Fly My Pretties

Fly My Pretties are New Zealand's favourite live collaborative group starring a selection of the country's finest contemporary musicians, all set to a stunning visual backdrop.
Since its inception, Fly My Pretties has grown to become a local legend of music that continues to reach people all over the world. Fly My Pretties first entered New Zealanders' hearts and minds in 2004, with the idea from The Black Seeds front-man Barnaby Weir and Mikee Tucker (Loop), to assemble a talented and exciting group of Wellington-based musicians for a special project.
The objective: To meet, exchange ideas, and then perform and record the results in front of a live audience. Fly My Pretties performed their first season at Wellington's Bats Theatre over five nights. It was a hit, and Fly My Pretties became Bats most attended event of 2004. Likewise, the album 'Fly My Pretties - Live at Bats' achieved platinum-status, received 6 B-Net nominations (winning Best Reggae/Roots Album), and was released internationally in the UK.
Then in 2006 building on the first event, 'The Return of Fly My Pretties' saw key members reunite with new faces Hollie Smith and Adi Dick. Their new repertoire encompassed an even more diverse range of styles and the theme reflected the state of contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand: A nation isolated in the pacific that is searching for its identity, while remembering where we have come from.
Once again the Fly My Pretties shows were a sell out nationwide and the second album 'The Return of Fly My Pretties' also went on to achieve platinum status, worldwide popularity and won Best Aotearoa, Roots album at the 2007 New Zealand Music Awards.
In 2009 Fly My Pretties returned for a third time, featuring 16 musicians from all over NZ including some of the original Wellington crew and many new faces. The concept of 'Fly My Pretties - A Story' was to entertain and reflect on innocence, imagination and the solving of complex problems - which may enable a sustainable future. With this in mind, the cast put together 14 exceptional songs in just 8 rehearsals before taking the show on the road.
'Fly My Pretties – A Story' represents the best takes from the unforgettable sell-out New Zealand tour, performed, filmed and recorded across 10 shows to over 15,000 people in all 4 main centres.
'Fly My Pretties – A Story' was released on Monday 17th August 2009 in New Zealand, and debuted at #1 on the Top 40 RIANZ album charts and is now platinum and was nominated for Best Aotearoa, Roots album at the 2010 New Zealand Music Awards. In December 2009 Fly My Pretties played two final A Story encore shows at The Civic in Auckland and The Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington and both sold out.
In January 2011 the best of Fly My Pretties 1, 2 and 3 reunited for one South Island and one North Island show at two of New Zealand's finest vineyards. The show featured a 20-strong cast from all three Fly My Pretties incarnations. A mix of faces from the past, a bunch of the "A Story" cast and a few fresh faces kept things interesting - once again seeing Fly My Pretties evolve into something completely new and unique.
During February 2011, Splore-City hosted Fly My Pretties' only Auckland show of the summer. In a similar vein to their Summer Showcase tour, fans saw another shake-up with an all-new cast line-up, new costumes, unheard songs and exciting visuals.
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