Top Kiwi Music Festival Secures International Star To Headline
The full line up, which also includes another of pop's greatest vocalists of all time and several Kiwi legends of rock and pop, will be announced in the coming days as final details are confirmed.
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More than 70,000 tickets have been sold for Selwyn Sounds since it began in 2017
Selwyn Sounds brings in more than $320,000 to the local and wider Canterbury economy each year – that includes around $10k a year for the local school from carparking for the event.
More than 66 bands and performers have rocked the Lincoln Domain at Selwyn Sounds since 2017
Around 600 babies have been born 9 months from the events over the last 8 years
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