The Eastern recognise that a sign a concert is gonna be a humdinger is how good the names of the places are on either side of the Town, so sandwiched between Paradise and The Remarkables, it bodes well that we will be in for a hooley and a half at Te Atamira.

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In their 15-year quest to play every damn place on the map, one of NZ’s most well-regarded and mythic roots bands, The Eastern, are pretty damn excited to make another deep notch in the touring belt! Described as a “National Treasure” by both RNZ and the NZ Herald and well known and loved for their spirit-raising and barn-burning live shows, The Eastern are thrilled to be rousing a (almost, hopefully, fingers crossed, thanks medical workers!) post-Covid touring circuit and guaranteed to play like they always do like it matters and like it counts. Joy, connection, and community are all words to reach for in describing the environment they create for the duration of their floor-cracking live sets. It’s been a minute since they were south of home town chch but their shows in Alex, Cromwell, Kurow and even Ettrick over their years make their landing one mark in the calendar!

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Joined by Arrowtown locals Tom Maxwell and Killergrams this should be a night of raised spirits and grand sing-alongs and dance-alongs true to the spirit of all that can move you when a live band devoid of airs and graces, simply here for the craic puts it down with great heart, soul and excitement.