NZ’s Rhythm & Vines reflect on ‘memorable’ 2024 edition
Despite some of the trickiest festival conditions of recent times, this year's instalment was one for the books, Hamish Pinkham told IQ
News By Lisa Henderson | 14 January 2025
New Zealand’s best-known festival Rhythm & Vines recorded its biggest attendance in 13 years for the 2024 edition. The Live Nation-backed event took place from 29 to 31 December at the Waiohika Estate in Gisborne, with headline sets from Ice Spice, Pendulum and Luude.
Approximately 26,000 people attended the sold-out instalment, with more than 50% attending for the first time.
In another first, more than 17,000 attendees stayed at the newly expanded R&V Onsite Camping this year, making this one of the largest campgrounds in…