In the true spirit of Bob Marley and his vision of One Love and unity, organisers of the MARLEY NZ All-Stars concert have announced they will be supporting the Red Cross November 2016 Earthquake appeal via the Tauranga event on Friday 9 December.

Concert-goers will be able to add another ticket to their purchase for a donation of either $10 or $25 to the appeal via Eventfinda. 100% of these donations will go directly to the New Zealand Red Cross who in turn ensure that this money goes to support the communities most in need at this time.

This option applies to all current General Admission ticket holders as well as any General Admission purchases made between9am Friday 25th November until midnight Friday 2nd December and must be done online. Head to www.eventfinda.co.nz for details.

ABOUT THE TAURANGA CONCERT:

Some of New Zealand’s biggest artists will pay homage this summer to one of the greatest influences on NZ music, Bob Marley.

Tiki Taane, Boh Runga, Logan Bell, Ria Hall, Laughton Kora, Jason Kerrison, Anna Coddington, Fran Kora and P Digsss will perform his biggest hits including Get Up Stand Up, 3 Little Birds, Stir It Up, Redemption Song, Turn Your Lights Down Low, Buffalo Soldier, Punky Reggae Party, Exodus, No Woman No Cry, One Love and many more.

They will be backed by the NZ All-Stars band, featuring Grenville Bell, guitar, Haani Totorewa, keys and Leon Davy, percussion, Fran Kora, bass and vocals; Lucien Johnson, sax and Barrett Hocking, trumpet; Paul Russell, drums; Joel Shadbolt, guitar; Shelton Woolright, guest drums and Godfrey de Grut with our very own I-Threes on backing vocals, Boh, Ria and Anna.

The award-winning Modern Maori Quartet open the Tauranga concert and features James Tito, Maaka Pohatu, Matariki Whatarau and our very own Lion King, Matu Ngaropo.