Kings Of Leon – Spark Arena: October 23, 2022
Kings of Leon fill out the Spark Arena stadium on a Sunday night with dads, lads and old fans sporting merch, hands full of beer and a brain full of Kings of Leon lyrics ready to sing along at the drop of a hat.
The Darkness – Powerstation: October 22, 2022
The Darkness lit up The Powerstation last night and The 13th Floor’s Andra Jenkin basked in the glow. Here is her report along with photos from Leonie Moreland.
Passenger – Powerstation: October 21, 2022
Passenger, aka Mike Rosenberg, finally made it to Auckland’s Powerstation and the wait was worth it. Here’s 13th Floor’s Carin Newbould with her report:
Steve Gunn – Tuning Fork: October 20, 2022
Steve Gunn is in town and we found him at The Tuning Fork last night. Here’s The 13th Floor’s Robin Kearns with his report.
Troy Kingi – Powerstation: October 14, 2022 (Photo Gallery)
Troy Kingi brought his one and only Year Of The Ratbags show to Auckland’s Powerstation and 13th Floor ace photographer Ivan Karczewski was there to capture all the action.
Moulin Rouge – Civic Theatre: Oct. 15, 2022 (Photo Gallery)
Moulin Rouge, the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 film, was performed live at Auckland’s Civic Theatre. 13th Floor photographer Leonie Moreland was there!
Steel Panther – Powerstation: October 17, 2022
Steel Panther is a super-realist, anime glam heavy metal shitstorm of band who thunder out an outrageous party on-stage. Fiercely hetero and amplifying cock strut and swagger to a level that would make Mick Jagger blush.
Tom Cunliffe & Ebony Lamb – Freida Margolis: Oct. 16, 2022
Tom Cunliffe was promoting his new album and Ebony Lamb was warming up for her own tour, together they were “making friends with new friends at Freida Margolis.
Return To The Fillmore East – SkyCity Theatre: Oct.15, 2022
Return to the Fillmore East open the battle of the concerts this Saturday night with Led Zeppelin’s Good Times, Bad Times and segue straight into Black Dog.
AmericanaFest 2022: Day 2: From The Heavy Heavy to American Aquarium
AmericanaFest 2022 was now in full swing! Here’s what we got up to on Day 2…interviews, awards shows and lots of live music.
Tame Impala – Spark Arena: October 15, 2022
Tame Impala were last in New Zealand in 2017 and a cancelled show in 2020 meant that Saturday night at Spark Arena was the first time they have performed in NZ in seven years.
Mel Parsons – Hollywood Avondale: October 15, 2022
Mel Parsons treated Aucklanders-in-the-know to a very special show at the Hollywood Avondale last night, bringing her new album, Slow Burn to life.
Frazey Ford – Tuning Fork: October 15, 2022
Frazey Ford completed a trifecta of postponed shows including Tame Impala playing in the arena next door, and Mel Parsons out at Avondale.
Miller Yule – Galatos: October 14, 2022 (Concert Review)
Miller Yule celebrated the release of his new album, Let It Burn in the company of a roomful of specially-invited friends, family and fans.
Muroki – Hollywood Avondale: October 14, 2022
Muroki is currently on a headline tour of NZ and brought his most recent EP Heading East to Tamaki Makaurau’s classy Hollywood Avondale last Friday night.
Blake – Wine Cellar: October 13, 2022 (Concert Review)
Blake made her Auckland concert debut last night at the Wine Cellar celebrating the release of her new EP, Skeptical.
mxmtoon – Tuning Fork: October, 11 2022: Concert Review
mxmtoon (aka Maia) calls her music girly pop. She shouldn’t be so modest. She may be ahead of the game in advancing the Girl Group sound.
Agnes Obel – Hollywood Avondale: October 11, 2022
Agnes Obel hails from Denmark but has resided in Berlin since 2006 wearing many hats…composer, musician and singer. To describe her music as a neo-classical barely scratches the surface of what she and her band mates created last night in Avondale.
AmericanaFest 2022: Day 1: 13th Floor In Nashville
AmericanaFest 2022 happened last month in Nashville and The 13th Floor was there to cover the action. Here’s the first of five reports.
Brad Paisley – Spark Arena October 8, 2022
Brad Paisley closed out his World Tour at Auckland’s Spark Arena proving that his is not your father’s country music concert…integrating riffs from Prince and Van Halen, and featuring a water-skiing squirrel and a surprise marriage proposal.