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Te Reo Reka o Aotearoa | The New Zealand Music Commission is pleased to share the results for the Round 12 of the Aotearoa Touring Programme.

The Aotearoa Touring Programme invests in approved domestic touring costs, to enable more Aotearoa artists to grow sustainable careers and increase the access to live music for Aotearoa audiences. The Aotearoa Touring Programme is a contestable fund intended to reinvigorate the live music sector and assist in the recovery from the effects of COVID-19 in the domestic touring market.

As one of the initiatives in the Government’s New Zealand Music Recovery Fund, the Aotearoa Touring Programme is part of the Manatū Taonga Ministry of Culture & Heritage led Arts & Culture COVID Recovery Programme, focused on the recovery, regeneration and revitalisation of the cultural sector.

The Aotearoa Touring Programme is run by Te Reo Reka o Aotearoa | The New Zealand Music Commission to grow the potential for original New Zealand artists touring across Aotearoa and enable more New Zealanders to experience live, local music. It is a matched investment programme (i.e. the programme will match the recipient’s investment), so applicants can apply for 50% of the eligible costs for undertaking national tours across Tiers 1 and 2. The two tiers have a different maximum limit for each grant as well as different criteria.

In Round 12 of the Aotearoa Touring Programme, 35 recipients were awarded with grants for their respective touring projects. Applications for this round closed on the 5th of October 2022.

Te Reo Reka o Aotearoa | The New Zealand Music Commission is pleased to announce the following Aotearoa Touring Programme grant recipients:

Aotearoa Touring Programme Tier 1 Recipients (listed in alphabetical order)

· ABRZY for a 3-date tour of the North Island in support of their sophomore album ‘80 Different Ways II’.

· Adam Hattaway & The Haunters for a 9-date tour in support of fifth album release ‘Bug Eyes’.

· Beachware for a 9-date tour in support of debut album ‘It’s Only Time’

· Bub for a 4-date tour of Aotearoa to support their single releases ‘Dreams’ and ‘Amsterdam’.

· Castlecliff Lights for a 4-date tour of the lower North Island to promote their singles ‘Caution to the Wind’ and ‘Queen of My World’.

· Ebony Lamb for a double headline tour with Jess Cornelius (of LA/NZ) tour Aotearoa on a 5 date tour.

· Goodnight My Darling for a 6-date tour of the North Island to support the release of self-titled debut album.

· Grant Haua for a 6-week Aotearoa Awa Blues acoustic solo tour in support of the recently released ‘Awa Blues 2019 / Tahanga Unplugged 2022’ and ‘Ora Blues Live at the Chapel Vol 1 2022’ releases.

· Greta O’Leary for a 6-7-date tour of the North and South Island for their EP release.

· hanbee for a 3-date tour of Auckland and Wellington to support debut album ‘Seashell Cassette’.

· In The Shallows for a 13-19-date summer tour.

· Jack Panther for a debut 3-stop tour of Aotearoa supporting the single ‘Weekend At Bernies’.

· Juliet McLean for an 8-date tour of the North Island.

· Kendall Elise for a 4-date tour of the South Island in support of their album ‘LET THE NIGHT IN’.

· Luke-W, Nadis and Swizl Jager for a 4 date tour of the North and South Island in support of Luke-W’s debut full-length album ‘Close As Ever’.

· Mel Parsons for a 5-show run of smaller/regional venues in support of their album ‘Slow Burn’.

· Motte for a 5-date tour in celebration of album ‘Cold + Liquid’.

· NO CIGAR for a 7-date tour in support of debut album ‘Bienvenido’.

· Oscar LaDell for an 18-date tour of Aotearoa in support of upcoming self-titled EP.

· Pretty Stooked for a 9-date tour in support of Pretty Stooked’s debut EP.

· Renée Millner for a 6-date North Island tour in conjunction with the release of the single ‘Not Ok’ and their ‘Fly Me Back’ EP.

· Revulva for a 10-date ‘This Town Ain’t Big Enough’ Zealand-wide single release tour.

· Tahini Bikini for a 5-date tour in support of their debut album ‘Fever Dreams’ set to release on September 23rd.

· Terrible Sons for a 9-tour of Te Ika-a-Maui and Te Waipounamu to celebrate the release of their first single ‘Sunset Swimming’ from their debut album.

· The Narcs for a 6-date national tour to headline and reconnect with smaller regions while continuing to support their album ‘Outskirts’.

· Valkyrie for a 6-date tour in support of first debut album ‘Maori Party In The USA’.

· Vera Ellen for a 4-date tour of the North and South Island in support of their latest album release ‘Ideal Home Noise’.

· Womb for a 5-date tour to support the release of sophomore album, ‘Dreaming of the Future Again’.

Aotearoa Touring Programme Tier 2 Recipients (listed in alphabetical order)

· Aldous Harding for a 3-date tour to celebrate Aldous Harding’s fourth studio album ‘Warm Chris’.

· Anthonie Tonnon for a 16-date tour focusing on audience expansion and development through festival appearances, headline shows in medium-sized cities and special shows that include a journey outside the main centres.

· L.A.B. for a 3-date regional tour.

· Marlon Williams for a 5-date tour of the North and South Island.

· Shapeshifter for a 4-date regional summer tour with Summer Haze and the inaugural Beach Break shows.

· The D4 for an 8-date tour to support their 21st anniversary of debut album ‘6TWENTY’.

· Villainy for a 4-date tour supporting the reissue of Villainy’s first album ‘Mode. Set Clear.’ and the release of their single ‘The Launch’.