Dave Dobbyn Supported by The Dukes

Calling all Kiwis and music lovers- Dave Dobbyn is returning to Dubai after his sell out concert 4 years ago! This is one concert you are not going to want to miss!A major hit in New Zealand, Dobbyn has been performing for over 30 years and has a great voice accompanied by amazing guitar playing, ensuring incredible delivery. Lyrically, Dobbyn's songs speak of the country and to the country- celebrating New Zealand and New Zealanders. Tickets are limited to 500 so make sure you don’t miss out on this rare opportunity to catch Dave Dobbyn live once again in Dubai in the atmospheric, outdoor setting of the Wafi Rooftop Gardens. EVENT DETAILSEvent: Dave Dobbyn live Supported by The DukesVenue: Wafi Rooftop Gardens Date: Thursday, 24th November 2011Doors Open: 7 pm Ticket Price: 100 AEDTickets available from Time Out Tickets www.timeouttickets.com andWafi Restaurants www.wafirestaurants.comONLY 500 TICKETS AVAILABLE!!Dave Dobbyn Bio Dave Dobbyn says that since day one, he has had a tune in his head. He’d be twiddling the dial on the radiogram, “travelling the world in music”. Across the road was a church, full of songs in which to hide. A shy schoolboy, he blossomed into a peroxided popstar in his first band Th’Dudes, formed with his schoolfriends in the late ‘70s. Taking centre-stage with his next band DD Smash, Dobbyn made history when the debut album rocketed to No 1 in the first week of its release. As a solo artist his ‘Slice of Heaven’ spent eight weeks at No 1 in New Zealand, and four in Australia where he lived for 10 years until the early ‘90s. Dobbyn has written the soundtrack to kiwi lives, with a string of hits including ‘Beside You’, ‘Be Mine Tonight’ ‘Language’, ‘Outlook for Thursday’, ‘Loyal’, ‘Whaling’, ‘Kingdom Come’, ‘It Dawned On Me’, ‘Guilty’, ‘Devil You Know’, ‘Slice of Heaven’, ‘Magic What She Do’, ‘Oughta Be in Love’ , ‘Welcome Home’.…His enduring popularity is reinforced with polls of Top 100 songs returning ‘Loyal’ atNo 1 year on year, and he holds the most Silver Scroll Awards for song-writing. In 2001, Dobbyn was given a lifetime achievement award by the New Zealand recording industry.His 2006 album won him Male Artist of the Year and included the anthemic ‘Welcome Home’, 2005’s Single of the Year. The song is well-travelled, including a performance for Kiwi War veterans and the Queen and Royal Family at the London dedication of the War Memorial.‘Anotherland’ , his 2008 release, was produced by legendary UK dub-reggae maestro Adrian Sherwood and Skip ‘Little Axe’ McDonald and recorded in London.To mark his 30 years as a recording artist, Dave Dobbyn compiled two CDs of his best-loved songs called ‘Beside You – 30 years of hits’, together with a companion songbook.In the world of pop music, longevity is rarely achieved but Dobbyn’s talents have consistently charmed their way into the consciousness of New Zealanders. The Dukes Bio There was no escaping the song 'Vampires' by Dukes – it received airplay and video rotations for an incredible 11 months, delivering a Top 10 single and Gold sales.Dukes have gone from winning MTV's Kickstart competition to supporting Gomez and INXS on their NZ dates. They toured as support to Dave Dobbyn, Gin Wigmore, Midnight Youth, Th'Dudes and The Checks. They've even had a song played in the popular US TV series 'Brothers and Sisters'.Formed in Christchurch by brothers Matt and Jo Barus, Dukes' music is infectious, unpretentious and steeped in tradition. The band cares about the craft of songwriting, the art of performing, and it shows. Old fashioned values to be sure, but that's what makes this band and their music so captivating.