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The last time the two sides faced each other at Eden Park, in 2005
GOD DEFEND NEW ZEALAND
North Harbour in rugby, athletics and lawn bowls, Moses Mackay’s dreams of wearing the Silver Fern were eventually cut short by injury. Sport’s loss was the music world’s gain, as Moses focused his attention there, developing his impressive baritone.
Moses is part of Sole Mio, NZ’s opera phenomenon whose debut album spent an incredible 16 weeks at #1 and achieved 8x Platinum status, with
their second album 3x Platinum.
Finding venues big enough to contain a constantly growing audience, and their completely natural, infectiously upbeat presence, gets harder with each concert; 2015 saw them playing to over 40,000 Kiwis with every single show a sure- re, fun- lled sellout. They have been awarded the Paci c Music Album Tui Award twice and Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards Album of The Year,
Best Group and Highest Selling
NZ Album three years running.
A prodigious musician, who will play anything that comes to hand, Moses helped pay his tuition fees through university by playing and singing in bars, restaurants and cafes. As well as making huge leaps within the operatic world, Moses has also acted in the American TV drama series Spartacus. After graduating with his Masters with distinction from the Wales International Academy of Voice, he attended the George Solti Accademia in Italy.
Tami Neilson
MATCHDAY INFORMATION
What’s in store beyond the 80 minutes tonight...
God of Nations at Thy feet,
In the bonds of love we meet, Hear our voices, we entreat, God defend our free land.
Guard Paci c’s triple star
From the shafts of strife and war, Make her praises heard afar, God defend New Zealand.
ANTHEM SINGER: MOSES MACKAY
A promising sportsman who represented the Rosmini College rst XV, and also
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Moses Mackay
“There are singers, and there is Tami Neilson, for whom the word singer just isn’t big enough.” - HMV
With a powerhouse voice straight from the golden age of soul, country and rockabilly music, Tami Neilson has been described as “equal parts Patsy Cline, Mavis Staples and Etta James ... a reminder of the soul-shattering effect of the human voice at the height of its powers.”
She has been awarded four
Tui Awards for her past four albums, the Silver Scroll for her song “Walk Back to Your Arms”, and her latest album
Don’t Be Afraid was #1 on the NZ music charts, with her rst single “Holy Moses” charting in the USA and hitting #2 across Canada on CBC Radio.
ENTERTAINMENT:
TAMI NEILSON
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