringing you a mix of your favourite classic songs and your recent top 40 hits coming at you from every direction henny! You do not want to miss this incredible production!

Performed by critically acclaimed dancer and performer, Rodney Bell (Ngāti Maniapoto), Meremere merges spoken word, music, dance and multimedia design to tell its story.

'This autobiographical, multi-disciplinary and life-affirming survival story drew the cheering opening night audience to its feet.' - Dominion Post, June 23, 2018

'Meremere is a complex work of art where design, AV and lighting play as significant a role as story-telling, music and dance.' - NZ Herald, October 2016

This is Rodney's story - from a childhood spent in Te Kuititanga to an international career and living rough on the streets of San Francisco. Meremere explores the human response to the ebbs and flows of fortune, the transformative journey to inner strength and peace, and the immutable call of home.

Uplifting, surprising, intimate and incredibly engaging - this powerful performance features live music from the exceptional Eden Mulholland as well a mesmerising multimedia collaboration from Malia Johnston and Movement of the Human.

Rock the City returns to Nelson, with an all-ages music gig featuring ten of region's hottest up and coming youth bands performing live on stage.

This year's lineup includes:
Small Talk (Waimea College), Blind Eye (Waimea College), Riot Of The Moment (Nelson Boys/Nayland College), Three's A Crowd (Nayland College), Wiz Kid And The Biscuits (Waimea College), Reece Milton (Nayland College), Looking Sharpe (Waimea College), Jess & Tagan (Motueka High School) plus two more acts to be announced.

This event is strictly alcohol and other drug free, and suitable for 14 years and above. Security and Health and Safety Event Workers will be on hand to ensure a happy and healthy event for all.

Tickets are just $10 and are available from Ticket Direct online, or at the Theatre Royal Box Office. Door sales ($12) may be available on the night, but with a lineup this epic, highly unlikely, so get in early to avoid the disappointment of missing out.

In loving memory of Doris Day, award-winning singer and actress Ali Harper (Songs for Nobodies, Legendary Divas, Bombshells) is touring her highly acclaimed show A Doris Day Special.

Doris Day, with her bubbly personality, lilting voice and blonde beauty was America's singing sweetheart of the silver screen during the 1950s and 1960s. With her hit songs Sentimental Journey, Secret Love and Que Sera Sera, she was for many years ranked as the No. 1 female box office star in the world.

Directed by Stephanie McKellar-Smith with Big Band Musical Direction by Rodger Fox, it's 1971 and Doris is filming her Television Special. You are invited to be a part of A Doris Day Special television studio audience and celebrate the life and songs of that quintessential girl next door.

"Harper bears an uncanny resemblance to Doris Day in appearance, manner and vocal quality. A Doris Day Special was indeed as special and as satisfying as the title suggests, bringing back many fond memories." Manawatu Standard

"Ali Harper has all the effervescence that made Doris Day such a ray of sunshine. She embodies the 'natural zing' of a woman who loved joy and who just wanted to smile and make people happy." Theatreview

"I don't recommend shows but this is so good that I simply have to. Go. You'll love it!" Lexie Matheson, Auckland Theatre Critic

"The show is a brilliant tribute to one of America's greatest sweethearts and Ali Harper has created a show with tremendous big band sounds and dazzling costumes that creates an experience for all admirers of the legendary Doris Day." The Plug, Tauranga

This year audiences have the chance to witness World Champion Irish dancers direct from the West End's Lord of the Dance, as A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music & Dance Sensation tours New Zealand wide telling the tale of the world's most loved nation in one incredible performance.

Told through Irish music and dance, A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music & Dance Sensationexplores magical tales spanning generations of Irish storytelling and culture. This world class show features World, All Ireland & National Champion Irish dancers, and musicians from around the globe performing unique music and dance that reflects the story that is, Ireland.

Melodic Celtic flute, alongside raw and rhythmic guitar are complimented with heart felt sounds of Ireland. Featuring a dynamic musical duo and impressive dancing rarely seen outside of the World Championship stage, A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music & Dance Sensation was composed and choreographed in Dublin and is quickly on its way to becoming the new frontier in Irish entertainment.

Created and produced by Pace Entertainment Group, the show will transport the audience to a time and place where tunes, taps and tradition showcase the very essence of celebrating the Irish spirit.

STARRING - CEILI MOORE and BRENT PACE
CEILI MOORE performed the lead role opposite Michael Flatley in Lord Of The Dance on tour throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Europe, South Africa and London's West End Palladium Theatre. Her other dancing highlights include the Graham Norton Show, BBC Proms In The Park, Dancing Down Under and The Wiggles videos. Ceili has returned to Australia and teamed up with her partner, Choreographer and Producer BRENT PACE to perform in A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music & Dance Sensation. Brent was the Lead Principal in Gaelforce Dance and Rhythms of Ireland

Come and hear brass bands from the "Top of the South" in an evening of entertainment. This programme will feature some of the best soloists in NZ performing modern and traditional brass concert music.

Smokefree Rockquest is New Zealand's only nationwide, live, original music, youth event. Founded in 1989 by music teachers Glenn Common and Pete Rainey, who now run Rockquest Promotions full-time out of Nelson. Smokefree Rockquest is a New Zealand institution.

Musical successes from Smokefree Rockquest include Kimbra, Broods, The Good Fun, Midnight Youth, Opshop, Annah Mac, Evermore, Ladyhawke, Minuit, Kids of 88, Die!Die!Die!, Pistol Youth, Bang!Bang!Eche!, Ivy Lies, Cairo Knife Fight, Cut Off Your Hands, Luke Thompson, The Datsuns, Brooke Fraser, Anika Moa, Anna Coddington, The Electric Confectionaires, Steriogram, Aaradhna, Spacifix, The Naked and Famous, Phoenix Foundation, The Feelers, The Black Seeds, Nesian Mystik, Bic Runga, The Checks, Julia Deans, Pine, King Kapisi, Kingston, The Naked and Famous, Autozamm and Elemeno P.

Smokefree Rockquest aims to motivate young musicians to prove their ability and realise the heights they can reach in their music careers, and to encourage their peers to support 100% original New Zealand music.

Kiwi pop sensation Mitch James is about to take the world by storm, announcing a string of international shows and a New Zealand tour.

Throughout May, James - who now shares a booking agent with Ed Sheeran - will play shows in the UK, including an already sold-out show in London. He will then return to New Zealand to embark on his biggest headlining tour to date.

He will be supported on his New Zealand tour by the four-piece indie pop-rockers Mako Road. See below for more info.

Mitch James' self-titled gold-certified debut album has dominated the charts and amassed more than 80 million streams on Spotify, since its release last year. The record contains four Gold certified singles, including current single 'Bright Blue Skies', 'Old News', 'All The Ways To Say Goodbye' and '21'.

After a busy 2018, in which he toured extensively - playing sold-out shows across Australia with Conrad Sewell; opening for Ed Sheeran in New Zealand; and his own headline tour - James intentionally held back over summer, performing at only a handful of shows including ZM's Float and to a packed crowd at the renowned Homegrown Festival in Wellington.

Now the singer-songwriter is set to debut new music and play his firm favourites to fans across the globe, but most importantly to his loyal Kiwi supporters.

James is thrilled to have Mako Road joining him on the road. Formed while at the University of Canterbury, Mako Road is an indie pop-rock outfit from Christchurch.

Beginning as a covers band playing at university events and parties, the four lads eventually developed their own sound influenced by a range of genres, leading them to release three singles in 2017, and their debut EP, THE GREEN SUPERINTENDENT in early 2018. They recently sold out shows across New Zealand.

Join young, orphaned Oliver Twist as he navigates London’s underworld of theft and violence, searching for a home, a family, and - most importantly - for love.

With spirited, timeless songs like "As Long as He Needs Me", "Food, Glorious Food", and "Where is Love", Oliver! is a musical classic.

Renowned for its electric and stunning performances, "The Air Force on Tour" will take audiences on a wild ride of musical styles: from military classics to popular show tunes. You'll hear everything from Mozart to John Williams and even the Monarchy of Music; Queen. Soloists will include Murray Mansfield QSM on bagpipes, the thrilling Drum Line and astounding vocalist Barbara Graham.

The Royal New Zealand Air Force Band recently celebrated its 80th anniversary, and is often heard welcoming dignitaries at Government House, or providing music for commemorations at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park. It performed at the sold-out 2016 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, and most recently to a near capacity The Air Force in Concert at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington. Don't miss the opportunity to witness the excitement of a full-sized symphonic band in concert!