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.
PRINS – Heaven Or Hell: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
After shooting to the top of the charts last month with her recent single, Cool, PRINS is back with another absolute banger, Heaven Or Hell.
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)!
Jenny Don’t & The Spurs – Live at the Jenny (Property of the Lost) (13th Floor Album Review)
Portland’s Stetson wearing, hardworking, road warriors Jenny Don’t & The Spurs are currently touring New Zealand, bringing their honky-tonk heart and cowpunk energy to intimate venues across the country.
Hot Machine Is Coming! – 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Introducing Hot Machine…5 young ladies from Australia who play loud, heavy rock & roll inspired by David Bowie and The Runaways.
Sophie Aston Performs Better: 13th Floor Singles Session
From The UK to Waiheke Island to The 13th Floor, here is Sophie Aston performing her debut single, Better.
Mumford & Sons Announce Prizefighter Tour
Mumford & Sons are pleased to announce their return to New Zealand next year. The British Grammy award winning folk-rock band will support their forthcoming new album Prizefighter with three unforgettable nights in 2026, joined by special guests Folk Bitch Trio.
Elore – I Want To Know It Was Me: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
ELORE is the dark cinematic pop project of award winning composer Holly Wright. ELORE and Michael Stevenson have teamed up once again to produce this cinematic epic track. I Want You To Know It Was Me. A tale of backstabbing and betrayal, this new song is sure to bring the drama.
Jimmy Barnes Returns To Aotearoa New Zealand In 2026
To celebrate his landmark album For The Working Class Man, JIMMY BARNES is hitting the road for the Working Class Man 40th Anniversary Tour, proudly presented by Live Nation, Face to Face Touring, MG Live and The Sound.
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!
Merv Pinny – Hard Road (13th Floor Album Review)
On his debut full-length album Hard Road, Merv Pinny is laying down a road map of sorts.
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 […]
Troy Kingi – Night Lords (AAA) (13th Floor Album Review)
Troy Kingi’s Night Lords opens like a city after midnight, humming with danger, memory and movement.
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 Saints – Long March Through The Jazz Age (Fire) (13th Floor Album Review)
This posthumous release by Chris Bailey’s The Saints, was seven years in the making, started in 2018, but not completed until three years after his death.
Tom Cunliffe – Spit Out Your Gum (13th Floor Album Review)
The Londoner turned music making New Zealander, Tom Cunliffe, is releasing his fourth outing, titled Spit Out Your Gum. It’s a warm and intimate album, glittering with folk sound.
Troy Kingi on Night Lords – 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Troy Kingi has just released his 9th album in his 10/10/10 series and Night Lords finds him collaborating with 14 of his favourite rappers.
Massive Crush – Dizzying Heights: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Massive Crush is a Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) band whose sound is currently undergoing a vibrant transformation. Now they celebrate the release of their new single ‘Dizzying Heights’.
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.