Band Of Strangers

Band of Strangers is a programme where secondary school students years 11, 12 and 13 have the opportunity to get up on stage and play  in a band with established and iconic NZ musicians. Play It Strange Trust saw this concept as “a great way to put the spotlight on emerging, top musical talent in Auckland schools. To have the opportunity to play on stage like this in front of peers, teachers, friends and family is a priceless experience”.
Band of Strangers is a concept of Neil Finn and Brent Eccles who held Band Of Strangers concerts in 2000. The Play It Strange Trust saw this concept as “a great way to put the spotlight on emerging, top musical talent in   schools  and achieves one of the aims of the trust.

 Supergroove and a Band Of Strangers

Here is the list of concerts to date;

2011 Band of Strangers Concert as part of the Auckland Arts Festival Family Day Aotea Square with Supergroove and Annah Mac.

2010 Band of Strangers Auckland concert at the TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre Genesis Theatre the concert featured Nesian Mystic and Andrew Fagan and around one hundred and thirty secondary and primary school students.

2010 Band of Strangers Hamilton concert at Founders Theatre with J. Williams, Strike and Andrew Fagan.

2009 Band of Strangers Auckland concert at the Concert Chamber, Auckland Town Hall with James Reid from the feelers and Smashproof

2008 Band of Strangers Auckland concert. Held at the Logan Campbell Centre the concert featured The Black Seeds and Elemeno P and around sixty secondary school students.

2007 Band of Strangers Auckland concert. Held at the Auckland Town Hall and feauturing Jon Toogood from Shihad, Don Glashan from The Mutton Birds and Debbie Harwood from When The Cats Away.

2006 Band of Strangers Auckland concert. Held at the Auckland Town Hall and feauturing Jordan Luck from The Exponents, Savage from Decepticonz, Yulia, and Tyson Kennedy from Steriogram.