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From first call to curfew.

We run events and book the acts for councils, conferences, companies and festivals around New Zealand. You tell us what you need. We handle the artists, the site and the night itself.

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Dunedin City Council, Live Nation and the Highlanders have hired us.

Fatboy Slim silhouetted at the decks against a giant orange screen, crowd hands raised
Fatboy Slim, Christchurch 2023 · Photo: Endeavour Live

What we do

Hire us for the whole event or just the part you're stuck on.

Running the event

Event management

One lead, planning to pack-down.

Site management

Site plans, build, suppliers and crew.

Production management

Stage, sound, lighting, changeovers.

Keeping it safe and on budget

Health & safety

Plans, inductions, incident response.

Risk & compliance

Risk registers, permits and licensing.

Budget management

Budgets, contracts and settlements.

The people

Talent booking & programming

One act or a full festival bill.

Artist liaison

Riders, travel and green rooms.

Stakeholder management

Council, police, venue and community.

Who we've worked with

Just need an act for your event or conference?

Bands, DJs, comedians, acoustic solo acts, covers bands, headline New Zealand artists and more. Tell us your budget and the crowd. We'll come back with acts that fit, sort the contract, and look after them on the night so you don't have to.

Recent booking: All Blacks match day entertainment, 2025. DJs for 200+ people.

Book an act for your event Or book a 15-minute call
  1. Tell us the date and the crowd
  2. Pick from a shortlist
  3. We look after everything on the night
Flame effects firing either side of the main stage at Golden Lights Festival, Christchurch
Golden Lights, Christchurch, 6 January 2023 · Event operations, site management & production management for Endeavour Live · Photo: K Frost Photography

We'll travel

Here's where we've worked so far.

22+National tours & events
9Towns & cities
2017Common People founded

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Dunedin

FIFA Women's World Cup Fan Festival (6,000+) · Baseline Festival · All Blacks · Highlanders awards · Dunedin Venues Management · Common People concerts

A show day, start to finish

You see doors to curfew. We're there from 7am load-in, after weeks of planning you never had to think about.

  1. Load-in
  2. Line check
  3. Artist arrival
  4. Soundcheck
  5. Doors
  6. Support
  7. Headline
  8. Curfew
  9. Load-out

Some recent work

FIFA Fan Festival 2023 Dunedin line-up poster

FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 Fan Festival

Dunedin City CouncilDunedin Town Hall · July 2023 · Six dates · 6,000+ attendees
We did
Artist programmingBooking & contractingAdvancingProduction managementArtist liaisonTravelCrewInvoicing
Line-up
Bic Runga, Ladi6, Ladyhawke, Topp Twins, Foley, Georgia Lines, Paige, Riiki Reid, Emily Alice, Mads Harrop, Melissa Partridge, The Mitchell Twins and Tina Turntables.
Dates
20, 22–23 and 28–30 July 2023
Fatboy Slim at the decks seen from behind, arm raised to a smoky festival field strung with lights
Fatboy Slim, Christchurch · Photo: Endeavour Live

Fatboy Slim & Golden Lights Festival

Endeavour LiveChristchurch · Two shows · January 2023
Shows
Golden Lights, Fri 6 Jan · Fatboy Slim, Fri 27 Jan · QEII Park
Crowd
5,000+ at each show
We did
Event operationsSite managementProduction management
Dragon performing to a packed outdoor crowd in Methven, seen from side of stage
Dragon · Mt Hutt 50th, Methven 2023

Mt Hutt 50th Celebration

NZSkiMethven · August 2023 · Dragon · 2,000+ attendees
We did
Production managementStage delivery

Planning something similar?

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We run our own shows too

Common People puts on concerts in Ōtepoti Dunedin, and Strung Out Touring, our touring brand, takes international and local acts around the country. It keeps us close to the agents and artists you'll want to book.

Common PeopleStrung Out Touring
Black and white photo from behind a DJ looking out at a busy dance floor under timber beams
Common People club night, Dunedin

Acts and tours we've promoted include:

  • Bright Eyes
  • Home Brew
  • Skegss
  • The VANNS
  • The Dreggs
  • Vegyn
  • The Rubens
  • Andy C
  • Lee Mvtthews
  • Frank Booker
  • Hospital Records
  • Tiny Ruins
  • C.W. Stoneking
  • YT
  • Unknown T
  • The Pharcyde
  • Little Fritter
  • & more

Who you'll deal with

There are two of us. For bigger jobs we bring in production crews and specialists we've worked with for years.

Jason Schroeder

Jason Schroeder

Jason has been booking and running live events since 2010, from club nights to national tours. He started Common People so event teams could get straight to the people who make shows happen.

He's also Festival Director of the Dunedin Craft Beer & Food Festival and the Auckland Craft Beer Festival, and has spent more than a decade in student events.

David Craig

David Craig

Partner

David is currently production manager for Crowded House and Split Enz, production manager (concerts) at Tom Tom Productions, production manager at Snow Machine NZ and Japan, and a promoter rep for Live Nation.

Festival crowd facing a lit stage under a stormy evening sky
Christchurch, 2023 · Photo: Endeavour Live

Tell us about your event

A few lines is plenty. We'll get back to you within two working days with some options that fit your budget.

Rather talk first? Book a free 15-minute call to talk through your event.

Call +64 27 315 9053

Working with a council or large organisation? We'll send our insurance and health and safety documentation on request.

Phone+64 27 315 9053 Emailjason@commonpeopleent.com Based inŌtepoti Dunedin, working nationwide
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