Musical Memories
As we have said elsewhere while neither of us are musically talented we do embrace music, are in awe of those that are, from musicians, to vocalists to last, but by no means least, the song writers, all of who produce the magic that touches us.
We have seen many New Zealand artists including Bic Runga, Dave Dobbyn, Dragon, Hello Sailor, Split Enz and Th’ Dudes to name just a few. Unfortunately, we have never managed to be in the right place to catch our country’s most successful band, Crowded House.
One of our favourite things we do to relax is to wind down in a local pub while enjoying local musician(s). Something we have enjoyed in many of the wondrous places we have found ourselves in. This has led to some great experiences such as chatting to a couple of wonderful musicians in a bar down the end of Beale Street in Memphis and in Lafayette having Abi Claire, a young female artist, come up to us for a chat after she had entertained us while we experienced genuine cajun food for dinner being gob smacked when we told her we have just seen Stevie Nicks in San Francisco and in absolute awe when we mentioned we’d seen Bowie live, twice!
International Artists We Are Lucky Enough To Have Seen
Alphabetical Order - Click on the Album Cover for One of Our Favourites
Alan Parsons Live Project – Whitianga Waterways, Whitianga – 2017
Alanis Morissette – Whitianga Waterways, Whitianga – 2018
America – Matakana Country Park – 2013
Anastacia – Whitianga Waterways, Whitianga – 2020
Australian Crawl’s James Reyne – Whitianga Waterways, Whitianga – 2018
Bachman Turner Overdrive – Matakana Country Park – 2013
Billy Idol – Whitianga Waterways, Whitianga – 2020
Bonnie Tyler – Whitianga Waterways, Whitianga – 2017
Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders – Alana Estate, Martinborough – 2010
Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders – Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin – 2017
Cold Chisel – Bowl of Brooklands, New Plymouth – 1982
Cold Chisel – Pascal Street Stadium, Palmerston North – 1982
Cold Chisel – Sweetwaters Festival, Pukekawa – 1982
Coldplay – Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland – 2016
Creedence Clearwater Revisited – Whitianga Waterways, Whitianga – 2020
David Bowie – A Realty Tour – The Cake Tin, Wellington – 2004
David Bowie – Serious Moonlight Tour – Western Springs, Auckland – 1983
Dire Straits – Love over Gold Tour – Athletic Park Wellington – 1983
Everclear – Whitianga Waterways, Whitianga – 2025
Fleetwood Mac – Bowl of Brooklands, New Plymouth – 2009
Fleetwood Mac – Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin – 2019
Florence and the Machine – Spark Arena, Auckland – 2018
Foo Fighters – Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland – 2024
George Thorogood & The Destroyers – Whitianga Waterways, Whitianga – 2018
Goo Goo Dolls – Bowl of Brooklands, New Plymouth – 2024
Hunters & Collectors Mark Seymour – Whitianga Waterways, Whitianga – 2018
Icehouse – Pascal Street Stadium, Palmerston North – 1984
Icehouse – Whitianga Waterways, Whitianga – 2017
INXS – Bowl of Brooklands, New Plymouth – 1982
INXS – Pascal Street Stadium, Palmerston North – 1982
Jefferson Starship – Bowl of Brooklands, New Plymouth – 2019
Martha Davies and The Motels – The Studio, Auckland – 2013
Meatloaf – Mt Smart Supertop – Auckland – 2016
Men At Work’s Colin Hay – Whitianga Waterways, Whitianga – 2018
Men At Work – Sweetwaters Festival, Pukekawa – 1982
Mental As Anything – Sweetwaters Festival, Pukekawa – 1982
Midnight Oil – Spark Arena, Auckland – 2022
Midnight Oil – Sweetwaters Festival, Pukekawa – 1982
Pat Benatar – Matakana Country Park – 2013
R.E.M. – Bowl of Brooklands, New Plymouth – 2095
Stevie Nicks – Chase Centre, San Francisco – 2023
Stevie Nicks – Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin – 2017
Supertramp’s Roger Hodgson – Whitianga Waterways, Whitianga – 2018
The Angels – Sweetwaters Festival, Pukekawa – 1982
The Eagles – Western Springs, Auckland – 1995
The Orchestra (“ELO”) – Whitianga Waterways, Whitianga – 2018
The Rolling Stones – The Cake Tin, Wellington – 2006
Toni Child – Whitianga Waterways, Whitianga – 2019
Toto – Bowl of Brooklands, New Plymouth – 2019
U2 – Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland – 2010
U2 – Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland – 2019
Ultravox – Sweetwaters Festival, Pukekawa – 1982
Shows We Have Enjoyed
Alphabetical Order
Given our mutual love for music it was probably somewhat inevitable when Carolyn ended up working with a chap who was also the Stage and/or Production Manager for the New Plymouth Operatic Society, an amateur theatrical society providing musical theatre, that we’d end up involved. Every night for many weeks across a number of years Carolyn found herself actively engaged in the wardrobe department and David on the fly floor.
Shows we have worked include:
This interest also led to us seeking out shows whenever our travels put us in the vicinity of a show that we wished to catch. Shows we have enjoyed include:
