Attendees of the Rhythm & Vines Festival will be among the first folks to ring in the New Year for two reasons: 1) The festival takes place at Waiohika Estate in Gisborne, New Zealand, which is thisclose to the International Date Line, and 2) Rhythm & Vines actually starts on December 29.The festivities continue until January 1, and this sixth year of Rhythm & Vines will feature sets by Franz Ferdinand, Jamie Lidell, Cut Copy, Santogold, A-Trak, the Ruby Suns, DJ Switch, Digitalism, Busy P & DJ Mehdi, Carl Cox, the Kooks, the Cribs, the Mystery Jets, DJ Nu-Mark from Jurassic 5, South Rakkas Crew, the Datsuns, and Late of the Pier, among others.