Northern Bass Celebrates 10 Years With Stacked Kiwi Line-Up* 

(*and maybe some Aussies!)

Northern Bass is ready to celebrate summer and see off the chaos of 2020 with a special 10th anniversary line-up announcement featuring New Zealand’s top bands, MCs and DJs, including Shapeshifter, Pendulum Trinity, The Upbeats and L.A.B.

Today’s Northern Bass 2020/21 first announcement features four headliners – Kiwi icons Shapeshifter and Australian legends Pendulum Trinity, alongside top-tier Kiwi drum and bass act The Upbeats, and returning for the first time since 2017/18, chart topping and genre-defying band L.A.B.

Belgian drum and bass DJ Alix Perez also features on the line-up with his impending move to New Zealand shores, Northern Bass can not wait to welcome him back.

Festival Director Gareth Popham says he’s excited about the heavily Kiwi-focused festival that’s in store to celebrate 10 years of Northern Bass.

“We can’t wait to welcome back many of the acts that have been such a huge part of the festival over the past nine years, as well as some very talented new artists,” Popham said.

“We’ve booked two Australian acts, Pendulum Trinity and producer and DJ ShockOne, and we’re hopeful that by the end of the year they’ll be able to travel to New Zealand. Alix Perez’s move to New Zealand is perfectly timed for us to add him to our 10th anniversary line-up.

“Before the world locked down we had secured a number of international acts and if the borders open in time we will be adding them to our already strong lineup.

“Even with uncertain borders, we think our audience will be excited about the quality of our line-up announcement, a testament to an incredible New Zealand music community.”

Northern Bass 20/21 First Line Up Announcement:

L.A.B. * PENDULUM TRINITY (AUS)
SHAPESHIFTER * THE UPBEATS

ALIX PEREZ (BEL) * AROHA + TALI * AVANTDALE BOWLING CLUB
 BAILEY WILEY * CHAII * CONCORD DAWN * FLOWIDUS * ILL BAZ
JESSB * LADI 6 * LEE MVTTHEWS * MELODOWNZ
MONTELL 2099 * P-MONEY * SHOCKONE (AUS) * STATE OF MIND
SWIDT * TEAM DYNAMITE * TREI + JABZ * TRUTH

CHURCH & AP * EMWA * GINO OCTOBER * KATANAYAGI TWINS
PORIS * RUBI DU * SORAYA * THEIA * UNSUB * ZEISHA

More acts to be announced

NORTHERN BASS 20/21
29 DECEMBER – 1 JANUARY
MANGAWHAI

Two and three-day festival tickets, camping, caravan and Bass Hotel passes and bus passes are available now from northernbass.co.nz

Northern Bass 19/20 Highlights
Video by VIVID Creative
About Northern Bass

For almost a decade, Northern Bass has brought together music lovers and music makers for three days of New Year celebrations in the rural setting of Mangawhai, just an hour north of Auckland. This summer, Northern Bass turns 10, with the festival set to sell out faster than ever.

Northern Bass is about music, with a lineup packed with performances from our favourite legendary and emerging acts from New Zealand and around the world, but it’s not just about what’s on the three stages. There’s an onsite campground, and even an on-site Bass Hotel for those who need a little more luxury to fully immerse themselves in the festival experience, but there are also many baches and campsites in the Mangawhai and Kaiwaka area. If you are camping onsite, you will need to purchase a Camping pass. If you are not staying onsite you can get to and from Northern Bass using our dedicated bus service running from Auckland, Whangarei, Mangawhai, Mangawhai heads, Matakana, Waipu, Ruakaka, Warkworth, Wellsford, Uretiti and Langs beach.

The festival is set up to make sure that you can get everything you need on site from a camp store to over a dozen food outlets, multiple bars, hot showers, and a band of green team volunteers keeping an eye on waste, composting and the love your tent initiative.

With a relaxed and inclusive vibe, Northern Bass is about bringing in the New Year with your friends, to the best possible soundtrack.