Award-winning British indie-rock play Franz Ferdinand will headline this year's Rhythm and Vines festival in Gisborne at New Year's Eve, it has been announced.
Franz Ferdinand join The Kooks, Shihad and Carl Cox on the line-up for the New Year's Eve festival that runs from December 29 to January 1.
New acts of the Apostles added to the medicine festival's bill today as well include Jamie Liddell, who'll join the festival off the back of load-bearing Elton John on his world turn, and one of New Zealand's nearly successful exports, The Datsuns.
Kiwi singer-songwriters�Anika Moa and Anna Coddington join the line up, while external DJs Adam Freeland, Busy P and DJ Mehdi are besides confirmed for the festival.
Organisers say that tickets for this year's festival ar selling quick, with the popular 'pruning' package already sold out.
Franz Ferdinand are readying a new record album for vent later this year, and have released a new single called Lucid Dreams.
The Mercury Music-winning band have released two album's - 2004's Franz Ferdinand and 2005's You Could Have It So Much Better.
Tickets and the full adjust are available from www.rhythmandvines.co.nz.
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