The Big Day Out top 10 moments New Zealand Herald Herald entertainment team Scott Kara and Russell Baillie, who have attended all of the festivals between them, recall their top 10 moments It's impossible to pick one BDO performance by Shihad because they have played so many.
Going with the buzz Otago Daily Times The network includes Shihad drummer Tom Larkin, who now manages Cairo Knife Fight (among several other acts) and is on the same bill for the University of Otago Orientation (Shihad is one of the headline groups for February 24).
Blog: Big Day Out 2012 Stuff.co.nz Jon Toogood just took to the Green Stage with fellow Kiwi music legends Julia Deans (Fur Patrol) and Shayne P Carter (Straightjacket Fits and Double Happys) in his latest project, The Adults, a very different band to Shihad, but one close to Toogood's ...
The Adults Warm-up Show Undertheradar A regular performer with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Vector Wellington Orchestra and Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, he has appeared on albums by Crowded House, Rhombus and Hollie Smith; and performed live with Shihad, Dave Dobbyn and Che-Fu.
Big Day Out farewelled at Mt Smart Stuff.co.nz (It's as predictable as Shihad playing the main stage as the sun goes down and the toilets being a place for only the brave). Was there mud when you watched Nick Cave, did you get sunstroke in front of the Strokes, how much did ponchos cost that time ...
Gig preview: Big Day Out 2012 New Zealand Herald I want to see if Jon Toogood gets confused (because he's playing the last Auckland Big Day Out with The Adults instead of Shihad) and he starts cranking into My Mind's Sedate and throwing himself into the crowd, one which this year may not quite have ...
Goodbye Big Day Out, you will be missed New Zealand Herald Would Shihad be where they are without those adrenalised mid-afternoon Big Day Out sets to their name? Sure, there are always plenty of bands on offer. But some of my favourite Big Day Out memories aren't at all music related. Like watching the clowns ...
Venues boost city's reputation for quality night life The Daily Post He was in talks with United States hip-hop star Lil Jon and New Zealand rock icons Shihad and hoped to bring The Black Seeds to Rotorua in March. "None of these are confirmed yet but this is the sort of thing we want to do. I like to see people happy ...
