The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey World Premiere Red Carpet show

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey World Premiere - Live from the red carpet

It's finally here - the day of the world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

READ THE HOBBIT AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY MOVIE REVIEW HERE!

 And we're bringing you the live footage from the red carpet today. Included in this will be a live performance by Neil Finn, who will sing "Song of the Lonely Mountain" from the official Hobbit soundtrack.

Key cast are expected on the carpet too - which all kicks off from 3.50pm NZT.

In attendance will be Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett, Elijah Wood, Andy Serkis, the Company of Dwarves and Hobbit director Peter Jackson.

2) *Event timings:

3:50 pm NZDT – Show Opening  / Welcome

4:00 pm NZDT – Neil Finn Performance (*set includes a performance of “Song of the Lonely Mountain” from the official soundtrack)

4:30 pm NZDT – Talent arrivals, red carpet interviews & crowd interaction

6:30 pm NZDT - Official Speeches

7:00 pm NZDT – End of Show

 **PLEASE NOTE: These event timings are approximate.

But, because, sometimes it takes a little longer to write these blog posts, I will be posting via Twitter - and you can keep up with my tweets from everything to do with the Hobbit premiere below -

So, join the world premiere for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey right here!

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