Steve Abel

\x26lt;p dir=\x26#34;ltr\x26#34; style=\x26#34;text\-align: center;\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26lt;span style=\x26#34;font\-size: 11px;\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26lt;strong\x26gt;STRANGE NEWS, NOISEFLOOR,\x26lt;br\x26gt;\x26amp;amp; EXPLODING RAINBOW ORCHESTRA PRESENT\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;\x26lt;\/span\x26gt;\x26lt;\/p\x26gt;\x26lt;p dir=\x26#34;ltr\x26#34; style=\x26#34;text\-align: center;\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26lt;br\x26gt;\x26lt;span style=\x26#34;font\-size: 30px;\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26lt;span style=\x26#34;color: rgb(184, 49, 47);\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26lt;strong\x26gt;E\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;\x26lt;\/span\x26gt;\x26lt;strong\x26gt;\x26lt;span style=\x26#34;color: rgb(209, 72, 65);\x26#34;\x26gt;XP\x26lt;\/span\x26gt;\x26lt;span style=\x26#34;color: rgb(243, 121, 52);\x26#34;\x26gt;L\x26lt;\/span\x26gt;\x26lt;span style=\x26#34;color: rgb(251, 160, 38);\x26#34;\x26gt;O\x26lt;\/span\x26gt;\x26lt;span style=\x26#34;color: rgb(235, 107, 86);\x26#34;\x26gt;D\x26lt;\/span\x26gt;\x26lt;span style=\x26#34;color: rgb(247, 218, 100);\x26#34;\x26gt;ING\x26lt;\/span\x26gt; \x26lt;span style=\x26#34;color: rgb(97, 189, 109);\x26#34;\x26gt;RAIN\x26lt;\/span\x26gt;\x26lt;span style=\x26#34;color: rgb(44, 130, 201);\x26#34;\x26gt;BOW\x26lt;\/span\x26gt;\x26lt;span style=\x26#34;color: rgb(61, 142, 185);\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26amp;nbsp;ORCH\x26lt;\/span\x26gt;\x26lt;span style=\x26#34;color: rgb(26, 188, 156);\x26#34;\x26gt;ESTRA\x26lt;\/span\x26gt;\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;\x26lt;strong\x26gt;\x26lt;br\x26gt;\x26lt;span style=\x26#34;color: rgb(147, 101, 184);\x26#34;\x26gt;SONG\x26lt;\/span\x26gt;\x26lt;span style=\x26#34;color: rgb(85, 57, 130);\x26#34;\x26gt;BOOK\x26lt;\/span\x26gt; \x26lt;span style=\x26#34;color: rgb(255, 192, 203);\x26#34;\x26gt;VOL\x26lt;\/span\x26gt;\x26lt;span style=\x26#34;color: rgb(255, 105, 180);\x26#34;\x26gt;.\x26lt;\/span\x26gt;\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;\x26lt;span style=\x26#34;color: rgb(255, 105, 180);\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26lt;strong\x26gt;\x26amp;nbsp;\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;\x26lt;strong\x26gt;4\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;\x26lt;\/span\x26gt;\x26lt;\/span\x26gt;\x26lt;br\x26gt;\x26lt;br\x26gt;A 35\-PIECE PSYCHEDELIC ORCHESTRA\x26lt;br\x26gt;WITH A DOZEN OF AOTEAROA\x26amp;rsquo;S MOST INCREDIBLE SONGWRITERS\x26lt;br\x26gt;PERFORMING ACROSS THREE HUGE NIGHTS\x26lt;\/p\x26gt;\x26lt;p dir=\x26#34;ltr\x26#34; style=\x26#34;text\-align: center;\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26lt;strong\x26gt;\x26lt;span style=\x26#34;font\-size: 18px;\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26lt;span style=\x26#34;font\-family: Arial, sans\-serif;\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26amp;nbsp;featuring very special guests:\x26lt;br\x26gt;\x26amp;nbsp;Bailey Wiley \x26lt;span style=\x26#34;color:red;\x26#34;\x26gt;|\x26lt;\/span\x26gt; Crystal Chen\x26lt;span style=\x26#34;color:#840AF1;\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26amp;nbsp;|\x26lt;\/span\x26gt; Dam Native\x26lt;br\x26gt;\x26amp;nbsp;HINA | JessB \x26lt;span style=\x26#34;color:#06D391;\x26#34;\x26gt;|\x26lt;\/span\x26gt; Katie Everingham (Dateline)\x26lt;br\x26gt;\x26amp;nbsp;Ladyhawke\x26lt;span style=\x26#34;color:#FF9900;\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26amp;nbsp;|\x26lt;\/span\x26gt; LEAO \x26lt;span style=\x26#34;color:#EE198A;\x26#34;\x26gt;|\x26lt;\/span\x26gt; LEIGH \x26lt;span style=\x26#34;color:#482FFE;\x26#34;\x26gt;|\x26lt;\/span\x26gt; Reb Fountain\x26lt;br\x26gt;\x26amp;nbsp;Reuben Scott (Salt Water Criminals) \x26lt;span style=\x26#34;color:fuchsia;\x26#34;\x26gt;|\x26lt;\/span\x26gt; Steve Abel\x26lt;\/span\x26gt;\x26lt;\/span\x26gt;\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;\x26lt;\/p\x26gt;\x26lt;p dir=\x26#34;ltr\x26#34; style=\x26#34;text\-align: center;\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26lt;br\x26gt;\x26lt;u\x26gt;TUES 4 | WED 5 | THURS 6 NOVEMBER\x26lt;\/u\x26gt;\x26lt;br\x26gt;WHAKAMANA CANNABIS MUSEUM \/\x26lt;br\x26gt;HOPETOUN ALPHA, TĀMAKI MAKAURAU\x26lt;\/p\x26gt;\x26lt;p dir=\x26#34;ltr\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26amp;nbsp;\x26lt;\/p\x26gt;\x26lt;div style=\x26#34;width: 100%; max\-width: 1000px; text\-align: center;\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26lt;span style=\x26#34;font\-size: 16px;\x26#34;\x26gt;The combustible kaleidoscopic magic of the\x26lt;strong\x26gt;\x26amp;nbsp;Exploding Rainbow Songbook\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt; is back for 2025 with \x26lt;strong\x26gt;Volume Four\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;; a holistic happening across three very special nights in November. Your favourite \x26lt;strong\x26gt;thirty\-five piece\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt; psychedelic ensemble the \x26lt;strong\x26gt;Exploding Rainbow Orchestra\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt; will once again burst forth with a cast of a dozen of \x26lt;strong\x26gt;Aotearoa\x26amp;rsquo;s finest songwriters\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;, returning to the \x26lt;strong\x26gt;Whakamana Cannabis Museum\x26amp;rsquo;s\x26amp;nbsp;\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;majestic building formerly known as Hopetoun Alpha.\x26lt;\/span\x26gt;\x26lt;\/div\x26gt;\x26lt;div style=\x26#34;width: 100%; max\-width: 1000px; text\-align: center;\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26lt;br\x26gt;\x26lt;\/div\x26gt;\x26lt;div style=\x26#34;width: 100%; max\-width: 1000px; text\-align: center;\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26lt;p style=\x26#34;text\-align: center;\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26lt;br\x26gt;\x26lt;\/p\x26gt;\x26lt;p style=\x26#34;text\-align: center;\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26lt;img style=\x26#34;max\-width: 100%; width: 804px;\x26#34; src=\x26#34;https:\/\/s3\-ap\-southeast\-2.amazonaws.com\/production\-api\-file\-upload\/uploads%2Fclient\-21323%2Fevent\-description%2F1749528691510\-1749528691510.png\x26#34; class=\x26#34;fr\-fic fr\-dii\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26lt;\/p\x26gt;\x26lt;p style=\x26#34;text\-align: center;\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26lt;br\x26gt;\x26lt;\/p\x26gt;\x26lt;hr\x26gt;\x26lt;\/div\x26gt;\x26lt;p style=\x26#34;text\-align: center;\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26lt;br\x26gt;\x26lt;\/p\x26gt;\x26lt;p style=\x26#34;text\-align: center;\x26#34;\x26gt;We\x26amp;rsquo;re pleased as punch at the aural smorgasbord of guest artists we\x26amp;rsquo;ve conjured up this year. Performing a song each with the orchestra are (in alphabetical order): supreme R\x26amp;amp;B virtuoso \x26lt;strong\x26gt;Bailey Wiley\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;, sophisticated soulful songstress \x26lt;strong\x26gt;Crystal Chen\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;, Aotearoa\x26amp;rsquo;s trailblazing rap provocateur \x26lt;strong\x26gt;Dam Native\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;, dream\-weaving pure\-voiced \x26lt;strong\x26gt;HINA\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;, high\-energy hip\-hop boss \x26lt;strong\x26gt;JessB\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;, badass drumming\-singing\-songwriting \x26lt;strong\x26gt;Dateline\x26amp;nbsp;\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;rockster \x26lt;strong\x26gt;Katie Everingham\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;, party pop wonder \x26lt;strong\x26gt;Ladyhawke\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;, \x26lt;strong\x26gt;LEAO\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;\x26amp;rsquo;s Pacific neo\-psychedelia innovator \x26lt;strong\x26gt;David Feauai\-Afaese\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;, genre\-bending glitchy art\-pop multi\-instrumentalist \x26lt;strong\x26gt;LEIGH\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;, the cathartic and sacred sound of \x26lt;strong\x26gt;Reb Fountain\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;, off\-kilter jangle\-fuzz guitar popster \x26lt;strong\x26gt;Reuben Scott\x26amp;nbsp;\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;of\x26lt;strong\x26gt;\x26amp;nbsp;Salt Water Criminals\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;, and the melancholic maestro\-of\-parliament \x26lt;strong\x26gt;Steve Abel\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;.\x26lt;\/p\x26gt;\x26lt;p style=\x26#34;text\-align: center;\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26lt;br\x26gt;\x26lt;\/p\x26gt;\x26lt;p style=\x26#34;text\-align: center;\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26lt;img src=\x26#34;https:\/\/s3\-ap\-southeast\-2.amazonaws.com\/production\-api\-file\-upload\/uploads%2Fclient\-21323%2Fevent\-description%2F1756254209828\-1756254209828.png\x26#34; style=\x26#34;width: 794px;\x26#34; class=\x26#34;fr\-fic fr\-dib\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26lt;\/p\x26gt;\x26lt;p style=\x26#34;text\-align: center;\x26#34;\x26gt;Top L\-R\x26lt;em\x26gt;: Bailey Wiley, Crystal Chen, Dam Native, JessB, HINA, Katie Everingham\x26lt;br\x26gt;\x26amp;nbsp;\x26lt;\/em\x26gt;Bottom L\-R:\x26lt;em\x26gt;\x26amp;nbsp;Ladyhawke, LEIGH, LEAO, Reb Fountain, Reuben Scott, Steve Abel\x26lt;\/em\x26gt;\x26lt;\/p\x26gt;\x26lt;p style=\x26#34;text\-align: center;\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26lt;br\x26gt;\x26lt;\/p\x26gt;\x26lt;hr\x26gt;\x26lt;p style=\x26#34;text\-align: right;\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26lt;br\x26gt;\x26lt;\/p\x26gt;\x26lt;p style=\x26#34;text\-align: center;\x26#34;\x26gt;Helmed by maximalist musical mastermind and cosmic conductor \x26lt;strong\x26gt;Joshua Worthington\-Church\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;, the all\-star Exploding Rainbow Orchestra this year features members of \x26lt;strong\x26gt;Tiny Ruins\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;,\x26lt;strong\x26gt;\x26amp;nbsp;Avantdale Bowling Club\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;,\x26lt;strong\x26gt;\x26amp;nbsp;Skilaa\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;, \x26lt;strong\x26gt;Princess Chelsea \x26amp;amp; The Dream Warriors\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;,\x26lt;strong\x26gt;\x26amp;nbsp;Hans Pucket\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;,\x26lt;strong\x26gt;\x26amp;nbsp;Fazerdaze\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;,\x26lt;strong\x26gt;\x26amp;nbsp;Sulfate\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;, and\x26lt;strong\x26gt;\x26amp;nbsp;The Circling Sun\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;.\x26amp;nbsp;\x26lt;\/p\x26gt;\x26lt;p style=\x26#34;text\-align: center;\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26lt;br\x26gt;\x26lt;\/p\x26gt;\x26lt;p style=\x26#34;text\-align: center;\x26#34;\x26gt;While the performer line\-up is the same each night, you\x26amp;rsquo;ll want to return night after night as each one of these extraordinary shows will have its own unique sorcery and surprises. Expect full\-on fantasias of song, lavish light show and visuals to match, and the best, funnest, most mind blowingest, partyingest, ridiculously raucously trippyest time ever!\x26lt;\/p\x26gt;\x26lt;p style=\x26#34;text\-align: center;\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26amp;nbsp;Welcome to the \x26lt;strong\x26gt;Exploding Rainbow Orchestra Songbook Volume Four\x26lt;\/strong\x26gt;.\x26amp;nbsp;\x26lt;\/p\x26gt;\x26lt;p style=\x26#34;text\-align: center;\x26#34;\x26gt;Presented with support from Creative New Zealand.\x26lt;\/p\x26gt;\x26lt;p style=\x26#34;text\-align: center;\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26lt;br\x26gt;\x26lt;\/p\x26gt;\x26lt;p style=\x26#34;text\-align: center;\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26lt;img src=\x26#34;https:\/\/s3\-ap\-southeast\-2.amazonaws.com\/production\-api\-file\-upload\/uploads%2Fclient\-21323%2Fevent\-description%2F1756254287667\-600x600+Thumbnail+%281%29.png\x26#34; style=\x26#34;width: 480px;\x26#34; class=\x26#34;fr\-fic fr\-dib\x26#34;\x26gt;\x26lt;\/p\x26gt;