April 1, 2006 - Auckland, NZ (Tahaki Reserve)

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Anika Moa had already finished her opening set by then, so next was folk-parody duo Flight of the Conchords, home with their acoustic guitars and witty banter after wowing audiences in Britain and the United States.

Like a less vulgar Derek and Clive, they come on like a couple of mates who converse, no matter how banal the subject, in song.

Their set was a hit-and-miss affair of songs that were either vaguely amusing or laugh-out-loud funny. The highlights included a chat-up song about a part-time model who will have to keep her normal job, an account of mid-week nookie and a discussion about imagining, rather than adopting, children.

The warm-up was presumably to lighten the load before Runga's melancholy set, which opened with a stirring, though long, haka powhiri.

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