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!    Fortunately Denny's not abandoning us landrats just yet, and is happy to phase in his replacement over the coming months. Hopefully too, he'll 'guest' occasionally, when ashore.

After a fair bit of 'pressured persuasion', Alister Gunn, having rehearsed with the Band over several weeks,  shows significant potential as 'a filler of very big shoes!  Alister will play 2 sets at our next gig at The Boathouse in September. 

Next up, a private gig at Waimea Plains Retirement Village on Friday 8th August, followed by The Boathouse on Friday 19th September, and The Wakefield Hotel on Sunday 19th October.

And moving way ahead to the end of the year, Rich and the Poor Boys will be celebrating the New Year big time (hopefully with all our wonderful fans) at The Wakefield Hotel New Year's Eve Party!