A new summer music festival has been announced for Auckland in the continued absence of the Big Day Out.
Based on the Austin City Limits Festival in Texas, the new event will take place on Saturday 19 March 2016 at Western Springs stadium, the surrounding fields and lakeside park.
No artists have been announced for the 2016 Auckland City Limits Festival, but promoters promise a diverse line-up of 40 acts including major international music stars and local talent.
Also promised is "outstanding culinary options, local artworks, an artisanal market, festival fashion, a kids zone and a new festival forum for speaking on and exchanging cultural and innovative ideas".
"We want to produce a live music and festival experience that is memorable and spectacular, that expands the format into what we know people want from a music festival nowadays and that is created and curated solely and specifically for Auckland," says promoter Campbell Smith, who previously promoted the Big Day Out.
The inaugural Auckland City Limits Festival line-up will be announced in early October.
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