NZHistory, New Zealand history online - music festivals /tags/music-festivals en Rock music festivals map 1970-2010 /media/interactive/rock-music-festivals-map <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><iframe src="http://maps.google.co.nz/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=100772887458220186279.00048a0cdbdc8b9c4edb2&amp;t=p&amp;ll=-40.21556,172.982161&amp;spn=8.963733,7.76609&amp;output=embed" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" width="490" height="500"></iframe><br />View <a style="color: #0000ff; text-align: left;" href="http://maps.google.co.nz/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=100772887458220186279.00048a0cdbdc8b9c4edb2&amp;t=p&amp;ll=-40.21556,172.982161&amp;spn=8.963733,7.76609&amp;source=embed">NZ Music Festivals</a> in a larger map, including index. You can also <a href="/files/documents/NZMusicFestivals.kml">view this map in Google Earth</a> (right click on link and save to your computer to launch).</p><p>This map shows the location of most rock music festivals held in New Zealand between 1970-2010. Please email us at [email protected] or leave a communnity contribution below this if you think we have missed something, or you are able to supply more accurate geo-location information.</p></div></div></div> <div class="field field-name-field-reference field-type-text-long field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><p>Google Maps</p></div> </div> </div> <div class="service-links"><a href="http://reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A//www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/interactive/rock-music-festivals-map&amp;title=Rock%20music%20festivals%20map%201970-2010" title="Submit this post on reddit.com." class="service-links-reddit" rel="nofollow"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/all/modules/contrib/service_links/images/reddit.png" alt="Reddit" /> Reddit</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A//www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/interactive/rock-music-festivals-map&amp;text=Rock%20music%20festivals%20map%201970-2010" title="Share this on Twitter" class="service-links-twitter" rel="nofollow"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/all/modules/contrib/service_links/images/twitter.png" alt="Twitter" /> Twitter</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A//www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/interactive/rock-music-festivals-map&amp;t=Rock%20music%20festivals%20map%201970-2010" title="Share on Facebook." class="service-links-facebook" rel="nofollow"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/all/modules/contrib/service_links/images/facebook.png" alt="Facebook" /> Facebook</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=add&amp;bkmk=http%3A//www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/interactive/rock-music-festivals-map&amp;title=Rock%20music%20festivals%20map%201970-2010" title="Bookmark this post on Google." class="service-links-google" rel="nofollow"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/all/modules/contrib/service_links/images/google.png" alt="Google" /> Google</a> <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A//www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/interactive/rock-music-festivals-map&amp;title=Rock%20music%20festivals%20map%201970-2010" title="Thumb this up at StumbleUpon" class="service-links-stumbleupon" rel="nofollow"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/all/modules/contrib/service_links/images/stumbleit.png" alt="StumbleUpon" /> StumbleUpon</a></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-media-group field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Media Group:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/309" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">interactive</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-nz-history field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">NZ history:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2463" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Rock music festivals</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/mapping" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">maps</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/free-tagging/music" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">music</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/music-festivals" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">music festivals</a></div></div></div> 51343 at http://www.nzhistory.net.nz /media/interactive/rock-music-festivals-map#comments <p>Google map showing location of forty years of NZ rock music festivals</p> <a href="/media/interactive/rock-music-festivals-map"><img src="/files/styles/mini/public/music-festivals-inter-map.jpg?itok=ylfDNFaS" alt="Media file" /></a> Big Day Out ticket /media/photo/big-day-out-ticket <div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/files/styles/fullsize/public/images/big-day-out-2008-ticket.jpg?itok=4e54LGDn" width="500" height="268" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Big Day Out ticket from the 2008 festival. Headline acts included Rage Against The Machine, Bjork, Arcade Fire, LCD Sound System, Dizzee Rascal and Carl Cox.</p> </div></div></div> <div class="field field-name-field-reference field-type-text-long field-label-above clearfix"> <div class="field-label"><p>Credit:</p></div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>Andy Palmer, 2008.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="service-links"><a href="http://reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A//www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/big-day-out-ticket&amp;title=Big%20Day%20Out%20ticket" title="Submit this post on reddit.com." class="service-links-reddit" rel="nofollow"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/all/modules/contrib/service_links/images/reddit.png" alt="Reddit" /> Reddit</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A//www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/big-day-out-ticket&amp;text=Big%20Day%20Out%20ticket" title="Share this on Twitter" class="service-links-twitter" rel="nofollow"><img typeof="foaf:Image" 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field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/files/styles/fullsize/public/images/brown-trout-festival.jpg?itok=ffUUFs_s" width="500" height="332" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Lynella Furby and her daughter, Rebecca, at what was to be the last Brown Trout music festival, held near Dannevirke from 23 to 25 January 1983.</p></div></div></div> <div class="field field-name-field-reference field-type-text-long field-label-above clearfix"> <div class="field-label"><p>Credit:</p></div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><p><a href="http://natlib.govt.nz/">Alexander Turnbull Library</a><br /> Reference: EP/1983/0288/25-F <br /> Photographer: Ross Giblin<br /> Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, 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href="/media/photo/housetruckers-brown-trout-festival"><img src="/files/styles/mini/public/images/brown-trout-festival.jpg?itok=1wdWOHTN" alt="Media file" /></a> Tents at the 1979 Nambassa festival /media/photo/tents-1979-nambassa <div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/files/styles/fullsize/public/images/nambassa-1979-tents.jpg?itok=s9KIhbsL" width="453" height="679" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Tents were standard accommodation for the more than 65,000 'Nambassadors' who attended the festival at Golden Valley, near Waihi, in January 1979.</p></div></div></div> <div class="field field-name-field-reference field-type-text-long field-label-above clearfix"> <div class="field-label"><p>Credit:</p></div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><p><a href="http://www.natlib.govt.nz">Alexander Turnbull Library</a><br /> Reference: EP/1979/0382/34-F <br /> Photographer: Brett Richardson<br />Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa must be obtained before any reuse of this image.</p></div> </div> </div> <div class="service-links"><a href="http://reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A//www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/tents-1979-nambassa&amp;title=Tents%20at%20the%201979%20Nambassa%20festival" title="Submit this post on reddit.com." class="service-links-reddit" rel="nofollow"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/all/modules/contrib/service_links/images/reddit.png" alt="Reddit" /> Reddit</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A//www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/tents-1979-nambassa&amp;text=Tents%20at%20the%201979%20Nambassa%20festival" title="Share this on Twitter" 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who attended the Nambassa festival at Golden Valley, near Waihi in January 1979</p> <a href="/media/photo/tents-1979-nambassa"><img src="/files/styles/mini/public/images/nambassa-1979-tents.jpg?itok=mzcCIwKf" alt="Media file" /></a> Main stage at the 1979 Nambassa festival /media/photo/main-stage-1979-nambassa <div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/files/styles/fullsize/public/images/nambassa-main-stage-1979.jpg?itok=dGYfExAF" width="500" height="399" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Negative Theatre perform on Nambassa's main stage in 1979. The three-day music, crafts and alternative lifestyles festival in Golden Valley, north of Waihi, attracted over 65,000 fans.</p> </div></div></div> <div class="field field-name-field-reference field-type-text-long field-label-above clearfix"> <div class="field-label"><p>Credit:</p></div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>Image: Nambassa Trust and Peter Terry, <a href="http://www.nambassa.com/">http://www.nambassa.com.</a> Sourced from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nambassa_1979_Main_Stage,_Negative_Theatre.jpg">Wikipedia</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="service-links"><a href="http://reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A//www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/main-stage-1979-nambassa&amp;title=Main%20stage%20at%20the%201979%20Nambassa%20festival" title="Submit this post on reddit.com." class="service-links-reddit" rel="nofollow"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/all/modules/contrib/service_links/images/reddit.png" alt="Reddit" /> Reddit</a> <a 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festivals</a></div></div></div> 15025 at http://www.nzhistory.net.nz /media/photo/main-stage-1979-nambassa#comments <p>The colourful main stage and the 1979 Nambassa festival</p> <a href="/media/photo/main-stage-1979-nambassa"><img src="/files/styles/mini/public/images/nambassa-main-stage-1979.jpg?itok=T2WEHhTH" alt="Media file" /></a> Reporting the Ngaruawahia music festival /media/photo/reporting-ngaruawahia-music-festival <div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/files/styles/fullsize/public/images/ngaruawahia-festival-headline.jpg?itok=Ony0GRaL" width="500" height="679" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Newspaper clippings:</p><p><a class="colorbox-load" title="This headline and article was accompanied by images of nude women at the festival" href="/files/images/newspaper-great-ngaruawahia-picture-2.jpg" rel="great-ngaruawahia-festival"><img title="Newspaper article" src="/files/images/newspaper-great-ngaruawahia-picture-2-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Newspaper article" width="120" height="90" /></a> <a class="colorbox-load" title="From NZ Herald 20 Dec 1972" href="/files/images/newspaper-great-ngaruawahia-picture-4.jpg" rel="great-ngaruawahia-festival"> <img title="Newspaper article" src="/files/images/newspaper-great-ngaruawahia-picture-4-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Newspaper article" /></a> <a class="colorbox-load" title="From the Dominion 6 Jan 1973" href="/files/images/newspaper-great-ngaruawahia-picture-5.jpg" rel="great-ngaruawahia-festival"> <img title="Newspaper article" src="/files/images/newspaper-great-ngaruawahia-picture-5-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Newspaper article" /></a> <a class="colorbox-load" title="From NZ Herald 8 Jan 1973" href="/files/images/newspaper-great-ngaruawahia-picture-6.jpg" rel="great-ngaruawahia-festival"> <img title="Newspaper article" src="/files/images/newspaper-great-ngaruawahia-picture-6-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Newspaper article" /></a> <a class="colorbox-load" title="From NZ Sunday Times 14 Jan 1973" href="/files/images/newspaper-great-ngaruawahia-picture-7.jpg" rel="great-ngaruawahia-festival"> <img title="Newspaper article" src="/files/images/newspaper-great-ngaruawahia-picture-7-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Newspaper article" /></a> <a class="colorbox-load" title="From NZ Sunday Times" href="/files/images/newspaper-great-ngaruawahia-picture-3.jpg" rel="great-ngaruawahia-festival"> <img title="Newspaper article" src="/files/images/newspaper-great-ngaruawahia-picture-3-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Newspaper article" /></a> <a class="colorbox-load" title="From Dominion 6 June 1975" href="/files/images/newspaper-great-ngaruawahia-picture-8.jpg" rel="great-ngaruawahia-festival"> <img title="Newspaper article" src="/files/images/newspaper-great-ngaruawahia-picture-8-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Newspaper article" /></a></p><p>Newspapers and magazines were largely positive in their reporting of the 1973 Great Ngaruawahia Music Festival, although those of a tabloid bent tended to focus on the nudity rather than the festival itself. Other issues covered included the potential dangers of drug use and the eventual liquidation of the festival company.</p></div></div></div> <div class="field field-name-field-reference field-type-text-long field-label-above clearfix"> <div class="field-label"><p>Credit:</p></div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><p>Newspaper clippings from Radio NZ Library. 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Ngaruawahia Music Festival, although those of a tabloidbent tended to focus on the nudity rather than the festival itself.</p> <a href="/media/photo/reporting-ngaruawahia-music-festival"><img src="/files/styles/mini/public/images/ngaruawahia-festival-headline.jpg?itok=PC0mierf" alt="Media file" /></a> Mountain Rock music festival /media/photo/mountain-rock-music-festival <div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/files/styles/fullsize/public/images/mountain-rock-3.jpg?itok=ppXIw456" width="500" height="386" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The third Mountain Rock festival was held at Ballance, near Woodville, in 1994.</p> </div></div></div> <div class="field field-name-field-reference field-type-text-long 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src="/files/styles/mini/public/images/mountain-rock-3.jpg?itok=d23VTfE7" alt="Media file" /></a> WOMAD 2010 /media/photo/womad-2010 <div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/files/styles/fullsize/public/images/womad-2010.jpg?itok=3qO4Z5Mo" width="500" height="332" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>A view of the main stage at WOMAD 2010.</p> <p>WOMAD (World Of Music, Art and Dance) first appeared as a biennial event in Auckland in 1997. It ran there until 2003, then two years later successfully relocated to New Plymouth, where it is now an annual showcase.</p> </div></div></div> <div class="field field-name-field-reference field-type-text-long field-label-above clearfix"> <div class="field-label"><p>Credit:</p></div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>Image:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/moeb_bzhash/4435861189/in/set-72157623503173167/"> JerOmm via Flickr</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="service-links"><a href="http://reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A//www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/womad-2010&amp;title=WOMAD%202010" title="Submit this post on reddit.com." class="service-links-reddit" rel="nofollow"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/all/modules/contrib/service_links/images/reddit.png" alt="Reddit" /> Reddit</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A//www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/womad-2010&amp;text=WOMAD%202010" title="Share this on Twitter" class="service-links-twitter" rel="nofollow"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/all/modules/contrib/service_links/images/twitter.png" alt="Twitter" /> Twitter</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A//www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/womad-2010&amp;t=WOMAD%202010" title="Share on Facebook." class="service-links-facebook" rel="nofollow"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/all/modules/contrib/service_links/images/facebook.png" alt="Facebook" /> Facebook</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=add&amp;bkmk=http%3A//www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/womad-2010&amp;title=WOMAD%202010" title="Bookmark this post on Google." class="service-links-google" rel="nofollow"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/all/modules/contrib/service_links/images/google.png" alt="Google" /> Google</a> <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A//www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/womad-2010&amp;title=WOMAD%202010" title="Thumb this up at StumbleUpon" class="service-links-stumbleupon" rel="nofollow"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/all/modules/contrib/service_links/images/stumbleit.png" alt="StumbleUpon" /> StumbleUpon</a></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/free-tagging/music" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">music</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/music-festivals" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">music festivals</a></div></div></div> 15020 at http://www.nzhistory.net.nz /media/photo/womad-2010#comments <p>Main stage at WOMAD 2010.</p> <a href="/media/photo/womad-2010"><img src="/files/styles/mini/public/images/womad-2010.jpg?itok=urzSdGVx" alt="Media file" /></a> Big Day Out 2009 /media/photo/big-day-out-2009 <div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/files/styles/fullsize/public/images/bdo-2009.jpg?itok=vvAWUDbm" width="500" height="375" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>A crowd watching The Black Kids at the 2009 Big Day Out in Auckland. The Big Day Out is New Zealand's longest running rock music festival, having been staged in mid-January&#160;every year since 1994 (except 1998) at Mt Smart Stadium (known from 1995 to 2006 as Ericsson Stadium) in Penrose, Auckland. It presents the best overseas acts from the Australian leg of the festival, along&#160;with top New Zealand acts.</p> </div></div></div> <div class="field field-name-field-reference field-type-text-long field-label-above clearfix"> <div class="field-label"><p>Credit:</p></div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>Image:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/flickmyswitch/3205661616/in/pool-bigdayout/"> FlickMySwtich via Flickr</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="service-links"><a href="http://reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A//www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/big-day-out-2009&amp;title=Big%20Day%20Out%202009" title="Submit this post on reddit.com." class="service-links-reddit" rel="nofollow"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/all/modules/contrib/service_links/images/reddit.png" alt="Reddit" /> Reddit</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A//www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/big-day-out-2009&amp;text=Big%20Day%20Out%202009" title="Share this on Twitter" class="service-links-twitter" rel="nofollow"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/all/modules/contrib/service_links/images/twitter.png" alt="Twitter" /> Twitter</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A//www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/big-day-out-2009&amp;t=Big%20Day%20Out%202009" title="Share on Facebook." class="service-links-facebook" rel="nofollow"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/all/modules/contrib/service_links/images/facebook.png" alt="Facebook" /> Facebook</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=add&amp;bkmk=http%3A//www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/big-day-out-2009&amp;title=Big%20Day%20Out%202009" title="Bookmark this post on Google." class="service-links-google" rel="nofollow"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/all/modules/contrib/service_links/images/google.png" alt="Google" /> Google</a> <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A//www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/big-day-out-2009&amp;title=Big%20Day%20Out%202009" title="Thumb this up at StumbleUpon" class="service-links-stumbleupon" rel="nofollow"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/all/modules/contrib/service_links/images/stumbleit.png" alt="StumbleUpon" /> StumbleUpon</a></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/music-festivals" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">music festivals</a></div></div></div> 15018 at http://www.nzhistory.net.nz /media/photo/big-day-out-2009#comments <p>Crowd watching The Black Kids at the 2009 Big Day Out in Auckland</p> <a href="/media/photo/big-day-out-2009"><img src="/files/styles/mini/public/images/bdo-2009.jpg?itok=dg06FpLp" alt="Media file" /></a> Crowd at the Sweetwaters festival /media/photo/crowd-sweetwaters-festival <div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/files/styles/fullsize/public/images/sweetwaters-1980-crowd-scene.jpg?itok=czi5EOvW" width="500" height="361" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>A crowd enjoying the Sweetwaters festival. We are fairly sure this is the Pukekawa site (1982-84) - can anyone confirm this? Please leave a community contribution below if you can help.</p> </div></div></div> <div class="field field-name-field-reference field-type-text-long field-label-above clearfix"> <div class="field-label"><p>Credit:</p></div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>Image: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sweetwaters_festival_auditorium.jpg">Wikipedia</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="service-links"><a href="http://reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A//www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/crowd-sweetwaters-festival&amp;title=Crowd%20at%20the%20Sweetwaters%20festival" title="Submit this post on reddit.com." class="service-links-reddit" rel="nofollow"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/all/modules/contrib/service_links/images/reddit.png" alt="Reddit" /> Reddit</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A//www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/crowd-sweetwaters-festival&amp;text=Crowd%20at%20the%20Sweetwaters%20festival" title="Share this on Twitter" class="service-links-twitter" rel="nofollow"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/all/modules/contrib/service_links/images/twitter.png" alt="Twitter" /> Twitter</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A//www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/crowd-sweetwaters-festival&amp;t=Crowd%20at%20the%20Sweetwaters%20festival" title="Share on Facebook." class="service-links-facebook" rel="nofollow"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/all/modules/contrib/service_links/images/facebook.png" alt="Facebook" /> Facebook</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=add&amp;bkmk=http%3A//www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/crowd-sweetwaters-festival&amp;title=Crowd%20at%20the%20Sweetwaters%20festival" title="Bookmark this post on Google." class="service-links-google" rel="nofollow"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/all/modules/contrib/service_links/images/google.png" alt="Google" /> Google</a> <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A//www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/crowd-sweetwaters-festival&amp;title=Crowd%20at%20the%20Sweetwaters%20festival" title="Thumb this up at StumbleUpon" class="service-links-stumbleupon" rel="nofollow"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/all/modules/contrib/service_links/images/stumbleit.png" alt="StumbleUpon" /> StumbleUpon</a></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/music-festivals" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">music festivals</a></div></div></div> 15017 at http://www.nzhistory.net.nz /media/photo/crowd-sweetwaters-festival#comments <p>Sweetwaters festival site featuring a natural amphitheater</p> <a href="/media/photo/crowd-sweetwaters-festival"><img src="/files/styles/mini/public/images/sweetwaters-1980-crowd-scene.jpg?itok=6NWiL973" alt="Media file" /></a>