

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Crank up the Cri King Kapisi styles
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am
- **Event Description**: Returning to Westport for a special one-off show, Kiwi hip hop legend King Kapisi.
Once again he crosses the Great Divide, bringing a backpack full of lyrical fire and explosive beats to The Criterion on February 21st.
And yes… you read that right, FREE ENTRY. 

King Kapisi was the first hip hop artist in Aotearoa to receive the prestigious Silver Scroll Award at the APRA Awards, winning Songwriter of the Year in 1999 for Reverse Resistance.
In 2022, he was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to music and the community.

A powerful vocalist fusing hip hop, reggae and jungle Kapisi is a proud Samoan, always waving the flag and screaming from the plantation.

Joining him on the night:
? Paipo (Westport)
? Rasponsable (Karamea)
? And The Nomad dropping a DJ set
Come early and strap your seatbelt in for a night of full-spectrum bass-bin bangers.
From 8pm-1am
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/greymouth/crank-up-the-cri-king-kapisi-styles/200029598530715
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, dance, music, art, reggae
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 78

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029598530715?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=greymouth-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Greymouth
- **state**: WC
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Criterion Hotel Westport
- **lat**: -41.75658706087
- **long**: 171.59863
- **full address**: Criterion Hotel Westport, 218 Palmerston St, Westport 7825, New Zealand, Greymouth

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: The Nomad (https://allevents.in/org/the-nomad/568910)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/5afa1254e18313bfdaf4ec717594dce782579c1bb168de301e56566058a8ab48-rimg-w300-h300-dc010303-gmir?v=1771072233

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Criterion Hotel Westport, 218 Palmerston St, Westport 7825, New Zealand, Greymouth
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Nomad
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, dance, music, art, reggae
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Crank up the Cri King Kapisi styles ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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