I recently missed out on seeing Broken Social Scene and Les Savy Fav on the same bill.

Arcade Fire, Sufjan Stevens (and his cheerleaders) Boards of Canada, Mogwai.
see EMI have just got NZ distribution of Spunk? i vote Rhythmethod. mmmm.
I do notice that a whole lot more bands are coming this year, and not just stopping at Austalia. Or is this just the season for it and i've got a short memory?
U2 have just postponed their tour here too, incase that hasn't been mentioned...

I'd REALLY REALLY like to see Fun Lovin Criminals supported by Louis XIV.

And Supergrass, the Go! Team & Shakespeares Sister. (Didn't go BDO, Go! Team are my one regret).

OOO, and on the decks, a Lemon Jelly / Aphex Twin combo would be the coolest thing ever ever ever!

Junior Boys
Mouse On Mars
Common
Maybe The Books?

Curious, none of that makes me too excited. It'd be much easier for me to list 4 DJs who would play selections from 200 acts I'd like to hear.

I reckon part of the definition of indie has got to be not about the music itself but about being enthused about the live scene, eh? I think traditionally the same goes for "NZ music" fans. When I was at uni if I met someone and they said they liked "New Zealand music" it meant they liked going to see Bilge Festival or Letterbox Lambs or whoever else at Bodega, not much to do with their music collection necessarily.

Always feeling a touch outta place on here for most of my tastes (but still loving enough NZ music and enough NZM regulars to stick around), I clicked that one of the reasons is that most of the music I like is ... well, maybe not no fun live, but live performance is pretty irrelevant to it.

Godspeed You Black Emperor, M83, Modest Mouse, The Books.

mmm.

"I was just thinking about how much influence these sorts of forums can have over local promoters. Tell them, they will bring them, kinda"

you are kidding ? or are you on drugs ? the amount of influence is around zero... Most promoters in NZ get offered artists rather than sourcing them... but you knew that... oh no you didn't!!!

Iron Maiden
Kiss
Aerosmith
Depeche Mode

Batrider
Queens of the Stone Age.
Death Cab for Cutie.
Explosions in the Sky.

Fin.

I am fucking amped for Batrider. Most underrated NZ band ever.

Four acts no fair - how about four NZ bands one night, and then Four international the next? Or is that cheating? Oh, well, tough shit!
NZ night would have to be, in no particular order
Dave Dobbyn - no talking just singing
Phoenix Foundation
Confucius cos he's wicked funky OR Nathan Haines OR Mark de Clive Lowe cos I like me some jazz
Mahinaarangi Tocker

International Night, we'll have -
Lemon Jelly - lots of the Lost Horizon songs, thanks
Al Jareau and George Benson (can that count as one?)
the members of the Buena Vista Social Club who are still alive
The Kings of Convenience

robbie williams
geri halliwell
modest mouse
velvet revolver

the flaming lips
the white stripes
the arcade fire
black rebel motorcycle club

OR

calexico
bright eyes
the decemberists
neutral milk hotel

and, screw the rules cos I'd love to see Neutral Milk Hotel, Elliot Smith, Grandaddy and Mclusky. OH and Faith No More !!!

nice opening act to ease into things, then someone to get excited about, into an old favourite, then classic finale...

local...

* bachelorette
* bunnies on ponies
* the clean
* phoenix foundation

international...

* the magic numbers
* animal collective
* the pixies
* the flaming lips

International:

Beck
Tegan and Sara
Broken Social Scene
Dirty On Purpose

Local:
The Renderers
Fur Patrol
The New Originals
The Reduction Agents

I'll saaaaaay...

Pere Ubu
Mission Of Burma
Ariel Pink
& Devo.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Vaz
Hot Snakes (still together?)
The Fucking Am

And I'm so out of touch with local bands it's not funny.