Phoenix Foundation presents Silo Sessions

This February set aside an afternoon to hear one of the most acclaimed melodic pop bands in New Zealand play at the unique venue Silo Park. We are happy to announce The Phoenix Foundation will be gracing the Silo Park stage with their unique blend of catchy pop tunes and psychedelic rock, an act suited to attending on a balmy summer’s day.

The Silo Sessions presented by The Phoenix Foundation and Bannerman. Free & family friendly.

Silo Markets will be open from midday curated by Foxes of Auckland with stalls from some of the finest local arts and crafts people plus an eclectic mix of food stalls and the pop-up container bar will also be open selling craft beer & local wine plus yummy food!

About The Phoenix Foundation

‘Surely the most potent band to come out of New Zealand since the far-off days of the Chills… Gorgeous.’
- The Independent Newspaper, UK, November 2009 - 5 Stars (Happy Ending)

‘If Captain Cook was to explore the South Pacific in 2010, The Phoenix Foundation would be his greatest discovery.’
- Bret McKenzie, Flight Of The Conchords

With acclaimed gold albums and movie soundtracks to their name, as well as recent rave reviews in Europe, The Phoenix Foundation are one of New Zealand’s most innovative and respected bands.

Heralding from Wellington The Phoenix Foundation are a band in the truest sense: six members each bringing their own unique skills to a musical collective responsible for producing some of New Zealand’s finest music of recent years.

From intelligent and infectiously catchy pop/rock gems, to epic, psychedelic prog rock, The Phoenix Foundation’s music is a glorious pop polyglot: sunbleached harmonies, chiming guitars, progressive synthscapes and subliminal rhythms, combined at the service of consistently high-grade songwriting, yet the result never sounds like anyone else.

With lyrics stemming from the pens of vocalists/guitarists Samuel Flynn Scott and Luke Buda, their songs walk a musical tight wire of creativity. Slung between romance and absurdity, their music can move you to tears, make you laugh out loud, or whisk you away into another world, without ever losing its poise.

The Phoenix Foundation Are:

Mr Samuel Flynn Scott - guitars, vocals
Dr Luke Buda - guitars, vocals, keys
Prof. Conrad Wedde - guitars, keys
Snr Tom Callwood - bass guitar
Mssr Richie Singleton - drums
The Hon. Will Ricketts – percussion