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This year's Rhythm and Vines promises to be the biggest ever! We're amped for the action and will be on the countdown until the excitement hits on December 29 2008. Make sure you set this page as a favourite and check back for our updates, line-up announcements, exclusive artist interviews and hot competitions!
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Trade Secrets: The Jonny Love Special
A smooth talking boy with a dreamy voice and amazing cooking skills? No, we're not making this up! Kiwi crooner Jonny Love is the real deal. He's appearing at this year's R&V, but if you can't wait until then, click here...
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5 Minutes with Franz Ferdinand
The boys from Franz Ferdinand are coming our way for this year's Rhythm & Vines, but we couldn't resist chatting to them a little earlier. Check outwhat they had to say here...
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Ladi 6's Top Five Inspiring Women
We love kickass vocalist and MC Ladi 6! She's one super successful and inspiring nzgirl - but who inspires her? We find out here...
Rhythm and Vines 2008 Where: Waiohika Estate, Gisbourne, New Zealand
When: A three day extravaganza from December 28, 2008 - January 1, 2008
What: Rhythm and Vines is a kiwi summer festival experience like no other. Picture the East Coast sun setting over grape rows as you enjoy a fine wine on a grassy slope. Picture the best of up-and-coming and established artists performing over four stages in natural amphitheaters set deep into the vineyard. Picture the glow of a magical ariel fireworks display as you and your friends become the first in the world to scream 'Happy New Year!' in unison with up to 20,000 festival-goers. Picture the festival that is Rhythm and Vines...
Tickets are on sale NOW! You can buy either a three day package price or individual day tickets priced at $65 for the 29th and 30th, while New Year's Eve will have a fixed price of $135. Current three day package tickets available are the second round, 'Budburst' $185 + BF Click here to buy now! The Stellar 2008 Line-up 29 December Franz Ferdinand (UK), The Kooks(UK), Santogold (USA), Jamie Liddell (UK), Liam Finn, Ajax(AUS), The Mystery Jets(UK), Cut off Your Hands, Katchafire, South Rakkas Crew (USA), Aquasky (UK), Jonny Love, The Ruby Suns, Collapsing Cities, Anna Coddington, Olmecha Supreme, House of Shem, The Enright House, Lydia Cole, Tim Richards, Wellie Players Club, The Constituents, Brazil Beat Soundsystem, Jade, Ben Throp, RIA, Dean Campbell, Tim Livingston, Elm, Ollus, Acoustic Assassin, Toby Burrows, The Missing Link, Cam Robertson, Daniel Farley, Sean Murray, Lewis Mearns, plus more on the day… 30 December
Public Enemy (live)/ USA), DJ Nu Mark (Jurassic 5 / USA) / Cut Copy (AUS), Ladyhawke, The Phoenix Foundation, , Anika Moa, Ladi 6 (MC & DJ Set) Late of the Pier(UK), Recloose LIVE, Busy P & DJ Medhi (FRA), Fort Knox Five(USA) DJ Switch (UK), SJD, Antiform LIVE & MC Twin Cam, Die Die Die, Little Bushman, Electric Wire Hustle, An Emerald City, Conan Moccasin, DJ Audit (CAN), Cool Kids Club, The Naked and Famous, Olmecha Supreme, , The Coshercot Honeys, Public Access (Tom Sahs USA) Blackbird, The Secret Knives, Unity Pacific. Reclose DJ set, DJ Lotion, Dylan C, Matt Randomplay, Soane, Trash Disco, Alex Bull, +1, Jonus, Gavin S, Anna Macdonald, Richard Alexander and loads more again on the day… 31 December
Shihad, Carl Cox (UK), Digitalism LIVE (GER), Fur Patrol, The Black Seeds, The Datsuns, Adam Freeland(UK), A-Trak (CAN), Antix(LIVE) Dick "Magik" Johnson, The Tutts, Vinyl Slingers (AUS), P Money, So So Modern, Emerson Todd(AUS), The Tutts, Disco Not Disco(AUS), Module LIVE, BLVD Nights, Honey Claws (USA), Sampology feat Tom Thum (AUS), Motocade, Disasteradio Bang! Bang! Eche, 38:40 DJ's Clap Clap Riot, DJ Hat, Ben Davis (The Bionics UK) P Vans & Steppa D, Over the Atlantic, DJ Substance feat MC homebrew, Beat Company, Exile & JFG, Beat Mafia, Bulletproof, DJ Trei, Nervous Surgeons etc… For more information on the line up, click here. Rhythm and Vines 2008 - the only place to be this New Year's Eve!
Check back for more action soon or click below to read more articles about the Rhythm and Vines acts...
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Hot Five - Rhythm and Vines
The news that Rhythm and Vines was launching into a three day extravaganza got Tee very excited! So much so that she thought it deserved a Hot Five: "Rhythm and Vines has become a bit of a kiwi institution as a beachside way to bring in the New Year...."
 nzgirl picks: Rhythm and Vines
With winter getting us down and the first round of acts announced for the NYE festival it seemed only fair to share who our favourites are and share the goss about who is going to be entertaining us at Rhythm and Vines 08! To find out more click here.
 Letter To My Younger Self: Anika Moa
We asked nzgirl and songstress, Anika Moa, to take a jump back in time, and write a letter to her younger self, outlining everything she wishes she had of known when she was 25.
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We were lucky enought to get shown around Raglan by gorgeous kiwi songstress Anna Coddington! Anna gave us the lowdown on her fav five places in her hometown.
 nzgirl Exclusive: Shihad
From dishing the dirt on Rachel Hunter’s stripper experiences, to talking about their new album Beautiful Machine, New Zealand’s golden musos are set to rock your socks off this NYE...
.jpg) Vintage nzgirl: 20 Questions with the Black Seeds
The boys and our music editor, Liselle, played a little game of 20 questions. From waking up in random places to the music, find out what makes these guys tick...
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