WOMAD Aotearoa 2025 - Jordyn With A Why & Tūī Stage Lineup Announced ft. Poppa Jax + More

The multiverse of special guests for WOMAD Aotearoa 2025 continues to expand in exciting directions, as the beloved Ngāmotu / New Plymouth festival looms ever closer. Maioha APRA Award winner Jordyn with a Why has joined the stellar bill of performing talents from throughout Aotearoa and around the globe, while the newly revamped Tūī Stage (formerly The Dell) will serve up a diverse spectrum of dancefloor styles, featuring DJs Poppa Jax, Pixie Lane, Tim Richards, LittleWild, Ben Parkes B2B Stace, Slimo and Hoetz. There's even more activities, workshops, initiatives and stalls beyond the recently announced The World Of Words and STEAM Lab programmes for festival-goers to tuck into at this year's all-ages music and arts extravaganza — returning to Brooklands Park and the Bowl of Brooklands from 14th to 16th March...

"Te Paepae will celebrate Māori culture, while TOP Taste the World will offer interactive cooking demonstrations paired with live music, storytelling, and cultural anecdotes to nourish both body and soul. Artists will also share the artistry behind their traditional techniques in workshops held throughout the festival. For young festival goers, Kidzonewill provide a whirlwind of imagination and colour and the Global Village will offer an array of food, fashion, art, and unique treasures with over 100 exciting stalls".

WOMAD AOTEAROA 2025
Friday 14th to Sunday 16th March - Brooklands Park and the Bowl of Brooklands, Ngāmotu / New Plymouth

Featuring... 47SOUL (Palestine/Jordan), Amaru Tribe (Australia), Ana Carla Maza (Cuba), Bala Desejo (Brazil), Black Comet (Aotearoa), CHAII (Aotearoa), Delgres (France/Guadeloupe), Etran de L’Aïr (Niger), Goran Bregović & his Wedding & Funeral Band (Serbia), Jordyn with a Why (Aotearoa), Nana Benz Du Togo (Togo), Nitin Sawhney (UK), Not Drowning, Waving (Australia), O. (UK), Protoje & The Indiggnation (Jamaica), Satish Vyas & U Rajesh (India), Queen Omega (Trinidad & Tobago), Róisín Murphy (Ireland), Talisk (Scotland), Telek (Papua New Guinea), The Beths (Aotearoa), The Veils & NZTrio (Aotearoa), Ukulele Death Squad (Australia), WHO SHOT SCOTT (Aotearoa/Iraq) + more to be announced

Tūī Stage (Aotearoa DJs)...
Poppa Jax, Pixie Lane, Tim Richards, LittleWild, Ben Parkes B2B Stace, Slimo, Hoetz

World Of Words Speakers...
Bariz Shah (Author - Beyond Hope – From an Auckland Prison to Changing Lives in Afghanistan), Craig Hoyle (Author - Excommunicated), Courtney Dawson (Comedian), Emily King (Author 0 Re-food - Exploring the troubled food system of Aotearoa New Zealand), Jared Savage (Author - Gangland and Gangster’s Paradise), Joana Joy (Comedian), Lauren Keenan (BOOK CLUB - Author - The Space Between), Leah Dodd (Poetry Slam), Morgana O'Reilly (Showy Ovaries Podcast Guest), Penny Ashton (Poetry Slam/Showy Ovaries Podcast), Tusiata Avia (Poetry Slam)

STEAM Lab Speakers...
Anne Gaskett (Biologist), Frau Knotz (Electronica Artist), Dr. Greg Holwell (Naturalist, Zoologist and Behavioural Ecologist), Liv Sisson (Author - Fungi of Aotearoa: A Curious Forager’s Field Guide), Maddi Brown (Wellington Chocolate Factory), Matt Williams (Wellington Chocolate Factory), Michael Mansvelt (Author - Everyday Opulence), Professor Emeritus Philippa Gande (Author - Early Birds and Night Owls), Rochelle Constantine (Professor of Marine Ecology and Conservation Biology), Sam Johnson

Tickets on sale now from www.womad.co.nz

Hit play on 'Māku Anō' featuring MOHI, from Jordyn With A Why's 2024 debut album Hibiscus Moon, Love and Justice...