Canaan Downs Festival

Canaan Downs Festival is putting on the nicest party to end the year!

Located in Aotearoa’s most iconic dancing destination, set in the spectacular quartz and limestone landscape of Takaka Hill, Canaan Downs is a camping paradise of rolling grasslands surrounded by native beech forest.
A familiar New Years destination for over a decade, Canaan Downs has a rich history of hosting some of the most memorable events of our time. Recognising this, the Canaan Downs Festival is a return to the good vibes that can be found by representing the full diversity of Aotearoa music & culture.

This year: Featuring the One Stage, a Dance Tent, Trance Zone, Tribal Circle (and more) presenting live music, Dj’s, Vj’s and performance. Explore the site for natural artworks and sonic arts or find healing and solace and stories by the warmth of a fire.
Come, meet great people, smiling faces, find old friends and share in the energy of Canaan Downs Festival.

Performance will span three nights, building to New Years Eve for the final night! Once again Canaan Downs will sound with the full spectrum of the musical styles that keep our feet dancing: House, Trance, Hard Dance, Techno, Drum & Bass, Breaks, Hip Hop, Dub, Roots, Downbeat, Chill, Ambient & Sound-scapes.

Canaan Downs Festival welcomes everyone to participate in the truly relaxed family atmosphere. There is a dedicated Kids Zone, free entry for Under-12’s and an ALCOHOL FREE policy to create a safe environment for all ages.

Food, coffee and market crafts will be available in the festival Village. Ample clean toilets, fresh water and recycling will be provided around the spacious camping areas. Look after the land! Look after the festivals future!

The Canaan Downs Festival experience is about getting there and being there.

People make the party! The heart is in the people! Bring your friends and family to the beautiful landscape of Canaan Downs to celebrate New Years. Bring your energy for an amazing experience, and re-connect to the beat that is Aotearoa.

EARLY BIRD TICKETS ONLY $79!!!!! + b/fee (available until 30th September October)

TICKET PRICES

* $79 funtil 30th September
* $99 from 1st October until 30th November
* $125 from 1st December
* Free entry for kids under 12 years



2 Bassweight Artists Playing and a heaps of other kiwi talent
29th December

6.00pm

Mixtape Connection Redux feat: Dr Hitchcock, Jet Pilot & Tobiaz
Christchurch Dance
9.00pm

Sirius
Christchurch Dance
10.30pm

Subversion
Nelson Dance
12.00am

Jared Kelly
Christchurch Dance

30th December

1.30am

Sebastian Wild
Christchurch Dance
3.00am

Crisis
Christchurch Dance
4.30am

Pyro
Wellington Dance
5.30am

Firefly
Christchurch Dance
6.30an

Big Bird
Wellington Dance
7.30am

Qua May b2b Ryder
Wellington Dance
9.30am

Chris Ward
Christchurch Dance
11.00am

Ripley
Christchurch Dance
12.30pm

Adelle
Wellington Dance
1.30pm

Kool F
Christchurch HOUSE
3.00pm

Dom
Dunedin HOUSE
4.30pm

Jason Kyle
Queenstown HOUSE
6.00pm

Danny Marshall
Nelson HOUSE
7.30pm

Tapan
Wellington HOUSE
9.00pm

Cal D
UK HOUSE
10.30pm

Hemi
Christchurch HOUSE

31st December

12.00am

Genetik
Nelson HOUSE
1.30am

Grouch (Live)
Wellington Psychedelic
3.00am

Maia
Wellington Psychedelic
4.30am

Delicious
Christchurch Psychedelic
5.45am

Psysquatch
Christchurch Psychedelic
7.00am

Spoonhead (Live)
Christchurch Psychedelic
8.30am

Pooface McGraw
NZ Psychedelic
10.30am

Being2Being
Auckland Psychedelic
12.00pm

Adham Shaikh (Live)
Canada Psychedelic
1.30pm

Sketchy Bastard
Wellington BREAKS
2.30pm

K-lab
Queenstown BREAKS
3.30pm

Spire
Christchurch BREAKS
4.30pm

Toby Nice
Christchurch BREAKS
5.30pm

Anubis
Christchurch BREAKS
7.00pm

P-Vans
Wellington BREAKS
8.30pm

Komotion
Auckland BREAKS
10.00pm

Paul Bowen
Nelson BREAKS
11.30pm

Monkey Trouble
Christchurch BREAKS

1st January

1.30am

MoJo
Tasman Bay Drum & Bass
2.20am

DeaLL
Christchurch Drum & Bass
3.10am

Slim b2b Knuckles with Josh Buckler (Live Sax) & MC KT
Christchurch Drum & Bass
4.30am

Deny
Christchurch Drum & Bass
5.20am

Tonic
Christchurch Drum & Bass
6.10am

L.Que
Christchurch Drum & Bass
7.00am

Lucid
Christchurch Drum & Bass
7.50am

Beable
Wellington Drum & Bass
8.40am

D-Tox
Christchurch Drum & Bass
9.30am

Frosty Boy
Auckland Dubstep
10.20am

Funkdamunk
Wellington Dubstep
11.10am

Ill-Figa
Christchurch Dubstep

Wicked hanging out for new years eve!

I'm actually going to packing mostly dubstep and NZ Bassweight Dubs for this set even though they put my style down as breaks. It's pretty much gonna be an upfront Dubstep set from me as that direction is what I have been producing and pushing for the last few years.

Really looking forward to this, got so many dubs to thrash on the cannan system, will prob play a few at phat too