Come play 'Behind the Vines'

New Zealand's premier Kiwi-owned music festival Rhythm & Vines is probably the biggest weekend of the year for music fans and ravers alike. Moving into its 8th year this summer, its no secret that a shit load of preparation goes into making the festival world class.

One of the challenges for the R&V team is getting summer revelers to Gisborne, an isolated surfers paradise on the East cape of the North Island. The one thing we do know, is that when people make it there, they have the best fucking time. Envious UK journo's who will often be wrapped in wool at Christmas constantly cite R&V as a 'must do'. The Guardian and The Times are among the fans of R&V. Perhaps they have been chatting to Moby, Mylo, Carl Cox, P-Money or Luke Steel from Empire of the Sun? In fact it's quite uncanny the number of high profile artists who walk away from Gisborne blown away, actually saying it's the best place they've played at. Something in the... err, vino?

Well hopefully their new blog Behind the Vines will help illustrate the blood, sweat and tears that go in to putting on the countries best festival, to ensure more Kiwi's can expereince the only world class, three day music festival in NZ.

Check it out here.