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Civic Events and Hauraki Present:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFour of us moved from Timaru to Christchurch. All we were looking for was a drummer. We put up a poster in C.J.’s Music Store. No one replied. Then we put up another poster in C.J.’s Music Store saying we were opening before Pop Mechanix at Sweetwaters. That’s when we met a mature handsome 16 year old Nelson lad called Michael. We were impressed and he had a car!\u00a0 There was a condition though. He said he would only join if his bass playing mate could join too. That turned out to be a reputable Omaruvian reprobate called Dave Gent. Within a week we played our first Dance Exponents gig opening for Zero Bars at the Hillsborough Tavern on October 15th 1981. The day of the worlds stage\u201d. \u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Jordan Luck, The Exponents<\/span><\/p>\n

Its 2011 and The Exponents \u2013 formerly The Dance Exponents \u2013 have now been part of our lives for 30 years. To mark this major milestone they will perform one very special 30th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary show \u201cback where it all began\u201d, in Christchurch.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Dance Exponents debuted on the 15th<\/sup>\u00a0October 1981, on front-man Jordan Luck\u2019s 20th birthday, playing at the Hillsborough Tavern in Christchurch.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Exponents (Jordan Luck, Brian Jones, Michael \u201cHarry\u201d Harallambi, & Dave Gent) will return to Christchurch and play at The Ferrymead Speights Ale House on\u00a0Thursday 10th November<\/strong>. The Speights Ale House is the closest venue to the Hillsborough Tavern which burnt to the ground two years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a holiday in Christchurch the next day so you can party just like it was in 1981. This is going to be an unmissable show so book early!<\/span><\/p>\n

Tickets are on sale from midday, Friday 21 October and can be purchased via Ticketmaster\u00a0www.ticketmaster.co.nz<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\/ 0800 111 999, Ticketek\u00a0www.ticketek.co.nz<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\/ 0800 842 538 and from the venue, Ferrymead Speights Ale House, 2a Waterman Place 03) 376 4071.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\"\"<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\"\"<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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