Off The Radar Festival

The new non-commercial music and arts festival, taking place over two nights near Te Arai, promises to satisfy even the fussiest of tastes.
Stephen Heard
Published on January 07, 2014

Overview

Off The Radar, a new non-commercial music and arts festival will take place just north of Auckland in Te Arai, Wellsford over two nights at the end of the month (January 31 - February 2).

The musical line-up of 30 artists is sure to satisfy even the fussiest of tastes, boasting a mixture of indie, hip hop, electronica, drum n' bass, folk, blues and all kinds of "off the radar" stuff. Kinetic and visual art from Auckland's End Of The Line, Germany's Klappen and Dieselqueen, and fire art installations by Maja Explosiv of Switzerland will transform the festival location into a treat for the senses, backing up the event's focus of being more than just a simple party to get drunk and and dance.

The festival has a capacity for about 3000 visitors and free camping next to the site.

The full line-up includes

Astronautalis, BJ Morriszonkle, Blades, Captain Morgan, Cooper., Daedelus, Dale Rohan, Daniel Wilhelm, Dieselkaraoke-Rebell, FIORD, Formidable Vegetable Sound System, H.Heh, Inventive, j?lo?, Larry Bang Bang, Logan Baker, Made For Chickens By Robots, Madmotormiquel, Mal Webb, Marcus Carp & Sista Lexa, Mice On Stilts, Monster Zoku Onsomb!, Moppy, Nico Stojan, Night Gaunts, Orchestra Of Spheres, Sheep, Dog & Wolf, Simon Beeston, Sole, Soulflex, The Impossible No Goods, The Murder Chord, TREi, Uncle Barnie, Zayn Kemp

The festival will run from 5pm on Friday, January 31 til 6pm on Sunday, February 2.

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