Auckland promoter CRS Presents, in partnership with C3 Presents and Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV), are thrilled to announce the inaugural Auckland City Limits Music Festival, which will take place on Saturday 19 March 2016 at Western Springs stadium, the surrounding fields and lakeside park. With a diverse lineup of major international music stars and local talent, this one-day event will showcase 40 artists from across a broad range of musical genres, as well as featuring outstanding culinary options, local artworks, an artisanal market, festival fashion, a kids' zone and a new festival forum for speaking on, and exchanging, cultural and innovative ideas.

Inspired by, and aligned with, the world-class Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, Texas, Auckland City Limits Music Festival will fuse the best elements of Austin’s premier festival with a New Zealand flavour, creating an event that will celebrate the spirit and heritage of Auckland for years to come.

“We want to produce a live music and festival experience that is memorable and spectacular, that expands the format into what we know people want from a music festival nowadays and that is created and curated solely and specifically for Auckland,” said Campbell Smith, partner CRS Presents.