Classic rock will return to Gibbston valley in 2022.

But organisers of the popular three-date Summer Concert Tour, which includes the Gibbston show, have confirmed it will move from its usual January date to March. 

"With current border restrictions and the uncertainty surrounding events as a whole, we wanted to give concert goers some reassurance of our plans and to give everyone something to plan ahead for and to look forward to in March next year,” Greenstone Entertainment CEO Amanda Calvert said.

"We recognise the importance of the Summer Concert Tour to the regions in which it visits, not only from the millions of dollars of economic benefit it generates each year, but also the hundreds of local suppliers that we're able to engage and support. 

She said organisers are in the final stages of securing the lineup of artists for the concerts and will advise details soon.

The nationwide tour will also see a change to its usual roll out, with Taupō now being the first show of the tour, on Saturday March 12; Whitianga the following day on Sunday March 13; and the tour finishing two weekends later at Gibbston Valley on Saturday March 26.

The outdoor show has brought the best of international classic rock to New Zealand for more than a decade. 

Find updates on the Gibbston Valley concert 2022 here.

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