{"id":586765,"date":"2026-09-01T09:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T09:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/586765\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T09:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T09:56:10","slug":"kingston-calling-music-festival-lineup-six60-stan-walker-and-fat-freddys-drop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/586765\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingston Calling music festival lineup: Six60, Stan Walker and Fat Freddy\u2019s Drop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PLRONTue\" style=\"display:none\">Burrows hoped the event would become one of the country\u2019s premier destination music festivals.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Founder of Fabrik and festival director Toby Burrows. \" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Founder of Fabrik and festival director Toby Burrows. <\/p>\n<p class=\"PLRONTue\" style=\"display:none\">Six60 frontman Matiu Walters said the band was excited to perform alongside the lineup and return to the Mount.<\/p>\n<p class=\"PLRONTue\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIt has been a while since we have been in the Mount, so Kingston Calling will be a special one for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"PLRONTue\" style=\"display:none\">Walters said Bay Oval\u2019s setting, with views of Mauao, will make the event memorable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"PLRONTue\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThere is an amazing wairua in the Oval, with the view of Mauao and a sea of fans there to sing, dance and party as one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"PLRONTue\" style=\"display:none\">Maoli and Stan Walker are among the headline acts on Friday, February 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"PLRONTue\" style=\"display:none\">SOJA, Arrested Development, Katchafire, Hori Shaw, and A.R.T will also perform that day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"PLRONTue\" style=\"display:none\">Six60 and Fat Freddy\u2019s Drop will headline Saturday, February 20, joined by Rebel Souljahz, Te Wehi, Aaradhna, Marley NZ All Stars and Myshaan.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"The festival is expected to draw visitors from across the country.\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>The festival is expected to draw visitors from across the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"PLRONTue\" style=\"display:none\">Bay Oval general manager Kelvin Jones said the festival would build on the success of major music events at the venue last summer, including Fisher and UB40.<\/p>\n<p class=\"PLRONTue\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIt\u2019s nice to keep the momentum going,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"PLRONTue\" style=\"display:none\">Jones said the events gave local businesses a boost and provided a way for Bay Oval to give back to the community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"PLRONTue\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIt\u2019s been a tough period for everybody, so the community helps us and it\u2019s how we can help them back as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"PLRONTue\" style=\"display:none\">He said feedback, particularly after Fisher, had been \u201coverwhelmingly positive\u201d, and Bay Oval hoped to host more events where possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"PLRONTue\" style=\"display:none\">Kingston Calling has received support through the Government\u2019s one-off events attraction package. <\/p>\n<p class=\"PLRONTue\" style=\"display:none\">Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston said the festival was expected to attract visitors and boost Tauranga\u2019s hospitality, accommodation and tourism sectors. <\/p>\n<p class=\"PLRONTue\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cKingston Calling is the kind of event that showcases the best of our summer events calendar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"PLRONTue\" style=\"display:none\">Presale tickets will be available from September 9, and general tickets will go on sale on September 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Burrows hoped the event would become one of the country\u2019s premier destination music festivals. 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