The scene is live-performance based, and large reggae festivals occur annually. The most important are the Soundsplash Eco Reggae Festival in Raglan, the Kaikoura Roots Festival, and East Coast Vibes, a roots reggae festival held in January at the soundshell on Gisborne's Midway Beach. A strong collection of "soundsystems" exist, groups putting on parties and events with DJs and MCs. One Love and Raggamuffin are popular annual reggae concerts celebrating Bob Marley's birthday (February 6), a date that coincides with New Zealand public holiday Waitangi Day. References External links NiceUp - promotes reggae and bass music and culture in Aotearoa and also focuses on connecting the community world-wide Motherland collective, home to the Soundsplash festival and Cornerstone Roots Katchafire official site Fat Freddy's Drop official site House Of Shems official site Tomorrow People official site Ras Judah's official site Trinity Roots official site Coromandel Gold official site South Gate Reggae Aotearoa NZ Extensive Herbs fan site Tahuna Breaks official site Reggae by country New Zealand styles of music