June 13, 2023

Hilltop Hoods Announce NZ Tour 2023

Australian hip-hop group Hilltop Hoods have today announced dates for their 2023 New Zealand Tour, which will see the band play headline shows across Aotearoa this coming September.

Tickets will go on sale to the general public at 10AM on FRIDAY JUNE 16 from Ticketek NZ and hilltophoods.com, with a 48 hour artist, Ticketek NZ and TEG Live pre-sale occurring on at 10AM on WEDNESDAY JUNE 14.

Fresh from their sold-out ‘Show Business’ Australian arena tour in late 2022, along with their biggest ever UK/Europe tour set to take place this June-July, the ‘Hilltop Hoods NZ 2023 Tour’ will be the first time Kiwi audiences experience the trio’s blistering high energy performances in four years.

On their last visit Hilltop Hoods supported Eminem on his NZ Rapture Tour, performing to a record breaking crowd of over 46,000. The band quickly followed this up with a run of sold-out shows on the NZ leg of their 2019 ‘The Great Expanse World Tour’ which saw Hilltop Hoods play across 14 different countries, performing to over 100,000 fans.

With no plans on slowing down, the ‘Hilltop Hoods Nz 2023 Tour’ will showcase new songs from the group’s upcoming album. Fans can look forward to experiencing explosive performances of a brand new single, teased just last week, along with classic hits such as ‘Leave Me Lonely’, ‘Exit Sign’, feat Illy & Ecca Vandal, ‘The Nosebleed Section’, ‘Cosby Sweater’, ‘Chase That Feeling’, and ‘Show Business’ feat. Eamon.

Hilltop Hoods will be joined by special guest and Tāmaki Makauraru based rapper Freddy Reynold, who represents the versatility of Aotearoa and the Southside culture that raised him. Freddy comes armed to perform his freshest drop, ‘Silver Green and Gold’.

Ahead of their long awaited New Zealand tour, the band will have performed their new single to fans in UK/Europe for the first time, across 11 headline shows. Also appearing at Switzerland’s prestigious hip-hop festival Open Air Frauenfeld, plus Cologne’s Summer Jam, Hilltop Hoods will cement their status as festival favourites coming home to headline Australia’s much loved Splendour in the Grass & Spin Off Festival in July 2023.

The legacy of Hilltop Hoods is undeniable. Their career speaks for itself with ten ARIA awards, six #1 albums, sold out arena tours, over 60 platinum accreditations and the achievement of being the #1 most streamed Australian artist on Spotify for two years running.

Proudly presented by Blue Max Music and TEG Live, the ‘Hilltop Hoods NZ 2023 Tour’ will stop in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch this September, complete with a sold-out festival appearance at Snow Machine in Queenstown.

HILLTOP HOODS NZ TOUR 2023

Friday, September 1 – The Studio, Auckland
Saturday, September 2 – The Hunter Lounge, Wellington
Sunday, September 3 – The Ngaio Marsh Theatre, Christchurch