Rhythm and Vines (commonly known as R&V, RnV or Rhythm) is an annual music festival held at Waiohika Estate

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, northwest of Gisborne,

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. The festival began in 2003 and was held for the one day of

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until 2008 when it expanded to the three days of 29–31 December.

History

Rhythm and Vines was founded in 2003 by

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friends Hamish Pinkham, Tom Gibson, and Andrew Witters. They wanted to hold an event for their university friends to celebrate the New Year in a safe and secure location where they would be entertained by New Zealand musicians. The festival has been held each year at Waiohika Estate, Witters' family home. The first festival had one performance stage, featured dub/

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band

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and was attended by 1800 guests. In 2004 a second stage was added and 5,500 people attended with dub/

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the headline act. The 2005 event featured

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. The 2006 festival had four stages, featured overseas artists such as

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and attracted a crowd of 15,000 people. In 2008, Rhythm and Vines expanded to a three-day event which allowed the organisers to contract bands that were not previously available. This was large factor in making the 2008–2009 festival line-up the strongest yet by far, with many renowned international acts on the bill. Accommodation for the festival is mostly provided by BW Summer Festival, a seven-day camping festival that features bands such as

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, Kora, and State of Mind. 2010 saw Rhythm and Vines sell-out, hosting international acts such as

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, Netsky,

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along with New Zealand acts

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and

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with a record breaking, capacity crowd of 25,000. In 2014 Rhythm and Vines introduced the Arcadia Afterburner concert stage, brought in from

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. In 2017,

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, from

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, was attending Rhythm and Vines; she was topless, having paid to have her breasts painted with glitter at a stall at the festival. While walking through the venue with a friend, a man came up behind her and groped one of her decorated breasts, then retreated to where he had been sitting. Anello-Kitzmiller and her friend retaliated by pouring a drink on the man and hitting him in the face four times. The incident, captured on video, went

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and made international news.

Line-ups

Episode 1 (2003)

Episode 1 took place on the last day of 2003. It featured

, The WBC, Soane, Blackbird, Paradigm, Paselode, Groundswell, Dejusa, Callam, Milk Milk Lemonade, BrazilBeat Sound System, Lophonix, and Shortcutz.

Episode 2 (2004)

Episode 2 took place on the last day of 2004. It featured

, Cornerstone Roots, Greg Churchill, The WBC, Tommy, Skankamelia, Stevie G, and Andy & Tas (SYD).

Episode 3 (2005)

Episode 3 took place on the last day of 2005. It featured

, Kora,

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, The WBC, Cornerstone Roots, dDub, and Taliband.

Episode 4 (2006)

Episode 4 took place on the last day of 2006. It featured

, tj

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, Kora, Spektrum,

, Dick Johnson,

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, Skankamelia, One Million Dollars, Rhombus, Opensouls,

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, Blackbird, Electric Confectionaires, Sola Rosa,

Hollie Smith Hollie Smith (born 17 November 1982) is a New Zealand soul singer-songwriter based in Auckland, New Zealand. Her four solo albums '' Long Player, Humour and the Misfortune of Others, Water or Gold,'' and ''Coming In From The Dark'' have all rea ...

Mark De Clive-Lowe Mark de Clive-Lowe (born 16 August 1974) is an Japan-based Japanese-New Zealand musician, composer, DJ and producer raised in Auckland and now based in Tokyo, Japan. Early life Born in Auckland, New Zealand, de Clive-Lowe was raised bi-cultu ...

, State of Mind, Minuit,

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, Sunshine Sound System, Silverbeatz, Sandy Bay Sessions, DJ Lotion, Beat Company, Brazilbeat Sound System, Tim and Elm, DJ Phillips, Public Access, DJ Tapan, Cyril Orson, and The Rinse with DJ Moorhouse.

Episode 5 (2007)

Episode 5 took place on the last day of 2007. It featured

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Don McGlashan Don McGlashan (born 18 July 1959) is a New Zealand composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist who is best known for membership in the bands Blam Blam Blam, The Front Lawn, and The Mutton Birds, before going solo. He has also composed for cin ...

, M.A.N.D.Y.,

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, State of Mind, MC Twincam, North Shore Pony Club, Automatic & Rik Blake,

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Concord Dawn Concord Dawn is a New Zealand drum and bass group, active since mid-1999, consisting of Matt Harvey (aka Matty C). Until 2010, Evan Short was one half of the group. They were courted by local electronic music label Kog Transmissions and releas ...

The Mint Chicks The Mint Chicks were a New Zealand noise rock and art punk group (the band began to refer to their style of music as "troublegum" and have been referred to as anything from neo-punk to schizo-pop to the only half-serious genre definition of shi ...

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, dDub, Jakob, The Tutts,

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, Dick Johnson, Aural Trash ( Greg Churchill & Angela Fiskin), Cyril Orson, DJ Philippa,

Motocade Motocade is a New Zealand Rock band formed in Auckland in 2003 by Eden Mulholland (singer/guitarist), Scott Sutherland (bass), Geordie McCallum (guitar/keyboards) and Will Mulholland (drums). In 2007 the music video for the single "My Friends" ...

, The Have,

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, Charlie Ash, Blackbird, Tropical Downbeat Orchestra, BrazilBeat Sound System, Ben Throp Trio, Skankamelia, Dubdoubt, and An Emerald City.

Episode 6 (2008)

Episode 6 took place on the last three days of 2008. It featured

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(Cancelled),

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, Ladyhawke,

Fur Patrol Fur Patrol were a New Zealand rock band, which formed in Wellington in May 1996 by Andrew Bain on bass guitar, Simon Braxton on drums, Julia Deans on lead vocals and guitar, and Steve Wells on lead guitar. Their debut studio album, '' Pet'' (Se ...

, Digitalism,

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, An Emerald City,

Anika Moa Anika Rose Moa (born 21 May 1980) is a New Zealand recording artist and television presenter. Her debut studio album ''Thinking Room'', was released in September 2001, which reached number one on the Official New Zealand Music Chart, New Z ...

, Antix,

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, DJ Audit, Bang Bang Eche, Batrider, Blackbird,

, Brain Slaves, Brazil Beat Soundsystem,

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Connan Mockasin Connan Tant Hosford, better known by the stage name Connan Mockasin, is a New Zealand musician, composer and record producer. Described as "a psych-funk oddball...a contrarian", Mockasin played a role in the contemporary crossover of Psychedeli ...

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, Module,

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, The Ruby Suns, SJD, So So Modern, The Tutts,

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, The Enright House, and Brain Slaves.

Episode 7 (2009)

Episode 7 took place on the last three days of 2009. It featured

Moby Richard Melville Hall (September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, disc jockey, and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "amo ...

, Empire of the Sun,

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, 2ManyDJ's (Live),

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(Cancelled),

Roots Manuva Rodney Hylton Smith, better known by his stage name Roots Manuva (born 9 September 1972), is a British rapper and producer. Since his debut in 1994, he has produced numerous albums and singles on the label Big Dada, achieving commercial succ ...

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(DJ Set),

Fake Blood Theo Keating, also known as Fake Blood and Touché, is an English DJ, musician and music producer who made his name as one half of the Wiseguys, a British hip hop/big beat group, together with Paul Eve. Some of their best-known songs are " Sta ...

The Juan MacLean John MacLean, better known by the stage name of the Juan MacLean, is an American electronic musician. History MacLean was guitarist for the post-hardcore band Six Finger Satellite, based in Providence, Rhode Island. The band was struck by sever ...

, The Proxy,

Krafty Kuts Krafty Kuts (real name Martin Reeves) is an English producer and DJ of electronic music Electronic music broadly is a group of music genres that employ electronic musical instruments, circuitry-based music technology and software, or g ...

Major Lazer Major Lazer is an American electronic dance music and DJ trio, which includes record producer Diplo, and DJs Walshy Fire and Ape Drums. They were founded in 2008 by Diplo and Switch, with Switch leaving after three years in 2011. He was the ...

Midnight Youth Midnight Youth were 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 subsequently toured and played festivals across Australasia, the United States ...

, Kora, Open Souls, Sola Rosa,

Dane Rumble Dane Aaron Rumble (born 9 February 1982) is a New Zealand recording artist. He is a former member of New Zealand hip hop group, Fast Crew. Background Rumble was born in Kirwee, Canterbury, and received his secondary education at St Peter's Colle ...

Lisa Mitchell Lisa Helen Mitchell (born 22 March 1990) is an Australian musician, singer and songwriter who grew up in Albury, New South Wales. Mitchell currently lives in Melbourne and is working on her fourth studio album. Mitchell finished sixth in the 20 ...

P Money Paris Joel Moore-Williams (born 8 April 1989), better known by his stage name P Money, is a British grime MC, rapper and songwriter from New Cross, South East London, who is also active in the drum and bass scene. He is best known for his li ...

, White Rabbits,

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, State of Mind, Emerson Todd, Dick Johnson, Antiform, PNC, Optimus Gryme, Family Cactus, Computers Want Me Dead, Emerald City, Dictaphone Blues, Bionic Pixie, Brand New Math, Six60, Blackbird, Dan Aux, Tim Richards, Joel Armstrong, Cam Robertson, Aural Trash, Logan Baker, Vital Soundsystem, Brazilbeat Soundsystem, Dan Farley, Bondi House DJ's, Dean Campbell, Jason Howson, Mikey Havok, P Vans, Nick D, R.I.A, Cool Kids Club, ThirtyEight, Shirtpants, Maya & Vanya, Alex Bull, Aroha, Beat Mafia, Ange, DJ Hat, DJ Lotion, DJ Robba & MC Dreadeye, ELM, Flex, Snowy, and Jonas.

Episode 8 (2010)

Episode 8 took place on the last three days of 2010. It featured

N.E.R.D. N.E.R.D. (a backronym of No-one Ever Really Dies) was an American rock and hip-hop band, formed in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in 1994. Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo were signed by Teddy Riley to Virgin. After producing songs for several artists ...

, The Gaslamp Killer,

(DJ set),

Boys Noize Alexander Ridha (born 22 August 1982), better known by his stage name Boys Noize, is a German-Iraqi electronic music record producer, songwriter and DJ known for collaborations with artists including A$AP Rocky, Tommy Cash, and Frank Ocean (for ...

Erol Alkan Erol Alkan (born 30 May 1974) is an English DJ and Record producer, producer of Turkish Cypriot descent. He grew up in Archway in North London. Career DJ and club promoter In 1993, Erol Alkan started DJing in various Indie (music), indie n ...

, Netsky, Flying Lotus,

High Contrast Lincoln Barrett (born 18 September 1979), better known by the stage name High Contrast, is a Welsh electronic music producer, DJ and record producer. He produces drum and bass music, and his 2009 album '' Confidential'' reached BPI gold cert ...

Miami Horror Miami Horror are an Australian electronic music group from Melbourne, Victoria. Benjamin Plant, the producer and DJ, formed Miami Horror initially as a solo project. In addition to Plant, the band features Daniel Whitechurch (keyboards), and ...

Hudson Mohawke Ross Matthew Birchard (born 11 February 1986), better known by the stage name Hudson Mohawke, is a Scottish producer, composer, and DJ from Glasgow. He is known for his work in 21st century hip-hop and electronic music. A founding member of th ...

, Flip Grater, BARB, Bulletproof,

, Electric Wire Hustle, Mt Eden Dubstep, Dick Johnson, Blackbird, Afternoon Raj, Dragon, Tim Richards,

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, Optimus Gryme and Our:House Presents.

Episode 9 (2011)

Episode took place on the last three days of 2011. On 29 December, it featured

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Yuksek Pierre-Alexandre Busson (; born 3 June 1977), better known as Yuksek, is a French electronic music producer, remixer, singer and DJ from Reims. Yüksek means "high" or "loud" in Turkish. Biography Yuksek was born in Reims, France. Yuksek playe ...

Architecture in Helsinki Architecture in Helsinki was an Australian indie pop band which consisted of Cameron Bird, Gus Franklin, Jamie Mildren, Sam Perry, and Kellie Sutherland. Before its hiatus, the band released five studio albums: '' Fingers Crossed'' (2003), '' ...

Zowie Zoe Bridey Fleury,'' ''better known by her stage name Zowie, is a singer-songwriter and drummer from New Zealand. Zowie has toured with artists Katy Perry, Mark Ronson, The Kills and Peaches. She was previously called Bionic Pixie''.'' She late ...

Danny Byrd Danny Byrd (born 4 May 1979) is an English DJ, record producer and musician from Bath, Somerset, Bath in the South West of England. He is influenced by genres such as house music, house, UK garage, contemporary R&B, R&B and the jungle music, j ...

, Dick Johnson, The Ruby Suns,

, Nick D, Sampology (AV/DJ set), 1814, Ethnic Roots, Urulu, Chaos in The CBD, Philippa, Frank Booker, Grayson Gilmore, and Brazil Beat Sound System. On 30 December, it featured

Calvin Harris Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris (and sometimes under the stage name Love Regenerator), is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter. His debut studio album, ''I Created Disco'' (2007 ...

Erick Morillo Erick Morillo (March 26, 1971 – September 1, 2020) was a Colombian-American disc jockey, music producer, and record label owner. Having produced under a number of pseudonyms, including Ministers de la Funk, the Dronez, RAW, Smooth Touch, RBM, ...

A Skillz A.Skillz (born Adam Mills) is an English electronic musician. He has worked across the UK at FabricLive, Spectrum, Chew The Fat, Supercharged, The Boutique and Sugarbeat as well as gigs around the world at major events, festivals and music indus ...

Six60 Six60 is a New Zealand pop rock band formed in Dunedin, Otago in 2008. The band consists of Matiu Walters (lead vocals, guitar), Ji Fraser (lead guitar), Chris Mac (drums, bass guitar), and Marlon Gerbes (guitar, bass guitar, synthesiser). Th ...

Foreign Beggars Foreign Beggars were an English Hip hop music, hip hop and dubstep group. Since their formation in 2002, the group's trajectory had seen them evolve from an underground hip hop group to an electronic crossover act. The group consisted of four a ...

DJ Zinc Benjamin Pettit (born 12 March 1972), known professionally as DJ Zinc, is a British DJ and record producer. Zinc first became known for 1995's "Super Sharp Shooter", a hip hop music, hip hop/jungle music, jungle fusion, notably one of the pione ...

Busy P Pedro Winter (born Pierre Winter; 21 April 1975), also known by the stage name Busy P, is a French record producer, DJ, record label owner, and former artist manager. He was the manager of Daft Punk from 1996 to 2008,12th Planet, She's So Rad, JStar, Homebrew, Eddie Numbers, Julien Dyne, Aural Trash, Scratch 22, Earl Gateshead, Jesse Sheehan, and Jeremy Toy. On 31 December, it featured

Example Example may refer to: * ''exempli gratia'' (e.g.), usually read out in English as "for example" * .example, reserved as a domain name that may not be installed as a top-level domain of the Internet ** example.com, example.net, example.org, an ...

and DJ Wire,

Skream Oliver Dene Jones (born 1 June 1986), known professionally as Skream, is an English electronic music producer based in Croydon. Skream has released records on several British record labels, such as Tempa, Tectonic, and Big Apple Records, and ...

and Benga,

Youngman Youngman (officially China Youngman Automobile Group Co., Ltd.) () was a Chinese manufacturer of buses and trucks located in Jinhua, Zhejiang province. The company was founded in 2001 by Pang Qingnian and also used to manufacture automobiles. H ...

, Tiga, Netsky,

Beardyman Darren Alexander Foreman (born 14 May 1982), better known as Beardyman, is an English musical producer, DJ, multivocalist, musician and comedian from London known for his beatboxer, beatboxing skills and use of live looping. Early life Darren ...

, The

Jordan Luck Jordan William Hunter Luck (born 15 October 1961) is the former lead singer and songwriter of the New Zealand rock band the Exponents. He was born in Vanderhoof in the province of British Columbia, Canada. His family moved to Tokarahi (near ...

Band, Jack Beats,

Kids of 88 Kids of 88 were a New Zealand New wave music, new wave duo based in Auckland, New Zealand, consisting of Jordan Arts and Sam McCarthy (singer), Sam McCarthy. They are best known for their 2009 single, "My House (Kids of 88 song), My House". The ...

, Electric Wire Hustle,

David Dallas David Dallas (born 28 August, 1982) is a New Zealand rapper and songwriter of Samoan and European descent. He began his career under the stage name Con Psy, as part of the rap group Frontline, before changing his stage name to his birth name an ...

Ruby Frost Jane de Jong (born 1987), known professionally as Ruby Frost, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter from Auckland. In 2009, she won the nationwide music competition MTV ''42Unheard'', giving her a recording contract with Universal Music New Zeal ...

, Recloose, Jillionaire, People of Paris, Pikachunes, The Thomas Oliver Band, Antix Live, Our:House DJs, Tim Richards, Thomas Sahs, and Blackbird.

Episode 10 (2012)

Episode 10 took place on the last three days of 2012. It featured

Kimbra Kimbra Lee Johnson (born 27 March 1990), known Mononymous person, mononymously as Kimbra, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter. Known for mixing pop with R&B, jazz and rock musical elements, her accolades include four ARIA Music Awards, two 2 ...

Knife Party Knife Party are an Australian electronic music duo consisting of Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen, two members of the drum and bass band Pendulum. The duo has worked with artists such as Swedish House Mafia, Steve Aoki, MistaJam, Foreign ...

, Netsky,

Mark Ronson Mark Daniel Ronson (born 4 September 1975) is a British-American DJ, record producer, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year for Amy Winehouse's album '' Back to Black'' (2006), as well as two for Record ...

Logistics Logistics is the part of supply chain management that deals with the efficient forward and reverse flow of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the Consumption (economics), point of consumption according to the ...

Camo & Krooked Camo & Krooked are an electronic music duo from Vienna, Austria with their musical roots embedded in drum and bass, consisting of Reinhard "Camo" Rietsch (born 12 November 1983 in Salzburg) and Markus "Krooked" Wagner (born 31 July 1989 in Lilien ...

, S.P.Y, MC Wrec,

The Presets The Presets are an Australian electronic music duo of Julian Hamilton (vocals, keyboards) and Kim Moyes (drums, keyboards). Formed in 2003 and signed to Modular Recordings, Modular Records, The Presets released two EPs (''Blow Up (EP), Blow Up ...

araabMUZIK Abraham Orellana (born June 16, 1989), better known as his stage name AraabMuzik ( ; stylized as araabMUZIK), is an American record producer and DJ. He made a name for himself by performing beats and instrumentals live and in real time on a Ak ...

, tj

Maya Jane Coles Maya Jane Coles is a British music producer, audio engineer and DJ, born in London. Under her real name, she mostly composes and plays house and techno music, while her alias Nocturnal Sunshine creates darker, more bass-driven productions wit ...

Disclosure Disclosure may refer to: Arts and media Film and television *'' CBC News: Disclosure'', a television newsmagazine series in Canada * ''Disclosure'' (1994 film), an American erotic thriller film based on the 1994 novel by Michael Crichton * ''Dis ...

Tame Impala Tame Impala is the psychedelic music project of Australian singer and multi-instrumentalist Kevin Parker (musician), Kevin Parker. In the recording studio, Parker writes, records, performs, and produces all of the project's music. As a touring a ...

Chali 2na Charles Stewart (born June 26, 1971), better known as Chali 2na (), is an American painter and rapper, associated with the groups Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli. He is known for his bass-baritone voice and quick-delivery rapping style. Personal life ...

, Parachute Youth, Two Cartoons, The Kaleidoscopes, Dan Aux, Eddie Numbers, and Five Mile Town.

Episode 11 (2013)

Episode 11 took place on the last three days of 2013. It featured a DJ set by

Rudimental Rudimental are a British drum and bass band, signed to Asylum Records, Atlantic Records and Black Butter Records. The band consists of Piers Aggett, Kesi Dryden and Leon "Locksmith" Rolle. They were nominated for a Mercury Prize in 2013, and ...

Wiz Khalifa Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987), better known by his stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and actor. Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he signed with the local independent label Rostrum Records to re ...

, Empire of the Sun,

Flux Pavilion Joshua Kiekegaard Grant Steele (born 15 January 1989), known professionally as Flux Pavilion, is an English EDM producer, DJ, singer-songwriter and label owner. He started performing in 2008. Flux Pavilion has headlined three US tours, two UK ...

Dynamite MC Dynamite MC (born Dominic Smith, 7 October 1973) is an English rapper and MC. He originally gained prominence in jungle/drum and bass, working with Roni Size & Reprazent, but has also released hip hop material. Career He started his MCing ca ...

Kill The Noise Jacob Stanczak, known professionally as Kill the Noise, is an American DJ and record producer from Rochester, New York. His collaboration with Skrillex, Fatman Scoop and Michael Angelakos, "Recess (song), Recess", entered the UK Singles Chart at ...

, Julio Bashmore,

Hermitude Hermitude are an Australian electronic music, electronic-Australian hip hop, hip hop duo, originating from the Blue Mountains (Australia), Blue Mountains, New South Wales. Biography Early years Multi-instrumentalists, Luke Dubber (a.k.a. Luke ...

Chet Faker Nicholas James Murphy (born 23 June 1988), known professionally as Chet Faker, is an Australian singer and songwriter. In 2012, as Chet Faker, he issued an extended play, '' Thinking in Textures'', and signed to Downtown Records in the United ...

Stanton Warriors Stanton Warriors are a British DJ and production duo consisting of Dominic Butler and Mark Yardley. Originally from the West Country, the duo have performed internationally with their infamous Stanton Sessions parties in Europe, North Americ ...

The Veils The Veils are an English/New Zealand Indie_rock, indie/rock band fronted by singer and songwriter Finn Andrews. History Early years, ''The Runaway Found'' (2001–2004) Finn Andrews was born in London, the son of musician Barry Andrews ( ...

, Ayah Marar Live, Wilkinson,

, Hospitality presents:

and

Metrik Tom Mundell, better known as Metrik, is an English electronic music producer from London. He has been releasing records since 2007, primarily through Hospital Records, the UK-based independent dance music label. He has found success in the UK D ...

, Mightyfools, Dusky, Soul Clap,

Wolf + Lamb The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the grey wolf or gray wolf, is a canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, including the dog and dingo, though grey ...

Kode9 Steve Goodman, known as Kode9 (born 1973) is a Scottish electronic music artist, DJ, and founder of the Hyperdub record label. He was one of the founding members of the early dubstep scene with his late collaborator The Spaceape. He has releas ...

, @Peace,

, Tahuna Breaks, Tomorrow People, Louis Baker, Weird Together, PleasePlease, Benny Tipene, The Remains, Aroha, Paprika and the Saltshakers, Boycrush, Chaos in the CBD, Connor Nestor, CTFD, Dan Aux Live, Daniel Farley, Diaz Grimm, DPTRCLB DJS, Frank Booker Live, High Hoops, Julien Dyne, Jetski Safari, Luke Walker, Matt Drake, MayaVanya, Sam Fitzgerald, Sam Hill, She's So Rad (special disco set), Stack and Piece, Sweet Mix Kids, The Beat Mafia, The Lost Boys, Jay Knight, Tim Richards, Times x Two, Tommy Flowers, and Young Tapz.

Episode 12 (2014)

Episode 12 took place on the last three days of 2014. It featured

Chase Chase or CHASE may refer to: Businesses * Chase Bank, a national American financial institution * Chase UK, a British retail bank * Chase Aircraft (1943–1954), a defunct American aircraft manufacturer * Chase Coaches, a defunct bus operator in ...

and Status,

Bastille The Bastille (, ) was a fortress in Paris, known as the Bastille Saint-Antoine. It played an important role in the internal conflicts of France and for most of its history was used as a state prison by the kings of France. It was stormed by a ...

, Netsky,

Zane Lowe Alexander Zane Reed Lowe (born 1973) is a New Zealand radio DJ, live DJ, record producer, and television presenter. After an early career in music creation, production and DJing, he moved to the UK in 1997. He came to prominence through pr ...

Danny Brown Daniel Dewan Sewell (born March 16, 1981), better known as Danny Brown, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter from Detroit, Michigan. He was described by MTV in 2011 as "one of rap's most unique figures in recent memory". After amassing ...

Action Bronson Ariyan Arslani (born December 2, 1983), professionally known as Action Bronson, is an American rapper and television presenter. Born and raised in Queens, he released his debut mixtape ''Bon Appetit ..... Bitch!!!!!'' in January 2011 and indepe ...

Just Blaze Justin Gregory Smith (born January 8, 1978), known professionally as Just Blaze, is an American record producer and DJ. Born in Paterson, New Jersey, Smith attended Rutgers University for three years before dropping out to pursue a career in mus ...

Broods Broods are a musical duo from Nelson, New Zealand, composed of Georgia Josiena Nott on lead vocals, with older brother and multi-instrumentalist Caleb Allan Joseph Nott on production and backing vocals. They released the single "Bridges (Broo ...

, Ta-Ku,

Jagwar Ma Jagwar Ma is an Australian psychedelic dance band formed in Sydney in 2011. It consists of Gabriel Winterfield (lead vocalist, guitarist), Jono Ma (guitar, beats, synths, production), and bass guitarist Jack Freeman, who joined in 2012. The ba ...

London Elektricity Tony Colman (born 28 April 1961), better known by his stage name London Elektricity, is an English electronic musician and co-founded Hospital Records. History The first incarnation of London Elektricity was the duo Tony Colman and Chris Goss. ...

& MC Wrec,

MØ Karen Marie Aagaard Ørsted Andersen (; born 13 August 1988), known professionally as MØ (; not to be confused with ∅), is a Danish singer and songwriter. She signed a recording contract with Sony Music Entertainment in 2012 and released he ...

DC Breaks DC Breaks are a British drum and bass production duo made up of Dan Havers and Chris Page. After being discovered and nurtured by Scotland's DJ Kid, they went on to sign a record deal with RAM Records, run by the producer Andy C. They have prod ...

, Mr. Carmack, Etc.!Etc.!, The Cuban Brothers, State of Mind, Addison Groove,

Ayah Marar Ayah Marar (; born 20 September 1980) is a Jordanian/Bulgarian singer and songwriter based in the UK. She has been featured as a vocalist or writer on music from British artists including Calvin Harris, DJ Fresh, Camo & Krooked, Bassline Smi ...

, PNC,

, Kink (live), Meta & The Cornerstones, Little May, Midland, The Funk Brothers, Estère, Kamandi, Team Dynamite, Third3Eye, Young Tapz, Yumi Zouma, and Holly Arrowsmith. Rhythm and Vines introduced the Arcadia Afterburner concert stage.

Episode 13 (2015)

Episode 13 took place on the last three days of 2015. It featured

Angus & Julia Stone Angus & Julia Stone are an Australian Folk music, folk and indie pop group, formed in 2006 by brother and sister Angus Stone, Angus and Julia Stone. Angus & Julia Stone have released five studio albums and a soundtrack album: ''A Book Like Thi ...

, Astronaut, Barely Alive, Brendon Thomas & The Vibes,

, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Cut Snake, Dan Aux,

Dave Dobbyn Sir David Joseph Dobbyn (born 3 January 1957) is a 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. Since then h ...

, Diaz Grimm, Dimension, Diskord, Dodge & Fuski, Dubloadz, Eastern Bloc, Emergency DJ Clint

Golden Features Thomas George Stell (born 1991), known professionally as Golden Features, is an Australian deep house / dance DJ and producer currently signed to Warner Bros. Records. Three singles, "Tell Me" featuring Nicole Millar, "No One" featuring Thelma ...

, Ha The Unclear, Hollie Smith, Jamie Bowen,

Jupiter Project The Jupiter project was to be a new high-end model of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)'s PDP-10 mainframe computers. This project was cancelled in 1983, as the PDP-10 was increasingly eclipsed by the VAX supermini machines (descendants of th ...

, Kamandi, Kove, Matt Stellingwerf, Nero DJ Set,

Peking Duk Peking Duk is an Australian electronic music band from Canberra, made up of disc jockeys and record producers Adam Hyde and Reuben Styles. The pair first garnered attention in 2012 with the release of a Passion Pit bootleg remix. Their biggest ...

DJ Set & Verse, PNC, Race Banyon,

RL Grime Henry Alfred Steinway (born February 8, 1991), better known by his stage name RL Grime, (previously known as Clockwork) is an American record producer and DJ. RL Grime specializes in trap and bass music and is a member of the Los Angeles electr ...

, Sachi,

Slumberjack Slumberjack (stylised in all caps) is an Australian electronic music duo consisting of Morgan Then and Fletcher Ehlers. Their 2017 single, "Fracture", peaked at 89 on the ARIA Charts. Members Morgan Then Morgan Then was raised in Borneo, be ...

, Sniffers, State of Mind,

Sticky Fingers ''Sticky Fingers'' is the ninth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. It was released on 23 April 1971 on the Rolling Stones' new label, Rolling Stones Records. The Rolling Stones had been contracted by Decca Records an ...

Sub Focus Nicolaas Douwma (born 13 April 1982), better known by his stage name Sub Focus, is an English DJ, music producer, songwriter and sound engineer. He has been releasing records since 2003. On 12 October 2009, he released his self-titled debut ...

DJ Set & ID, Summer Thieves, Terace, The Black Club with Mac Mylo, Tim Phin, Virtual Riot, Will Wood, Wuki, Yung Lean, and

Zeds Dead Zeds Dead is a Canadian electronic music duo from Toronto consisting of Dylan Mamid, also known as DC, and Zachary Rapp-Rovan, also known as Hooks. The duo rose to prominence releasing original music and remixes from 2009 to 2010 before becoming ...

. Headliner

Mac Miller Malcolm James McCormick (January 19, 1992 – September 7, 2018), known by the stage name Mac Miller, was an American rapper. He began his career in Pittsburgh's local hip hop music, hip hop scene in 2007, at the age of 15. In 2010, he signed ...

was scheduled to perform on the 29th, but cancelled a few days before the event.

Episode 14 (2016)

Episode 14 took place on the last three days of 2016. It featured Chance The Rapper, ZHU, Rüfüs Du Sol, Wilkinson, Netsky, Getter, GoldLink, Denzel Curry, Dusky, Skream, Hot Chip, AC Slater, S.P.Y, Savage, The Jordan Luck Band, P Money, Sachi, Yoko-Zuna, Pacific Heights, Anna Coddington, Three, Houses Down, Bailey Wiley, Eno X Dirty, Montel2099, Stack & Piece, Heidi, Cut Snake, Aroha, Tali, Baynk, Chores, Dan Aux, Died in 69, Ian Munro,

Lee Mvtthews Lee Mvtthews is a New Zealand drum n bass duo, who debuted in 2014. They released their debut album ''Bones'' in 2019. The lead single from the album, "Takeover", was a hit in New Zealand in 2022, becoming triple platinum certified. Biography ...

, Maala, Name UL, Quix, Sniffers DJs, Kimbra, Culture Shock, Oscar Key Sung, Beat Mafia, Kinetic, Mitch James, Terace, Maribou State, Ocean Alley, Alae, Eastern Bloc, Ekko Park, Gromz, Kings, Summer Thieves, Wade Unlucky, Cases And Bad Breed and Slo:Wave.

Episode 15 (2017)

Episode 15 took place on the last three days of 2017. It featured artists and bands such as

Schoolboy Q Quincy Matthew Hanley (born October 26, 1986), better known by his stage name Schoolboy Q (stylized as ScHoolboy Q), is an American rapper. He began recording in 2007, and released his first two mixtapes, ''ScHoolboy Turned Hustla'' (2008) and '' ...

, 2manydjs,

Baauer Harry Bauer Rodrigues (born April 30, 1989), known professionally as Baauer, is an American record producer and DJ, best known for his double platinum song "Harlem Shake (song), Harlem Shake". He has produced varied dance music from the age of 13 ...

Mura Masa Alexander George Edward Crossan (born 5 April 1996), better known by his stage name Mura Masa, is a Guernsey-born electronic record producer and songwriter. Crossan is best known for his 2016 song " Lovesick" (featuring ASAP Rocky), which pea ...

Client Liaison Client Liaison is an Australian indie pop duo made up of vocalist Monte Morgan, and keyboardist and producer Harvey Miller. The pair first came to prominence in 2012 after the release of their first music video "End of the Earth", and went on t ...

, Giggs,

Michael Dapaah Michael Dapaah (born 10 August 1991) is a British actor, rapper, and comedian best known for portraying the fictional rapper Big Shaq (also known as Roadman Shaq). He is also known for his mockumentary ''SWIL'' (Somewhere in London), which foc ...

as Big Shaq, Netsky,

Wilkinson Wilkinson or Wilkinsons may refer to: Businesses and brands * Wilko, formerly Wilkinson Hardware, a British retail chain * Wilkinson Sword, a British manufacturer of razor blades, formerly swords, motorbikes and other products ** Wilkinson TMC ...

, Tiga,

, B.Traits, Boombox Cartel, Camo & Crooked,

Cut Snake ''Cut Snake'' is a 2014 Australian thriller film written by Blake Ayshford and directed by Tony Ayres. The title comes from the Australian idiom "mad as a cut snake" which describes either insanity or anger so extreme you don't want to get near ...

, DJ T.,

, Dick Johnson,

Felix da Housecat Felix da Housecat (born Felix Stallings Jr., August 25, 1971) is an American DJ and record producer, mostly known for house music and electro. Felix is regarded as a member of the second wave of Chicago house. Musical career Early life Stalli ...

, Javi Bora,

, and many more.

Episode 16 (2018)

Episode 16 took place on the last three days of December 2018. It featured

Vince Staples Vincent Jamal Staples (born July 2, 1993) is an American rapper. Born in Compton, California and raised in Long Beach, California, he first became known for his appearances on projects by Odd Future members—''Earl (mixtape), Earl'' by Earl Sw ...

, Kyle,

Juice Wrld Jarad Anthony Higgins (December 2, 1998 – December 8, 2019), known professionally as Juice Wrld (pronounced "juice world"; stylized as Juice WRLD), was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He emerged as a leading figure in the emo rap ...

Flight Facilities Flight Facilities is an Australian electronic music production duo that also performs as Hugo & Jimmy. In 2009, they began mixing songs by other artists before crafting their own original material. The duo consists of Hugo Gruzman and James Lye ...

, Duke Dumont, Bob Moses, Sonny Fodera, Tchami × Malaa, Bicep,

, Sigma, Sasasas, Che Fu, James Zabiela,

Openside Cellarr (formerly known as Maybe Rave and OpenSide) is a band from Auckland, New Zealand, formed in 2012 by Jen Newton, PJ Shepherd, Harry Carter and George Powell. The original singer, Jen Newton, left the band in 2014 and was replaced by Poss ...

and more.

Episode 17 (2019)

Episode 17 took place on the last three days of December 2019. It featured

Alison Wonderland Alexandra Margo Sholler (born 27 September 1986), known professionally as Alison Wonderland, is an Australian electronic dance music producer, DJ, and singer. Her debut album '' Run'', released on 20 March 2015, peaked at No. 6 on the ARI ...

Playboi Carti Jordan Terrell Carter (born September 13, 1995, or 1996), known professionally as Playboi Carti, is an American rapper. Known for his eccentric vocal style and fashion, he is considered an influential figure in modern Hip hop music, hip hop a ...

, Wilkinson, Andy C, Jauz, and Green Velvet.

Episode 18 (2020)

Episode 18 took place on the last three days of December 2020. It featured

Benee Stella Rose Bennett (born 30 January 2000), better known as Benee (stylised in all caps; pronounced ) and formerly Bene, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter from Auckland. In both 2019 and 2020, she consecutively won Single of the Year, Bes ...

Quix Jonathan Paul Fredrick Schnell, known professionally by his stage name Quix (stylised in all caps), is a New Zealand DJ and electronic music producer. Since 2020, he has also been a part of the electronic music duo known as Tiger Drool, alongsid ...

, Montell 2099,

Sachi Indrani (Sanskrit: इन्द्राणी, IAST: ''Indrāṇī''), also known as Shachi (Sanskrit: शची, IAST: ''Śacī''), is the queen of the devas in Hinduism. Described as tantalisingly beautiful, proud and kind, she is the daug ...

Alix Perez Alix Depauw, better known by the stage name Alix Perez, is a drum and bass DJ and producer, originally from Charleroi, Belgium. Based in New Zealand, his music is sometimes characterised as liquid funk amongst other labels. He founded the recor ...

, and State of Mind

Episode 19 (2021)

Episode 19 was postponed to Easter 2022 after being postponed due to

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...

, with the New Zealand Government making vaccine passports mandatory for attendees of Summer Festivals. It was originally scheduled to take place on the last three days in December 2021.

Episode 20 (2022)

Episode 20 took place on the last three days of December 2022. It featured

Camelphat CamelPhat are an English DJ and production duo, consisting of Dave Whelan and Mike Di Scala, formed in Liverpool in 2006. Initially they released music under various names but found success with their 2017 single "Cola (CamelPhat and Elderbro ...

Andy C Andrew Michael Clarke (born 7 April 1976) is an English DJ, record producer and co-founder of RAM Records, a label in the drum and bass genre. Music career Early years Andy C was a DJ in his own right but gained a strong reputation and more ...

Dimension In physics and mathematics, the dimension of a mathematical space (or object) is informally defined as the minimum number of coordinates needed to specify any point within it. Thus, a line has a dimension of one (1D) because only one coo ...

(live),

Bonobo The bonobo (; ''Pan paniscus''), also historically called the pygmy chimpanzee (less often the dwarf chimpanzee or gracile chimpanzee), is an endangered great ape and one of the two species making up the genus ''Pan (genus), Pan'' (the other bei ...

(live), Skream,

Friction Friction is the force resisting the relative motion of solid surfaces, fluid layers, and material elements sliding against each other. Types of friction include dry, fluid, lubricated, skin, and internal -- an incomplete list. The study of t ...

, and special guest

Dizzee Rascal Dylan Kwabena Mills (born 18 September 1984), known professionally as Dizzee Rascal, is a British rapper and MC. He is often credited as a pioneer of British hip hop and grime music and was ranked by ''Complex'' as one of the greatest British ...

Episode 21 (2023)

Episode 21 took place on the last three days of December 2023. It featured

Central Cee Oakley Neil Caesar-Su (born 4 June 1998), known professionally as Central Cee, is a British rapper from Shepherd's Bush, London. Regarded as a leading figure in UK rap, he rose to prominence in 2020 with the release of his drill singles "Day i ...

Dom Dolla Dominic Louis Matheson (born 18 January 1992), better known by his stage name Dom Dolla, is an Australian house music producer, DJ, songwriter and remixer, acclaimed for his distinct style of house music and high-profile collaborations. He has b ...

, Hedex,

, Delta Heavy,

, and Becky Hill.

Episode 22 (2024)

Episode 22 is scheduled to take place on the last three days of December 2024.

Rhythm & Alps

Rhythm & Alps (commonly known as R&A) is the South Island partner festival of ''Rhythm & Vines'' held in the Cardrona Valley, near Wānaka, New Zealand.

Rhythm & Sands

Rhythm & Sands (commonly known as R&S) was the international partner festival of ''Rhythm & Vines'' held in Ko Pha-ngan, southern Thailand. It ran from 2011 to 2013.

References

External links

Rhythm and Vines websiteRhythm and Alps websiteBW Summer Festival – Accommodation for Rhythm and VinesINTERVIEW: Facebook Campaigners Behind Chase & Status At R&V – Rip It Up Magazine
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rhythm and Vines Electronic music festivals in New Zealand Music festivals established in 2003 Summer in New Zealand Clothing-optional events Naturism in New Zealand