Six60, Western Springs, 22 February 2020: Concert Review
Six60 and a steady stream of support acts battled poor weather to bring a chill, summer-vibe concert to Western Springs last night, where an otherwise-acceptable show seemed soured by an increasingly dislocated crowd energy.
Alice Cooper, Trusts Arena, 20 February 2020: Concert Review
Alice Cooper brought his ghoulish rock ‘n’ roll carnival to Auckland last night, where The Prince of Darkness captivated an audience at The Trusts Arena with 90 minutes of non-stop nightmare spectacle.
Pluto, Basque Park, 15 February 2020: Concert Review
Pluto treated a small crowd of Aucklanders to an afternoon of free music, face painting and a bouncy castle in Basque Park, organised by Auckland Council.
Okilly Dokilly, Whammy Bar, 17 February 2020: Concert Review
Okilly Dokilly‘s show at Whammy on Monday night was “a celebration of bogans and nerds and bogan nerds! It was surprisingly packed – and so so sweaty. The theme of the night was “reneducation.” Rev Orange Peel was on hand and files this review.
Elton John, Mt Smart Stadium, 16 February 2020: Concert Review
Elton John brought it all to Mt Smart Stadium on Sunday night – an astonishing catalog of hits, brilliant showmanship, his longtime band and a gloriously curated visual show – to an audience he clearly adored. And then, nearly two hours into the set, the show was cut short when he lost his voice. Did […]
Pentatonix. Spark Arena, 15 February 2020: Concert Review
Pentatonix left a sold-out crowd at Spark Arena gasping with joy from the moment they stepped onto the Spark Arena stage through the final note of final encore, Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah!!! 13th Floor photographer Chris Zwaagdyk files this review, along with a beautiful set of photos.
The Stranglers & Mi-Sex, Auckland Town Hall, 15 February 2020: Concert Review
The Stranglers performed at Auckland Town Hall last night, where the British punk-rock legends delivered a near-perfect set to the crowd, packed with playfully acerbic wit and a selection of fan-favourite tunes.
Gladys Knight, The Civic, February 13th 2020: Concert Review
75-year-old Gladys Knight was in peak form at Auckland’s Civic Theatre last night dazzling the adoring audience with all her classic hits. Caitlin Smith files this review, with photos by Rachel Webb.
Artillery, Whammy Bar, 12 February 2020: Concert Photos
Artillery put on a killer show for a rather low turnout at Whammy Bar last night. 13th Floor photographer Chris Zwaagdyk was on hand to capture all the action, including openers Forsaken Age and Extinction Campaign.
Concert Review: Queen + Adam Lambert – Mt Smart Stadium, February 7, 2020
Queen + Adam Lambert brought a visually magnificent concert to Auckland’s Mt Smart Stadium last night, dazzling with a handful of spectacular moments and the overwhelming power of the Queen discography.
Blind Boy Paxton, Hollywood Avondale, 5 February 2020: Concert Review
Jerron ‘Blind Boy’ Paxton, thirty one years old, multi-instrumentalist, whisky connoisseur, and an astonishing performer. Benjamin Morley caught him flying those delta blues at The Hollywood Avondale last night.
Sebadoh, Whammy Bar, 5 February 2020
Whammy was packed to the max last night, not an inch to move. Our intrepid photographer, Ivan Karczewski parked himself in a corner and got these shots of Sebadoh at work. He files this report.
Concert Review: Perturbator – Neck of The Woods, February 4, 2020
Perturbator performed at Auckland’s Neck of The Woods last night, where the French synthwave artist poured almost 90 minutes of unrelenting, metal-infused darksynth into the packed crowd.
X-Ambassadors – The Powerstation – 4 Feb 2020: Concert Photos
13th Floor photographer Chris Zwaagdyk was on hand to shoot X-Ambassadors and The Sweet Mix Kids at the Powerstation last night. He files this short report and a brilliant set of photos of both bands.
Concert Review: Obituary, The Studio, 22 January 2020
Obituary was like a 15-course meal of decomposing meat, a pudding of sludgy shit, along side a nice glass of fresh blood. And the packed out crowd at The Studio drank it up.
Concert Review: Billy Idol, Western Springs, 19 January 2020
Billy Idol is 64 years old. At least that’s what his Wikipedia page says. I have no reason to doubt it… other than what I witnessed at Western Springs last night.
Concert Review: Fat Freddy’s Drop, Western Springs 18 January 2020
Clear blue skies made for a stunning start to the afternoon at Western Springs leading up to Fat Freddy’s Drop taking the stage for a 2 hour set at 9pm.
Concert Photos: Fat Freddy’s Drop, Western Springs 18 January 2020
Fat Freddy’s Drop brought a whole team of acts with them to Western Spring on Saturday night, including Avantdale Bowling Club, Bailey Wiley, Chaii, Jess B and L.A.B.
Concert Review: The Growlers – Powerstation, January 19, 2020
The Growlers performed at Auckland’s Powerstation last night, with the six-piece giving the chill and groovy crowd a two-hour set filled with dreamy psychedelic surf and disco-infused funk-pop.
Concert Review: Milky Chance – Powerstation, January 10, 2020
Milky Chance performed at Auckland’s Powerstation last night, delighting the crowd with a 17-song set which blended a gorgeous, new electronic sound with their older reggae-folk classics to show how wonderfully this group has progressed in their music.