Ben Tutty, Author at Concrete Playground

News
A Guide to Relaxing in New Zealand's Christchurch Region

Take a step back and enjoy the South Island's peaceful surrounds.

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News
Say Cheers to 2017's Hottest 100 Kiwi Craft Beers

Drink last year's best brews.

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News
Over a Dozen Standout Craft Beers to Try Before The End of Summer

Bypass the flavourless bubble water and stock your cooler with these hopped-up beauties.

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Event
Ardbeg Day

Sat, 3 Jun, 2017
Regional Wines & Spirits, Wellington

Experience a virtual tasting under the ocean.

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News
Concrete Playground Meets Australian Multi-Instrumentalists Hermitude

Get acquainted with some Blue Mountains electronica and score a double pass to the group's show this Friday.

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News
A Road Tripper's Guide to the Far North

Where the feet are bare, the sand is white and seafood is abundant.

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News
Concrete Playground Meets Electric Wire Hustle

Defying genres and reaching for a higher state of being.

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Concrete Playground Meets Kittens Of The Internet

New music, Channel Orange and beating the shit out of your inner critic.

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Concrete Playground Meets Indie-Pop Purveyor Lawrence Arabia

Musical inspiration, sound evolution and the origin of names.

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News
Concrete Playground Meets Street Artist Xoe Hall

If it wasn't for my David Bowie records, my amazing goth baby sitter and lots of time in my wild imagination I believe things would have turned out rather differently.

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News
Three New Tiger Beer Flavours Inspired by the Streets Of Singapore

Originally brewed to combat Singapore’s tropical heat, Tiger’s full-bodied, refreshing taste is the perfect complement to the region’s spicy street food, making it the drink of choice in hawker centres, night markets or wherever a wok sizzles.

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Event
Tiger Beer Presents Streets Of Singapore At Dirty Little Secret

Wed, 27 Apr, 2016
Dirty Little Secret, Wellington

Watch live street art in action as a celebrated kiwi artist creates a work inspired by the streets of Singapore while you listen to progressive new tunes in an authentic Singaporean street setting.

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Event
Bowie: Waiting in the Sky

Sat, 16 Apr, 2016
St James Theatre (WGN)

Get ready for a night of prog rock revelry, Bowie Style.

Buy Tickets

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