Band Together was a musical concert put on for the people of Canterbury, New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 as a response to the 2010 Canterbury earthquake

2010 Canterbury earthquake

The 2010 Canterbury earthquake was a 7.1 magnitude earthquake, which struck the South Island of New Zealand at 4:35 am on local time ....

 which had occurred a month earlier. It was held on 23 October 2010 at Christchurch

Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

's Hagley Park

Hagley Park

Hagley Park is the largest urban open space in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was created in 1855 by the Provincial Government. According to the government's decree at that time, Hagley Park is "reserved forever as a public park, and shall be open for the recreation and enjoyment of the public."...

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Organised by Opshop

Opshop

Opshop is a New Zealand rock band formed in 2002. Their first album, You Are Here was released in 2004. Their second album, Second Hand Planet was released in 2007 and received Triple Platinum certification. It produced the successful single, One Day...

 frontman Jason Kerrison and New Zealand music personality Paul Ellis

Paul Ellis

Paul B. Ellis MNZM is a New Zealand record producer, manager, and radio host. He is most known to audiences for being the former judge of New Zealand Idol and the current judge of the reality series New Zealand's Got Talent....

, over 31 different acts performed on two stages erected in the city's North Hagley Park

Hagley Park

Hagley Park is the largest urban open space in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was created in 1855 by the Provincial Government. According to the government's decree at that time, Hagley Park is "reserved forever as a public park, and shall be open for the recreation and enjoyment of the public."...

, many of whom had been raised in the region and wanted to give back to their hometown.

With appearances by Christchurch

Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

 mayor Bob Parker, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, John Key

John Key

John Phillip Key is the 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand, in office since 2008. He has led the New Zealand National Party since 2006....

.and a number of media personalities including Hilary Barry

Hilary Barry

Hilary Barry is a TV3 personality in New Zealand who currently presents the 6 pm 3 News with Mike McRoberts.-Education:Barry completed a BA in Linguistics and a Certificate of Journalism....

, Jason Gunn

Jason Gunn

Jason Gunn is a New Zealand television personality. He is now best known as the main host of the hit New Zealand entertainment television show, Dancing with the Stars, Wheel of Fortune, and The Rich List.- Early career :...

, Simon Barnett

Simon Barnett

Simon Barnett is a radio and television host and presenter in New Zealand.Barnett currently co-hosts the morning show on Christchurch radio station 92 More FM with Gary McCormick, and previously with Phil Gifford...

, it was broadcast live across New Zealand from midday through to 8pm on TV3

TV3 (New Zealand)

TV3 is a New Zealand commercial television network, owned by MediaWorks New Zealand. Launched on 26 November 1989, the first private television network in New Zealand...

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Performers

Performers included (in order of performance):

• Dame Malvina Major
• Te Kotahitanga Kapa Haka
• Che Fu
  Che Fu
  Che Fu MNZM is a New Zealand Hip hop/R&B and Reggae recording artist and producer. Originally one part of the band Supergroove, as a solo artist he has gone on to sell thousands of albums both in New Zealand and internationally, including in Australia and the UK.-History:Fu is one of New Zealand's...
  
  
• King Kapisi
  King Kapisi
  King Kapisi is a New Zealand Hip hop recording artist. He was the first Hip hop artist in New Zealand to receive the prestigious Silver Scroll Award at the APRA Awards for Songwriter of the Year for his single Reverse Resistance in 1999, which followed on the popular release of his debut single...
  
  
• Dane Rumble
  Dane Rumble
  -Studio albums:-Singles:-As featured artist:NZ certifications*Gold = 7,500 copies sold*Platinum = 15,000 copies sold-Music videos:-Awards and nominations:-External links:*...
  
  
• A'ppreeshiate
• Nathan King
  Nathan King
  Nathan King is a pop/rock singer-songwriter from Christchurch, New Zealand.-History:King's musical career began with his band Zed who released two multi-platinum albums Silencer and This Little Empire...
  
  
• Clap Clap Riot
  Clap Clap Riot
  Clap Clap Riot is a four-piece Indie Rock band based in Auckland, New Zealand. In 2008 they won the MTV 'Kick-start your career' band competition.The band originated in Canterbury and was originally named Band Theft Auto....
  
  
• Ray Columbus
  Ray Columbus
  Ray Columbus is a New Zealand solo singer and entertainer who has had a career spanning six decades. He was lead singer of Ray Columbus & the Invaders who had a hit with She's A Mod in the 1960s. Since then he has been a solo singer and television host.-Links:* *...
  
  
• Dinah Lee
  Dinah Lee
  Dinah Lee is the stage name of New Zealand-born singer, Diane Marie Jacobs , who performed 1960s pop and then adult contemporary music. Her debut single from early 1964, "Don't You Know Yockomo?", achieved No. 1 chart success in New Zealand and, across the Tasman Sea, in Brisbane and Melbourne...
  
  
• Ivy Lies
  Ivy Lies
  -Singles:-Band members:*Emla Palmer - lead vocals, rhythm guitar *Lisa Blatchford - bass guitar, backing vocals *Rosie O'Connell - drums...
  
  
• Barry Saunders and The Eastern with Lindon Puffin
• The Dukes
• Julia Deans
• Anika Moa
  Anika Moa
  Anika Rose Moa is a New Zealand pop recording artist. In 2001 she signed to Atlantic Records in the United States and released her debut album, Thinking Room, the album reached the top of the New Zealand Singles Chart and was a commercial success.Moa was raised in Christchurch, New Zealand...
  
  
• Swarm Dance Crew
• Minuit
• The Feelers
  The Feelers
  The Feelers are a New Zealand rock band formed in the early 1990s in Christchurch by James Reid , Matthew Thomas and Hamish Gee .-History:...
  
  
• The Bats
  The Bats
  The Bats are an influential New Zealand rock band formed in 1982 in Christchurch by Paul Kean , Malcolm Grant , Robert Scott and Kaye Woodward...
  
  
• Evermore
• Midnight Youth
  Midnight Youth
  Midnight Youth are a New Zealand rock band formed in 2006. Their debut album, The Brave Don't Run, was released in 2009 in New Zealand and Australia. The band have subsequently toured and played festivals across Australasia, the United States and Asia...
  
  
• Bic Runga
  Bic Runga
  Briolette Kah Bic Runga MNZM is a New Zealand pop recording artist whose first solo album, Drive, debuted at number one on the New Zealand RIANZ charts. She has since become one of the highest-selling New Zealand artists in recent history...
  
  
• Opshop
  Opshop
  Opshop is a New Zealand rock band formed in 2002. Their first album, You Are Here was released in 2004. Their second album, Second Hand Planet was released in 2007 and received Triple Platinum certification. It produced the successful single, One Day...
  
  
• J Williams
• Dave Dobbyn
  Dave Dobbyn
  Dave Dobbyn, ONZM is an award-winning New Zealand musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. In his early career he was a member of the rock group Th' Dudes and was the main creative force in pop band DD Smash...
  
  
• The Exponents
  The Exponents
  The Exponents are a New Zealand rock group led by vocalist and songwriter Jordan Luck.Their major hits, including "Why Does Love Do This To Me", "Who Loves Who The Most", "Victoria", "I'll Say Goodbye " and "Whatever Happened To Tracey" have been taken up by successive generations of younger New...