2025 shapes up to be another great year for Rich and the Poor Boys, from regular gigs at The Wakefield Hotel and The Boathouse, to a private wedding on a perfect summers day in Lower Moutere, The Tahuna Summer Sounds Festival, and of course, the highlight of the year so far,  The Blues On the Point Festival in early February. Again, a phenomenal success, and we were delighted to be part of the celebrations both last, and this year - see pics in our Gallery section.

BREAKING NEWS!  Having recently retired, our incredibly talented bass player, Denny, plans to up stumps, weigh anchor and head for wherever a fair wind and a following sea might take him and his craft!    Denny's last performance (apart, hopefully, from the occasional guest appearance) will be at The Boathouse on 19th September from 8 till late when he'll showcase his favourite Blues songs in Set 2 (from approx 9pm).    Our new Bass player, Al Gunn will join us for Sets 1 and 3, featuring Chicago-style Blues new to our list, and some great new Band originals.  

Next up, we're back at The Wakefield Hotel on Sunday 19th October from 4 till 7pm, followed by a free gig at The Honest Lawyer on Saturday 1 November - 1pm till 3pm, then back again to The Wakefield Hotel to welcome in 2026 with a big 'ol New Year's Eve shindig on 31st December!

More gigs in 2026 starting with Golden Bear Brewing.  Details to follow.