Rod Stewart Returns to NZ with The HITS! Tour in November
The Mission Concert’s favourite artist, SIR ROD STEWART, returns this November, playing at Mission Estate Winery on Saturday, November 14.
Take the Crown, Basement Theatre, 11 February 2020: Theatre Review
Bing-Bong. Welcome aboard Queer Air… Sarah Kidd went along for one wild and bumpy ride on opening night full of laugh-out-loud moments and deeply personal exposes of the world seen through queer eyes.
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.
WOMAD 2020 Introduces Montell2099, Stacey Morrison & The Steamlab Speakers
Just announced! Closing the Gables Stage on Saturday night is Auckland-based beatmaker MONTELL2099, one of the most exciting new electronic music talents to emerge from New Zealand in recent years. Plus – speakers for the inaugural STEAM Lab have been announced.
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.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: The Strokes – At The Door
Yes, they are still around…here’s new music from The Strokes! At The Door is the lead single from the band’s first new album in seven years.
The Crystal Method Announce June 2020 one NZ Show
American electronic dance music pioneers, THE CRYSTAL METHOD finally return to Australia and NZ for the first time since the Big Day Out in 2007.
Improv meets Dungeons & Dragons in all-new Auckland Fringe Festival Show
‘Improverished’ presents Can I get an Underground Location and a Mythical Creature? When most people imagine Improvised comedy, they think theatre games and ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway’. They don’t consider an hour-long epic Dungeons & Dragons storyline.
Tickets now on Sale for NZ Opera’s 2020 Season
Tickets go on sale today for New Zealand Opera’s 2020 programme – Revolution Redemption Resignation.
The Full Auckland Fringe Programme Is Now Live!
The Auckland Fringe festival kicks off on 25 February with a full programme packed with more than 70 events happening over the 12-day festival. 46 world premieres across 26 spaces, from both local and international artists and performers. Audiences can see Shakespeare reimagined, Dungeons & Dragons inspired improv, comedy aplenty, variety line-ups, metal music, four-hour […]
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Cars In Space
Good morning! Today we bring you new music from our friends in Melbourne, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever. Cars In Space is the band’s brand new single, with a new album on the way. Here’s the record company blurb: Set against the band’s revered world of driving & passionate guitar pop, ‘Cars In Space’ – premiered […]
The Milk Carton Kids coming to New Zealand in August
The Tuning Fork presents The Milk Carton Kids August 19th at The Tuning Fork, Auckland. Tickets on sale today.
Basement Theatre Presents a New Decade of Ground Breaking Live Performance
A brand new decade at Basement Theatre begins this week with an absolutely packed Pride, Fringe and Summer 2020 programme of groundbreaking, vital and exhilarating live performance.
2020 Comedy Fest Announced With Gala Line-Up
Prepare yourself to enter a new decade of laughs, as the Best Foods Comedy Gala is back for 2020 with a blockbuster night of comedy!
Watch: Pluto at 13th Floor!
Pluto members Milan Borich and Tim Arnold stopped by The 13th Floor for a brief visit.
Northern Bass shares festival movie, announces tickets on-sale
Northern Bass shares the official after movie for the fastest-selling event in the festival’s nine-year history, and gives fans the rundown on when they can get their tickets for next summer’s 10th anniversary edition.
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.
Green Day, Fall Out Boy, and Weezer – The Hella Mega Tour Coming to Auckland & Dunedin
Green Day, Fall Out Boy, and Weezer, three of the biggest acts in rock music, announced they will be heading to New Zealand together for the first time ever on The Hella Mega Tour. Full details here.
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.