Rhythm and Vines is a three day music festival held in Gisborne, New Zealand on December 29-31. It is globally known as the first festival in the world to welcome in the first sunrise of the new year.
The festival was founded in 2003 by University of Otago friends Hamish Pinkham, Tom Gibson, and Andrew Witters. They wanted to hold an event for their friends to bring in the New Year in a safe and beautiful location with entertainment from up-and-coming and established New Zealand musicians. Little did they know that their little party would eventually become a right of passage for over 350,000 kiwis over two decades and attract international visitors and touring artists from across the globe.
Held across 3 main stages (RHYTHM, ONE NZ VINES and CELLAR stages), plus a number of smaller stages, the festival opens up to campers from December 28, kicking into life with the Waiohika Warmup (exclusive to R&V Onsite Campers). Rhythm and Vines officially kicks off on December 29, through to the first sunrise on January 1.
CAMPING AMONGST THE VINES TO WATERSLIDES
Waiohika Estate is truly one of the most stunning live entertainment and camping venues in the world. Campers immerse themselves in and amongst vines for four nights of camping wonderfulness. Explore the festival site to find all sorts to shenanigans such as waterslides, garden bars, helicopter rides, partner activations and more.
REFLECTIONS
Introduced in 2017, the 15th year of Rhythm and Vines, we launched our first ever Reflections Exhibition. An opportunity to look back on previous years with a unique twist.
Look through the below and find some of your favourite R&V artists, countdown videos and aftermovies from the past two decades.
