Awning, Ringlets & Cold Ceiling – Whammy: December 17, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Three bands, playing on the third day of the week, celebrating their release of three albums (one each) in 2025. A ruse, a play on words, a Xmas gift to their fans perhaps, at $20 a head, a cost of living crisis bargain, on hump day, in a stalwart venue.
Bar Italia – Hollywood Avondale: December 13, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Bar Italia, founded in 2020, this UK three-piece (five-piece when touring) were here just 18 months ago, hyped to the max on the back of two not-so-secretly-attractive twin albums: The Twits & Tracey Denim.
Come Together: End Of Year Bash – Civic Theatre: December 12, 2025
Come Together celebrates with an end-of-year NZ v Aussie Bash…one stage…two nations… one unforgettable night of rock.
Throwing Muses – Double Whammy: December 10, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
With the year drawing to a close, Throwing Muses return to Auckland for the first time since 1993.
Nadia Reid – The Powerstation: December 6, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Towards the end of her generous set, Nadia Reid spoke of her studio in Salford and how it takes two buses and over an hour to get there from her new home in Manchester. But, said a close friend, it’s all about the journey.
Dick Move – Western Springs Community Garden Hall: December 5, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Tamaki Makauru Punk Rockers, Dick Move were coming to the end part of an Aotearoa tour promoting their third album, Dream, Believe, Achieve.
Dying Fetus – Galatos: December 5, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
American heavy hitters Dying Fetus and 200 Stab Wounds tore Auckland’s Galatos a new one last night with support from Christchurch’s Organectomy.
Garbage – Auckland Town Hall: December 3, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Garbage played their fifth, and most likely, last show in Auckland last night in front of a full house at the Town Hall.
Lewis Capaldi – Spark Arena: December 2, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Lewis Capaldi was out of the spotlight for a while from 2023 to mid this year, and he’s finally back touring (and in New Zealand)!
HDU – Double Whammy: November 28, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
It’s was the night before Tamaki Makaurau’s premier locally produced music festival, The Other’s Way, and Double Whammy was graced with creative royalty, High Dependency Unit or HDU, playing a much anticipated sideshow, further ennobled by the addition of avante garde violinist, composer and producer MOTTE, 13th Floor reviewer Simon Coffey was there to capture the taonga!
Ben Ottewell & Ian Ball – Tuning Fork: November 26, 2025
When is a Gomez show not a Gomez show? Tonight’s sold-out concert at the Tuning Fork is ostensibly billed as a Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball concert, but the tour itself is called Gomez by Request, and when the tour was announced earlier this year fans were asked to submit (Gomez) song requests for the setlist via an electronic form. Talk […]
The Others Way Festival – 13th Floor Review #1: November 29, 2025
The 13th Floor’s John Bradbury files his report after last night’s Others Way Festival. Photos by Chris Warne & Philip Chignell.
The Others Way Festival – 13th Floor Review #2: November 29, 2025
The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda files this report after last night’s Others Way Festival. Photos by Chris Warne & Philip Chignall.
Toody Cole – Whammy Bar: November 25, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
With three top notch bands on the bill, Whammy Bar was buzzing tonight long before Toody Cole took the stage.
Jubilation Choir – Hollywood Avondale: November 23, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Jubilation Choir marked their 25th anniversary with two sold out nights and a family-friendly matinee at the Avondale Theater Sundays matinee performance was a celebration of the natural joy of communal song.
More Suicidal Tendencies! (13th Floor Photo Gallery)
The Suicidal Tendencies show at The Powerstation was, by all accounts, one for the ages.
Jessie Murph – Auckland Town Hall: November 22, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Jessie Murph brought her Worldwide Hysteria Tour To Auckland’s Town Hall. The 13th Floor’s Ming Lyu was there.
Pixies – Auckland Town Hall: November 23, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Last night the Pixies delivered their Bossanova & Trompe Le Monde set to the Town Hall with an almost frightening intensity.
Tool – Spark Arena: November 22, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Tool returned to Auckland for their 6th visit and 9th show and their first since February 2020. We all know what happened after that…
Beastwars – Double Whammy: November 21, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Pōneke four-piece, Beastwars, described as Aotearoa’s premier doom-sludge bootstrappers, have just released a brand-new album, their sixth, The Ship//The Sea, fitted in a four date Australian tour, and are midway through a five date tour of our nga motu’s.