2019 NZ Comedy Awards Handed Out
Rose Matafeo was the big winner at the annual NZ Comedy Guild Awards that took place on Tuesday (10 December). Comedians from all over the country gathered at The Classic in Auckland to celebrate a big year for the local industry, recognising huge successes overseas and burgeoning local scenes taking off around New Zealand.
Auckland Live’s Summer in the Square
There’s an incredible line-up of music, film, and interactive experiences coming up over the next two weeks at Auckland Live’s Summer in the Square – the free inner-city festival providing something for everyone in Aotea Square, all summer long!
Allen Stone Announces Two NZ Shows Next April
After an incredible tour in 2019 which still has his fans talking, soul and R&B singer ALLEN STONE is making a highly anticipated return to Australasia next April. With a new album to share, Allen is set to lure audiences with his dulcet tones in Wellington and Auckland after his Bluesfest Byron Bay performance this […]
Alex Cameron Announces Two NZ Shows in March 2020
Frontier Touring and I OH YOU are delighted to announce the return of Alex Cameron, performing two headline shows in New Zealand – Wellington and Auckland – in March 2020. The tour comes in support of Cameron’s recently released acclaimed third album, Miami Memory.
Punk It Up Returns!
Back by popular demand, New Zealand’s new and classic punk acts are getting ready to do it again, kicking off New Zealand Music Month with a 2 night extravaganza. Once again it’ll be at NZ’s birthplace of punk, Zwines , or more correctly – The Bluestone Room in Auckland’s CBD on Friday May 1st and […]
Steve Hackett’s Pedal Board
Steve Hackett‘s heading back to Auckland on 2 June 2020 with his Genesis Revisited Tour, where he’ll be playing the classic album, Selling England by the Pound, in its entirety, along with highlights from his most recent album. (Full details HERE.) For the guitar heads who wonder how he creates that incredible Steve Hackett sound, […]
Splore 2020 rounds off its inspiring programme
Splore has rounded off its 2020 music programme with exclusive New Zealand sets from world- renowned UK garage DJ EZ plus LA’s Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One’s Tuxedo project.
BOY & BEAR: Indie-folk five-piece return to New Zealand
BOY & BEAR Suck on Light New Zealand Tour 2020 Australian indie-folk band BOY & BEAR make their glorious and highly-anticipated return to New Zealand in support of their latest album, Suck on Light. The five-piece embark on a tour across the country hitting Wellington’s Hunter Lounge on April 16, Auckland’s Powerstation on April 17 […]
Concert Review: Miss June – Tuning Fork, December 7, 2019
Miss June brought their high-energy blend of punk, rock, and pop to Auckland’s Tuning Fork last night, performing for an all-ages crowd with blistering intensity and an undeniable display of charisma.
Concert Review: The Teskey Brothers – Powerstation, December 6, 2019
The Teskey Brothers performed the first of two sold-out shows at Auckland’s Powerstation last night, captivating the enamoured crowd with a set entwining bittersweet, blues-rock heartbreak with an outpouring of wholesome, rapturous soul.
Wolves in the Throne Room, Whammy Bar, 5 December 2019: Concert Review
Whammy is a sweatsack, there is more moisture than Satan’s armpit. Wolves in the Throne Room enters from stage left, all sleeveless and mainly bearded men. Most of them wearing corpse paint. The band’s multiple backdrops are smeared across the stage,
The Maes, Tuning Fork, 5 December 2019: Concert Review
There was one band that really stood out, head and shoulders above other acts at this year’s Auckland Folk Festival in January: The Maes. They are superb songwriters, sublime singers, intricate harmony-vocalists, virtuosic multi-instrumentalists, spellbinding and enchanting performers. Formerly, The Mae Trio, Melbourne-based sisters Elsie and Maggie Rigby just blew us all out of the […]
First Wave of Auckland Pride Festival Goes on Sale!
Returning to the Auckland Pride Festival line-up, the cherished Pride Gala is back with a reinvigorated format for 2020. Opening the performance programme on Saturday 1 February, tickets will go on-sale at 10am on Friday 6 December for OurGala to showcase the brilliance of queer artists from across Tāmaki Makaurau in an explosive curated cabaret event.
Patty Griffin to Perform in NZ in March
One of the most consequential singer-songwriters of her generation, PATTY GRIFFIN, heads to New Zealand for the very first time for one special, intimate show at Auckland’s Tuning Fork on March 15.
Concert Review: Bad Religion – Powerstation, December 4, 2019
Bad Religion performed at Auckland’s Powerstation last night, delivering an incredible 27-song punk-rock setlist and transforming the packed venue into a non-stop pulsating mass of moshing bodies.
Ari Lennox Returns to New Zealand in March
– Rising Future R&B Star Returns to NZ with Pure Soul Album “Shea Butter Baby” in 2020 – One of the most distinctive voices in pop, American singer-songwriter ARI LENNOX has today announced her return to New Zealand with a headline concert at Auckland’s Powerstation on March 10.
Nick Lowe Returns to New Zealand for the First Time in Eight Years
ONE AUCKLAND SHOW ONLY – FEBRUARY 2020 NICK LOWE, producer, songwriter, author and pop culture icon, will return to New Zealand in 2020 for his first show in eight years. Lowe will be touring with LOS STRAITJACKETS, a band known for channelling the peak years of the guitar instrumental, and for performing in the famous Lucha […]
Heath Franklin’s Chopper Returns To NZ With 15 Centre Tour
The iconic Chopper is back for another huge New Zealand tour, and this time he cordially invites the world to shut the f**k up for a change. Welcome The Silencer.
Jack Whitehall Announces Auckland Show in February
Award-winning comedian, actor and writer Jack Whitehall has announced that he will bring his brand-new show Stood Up to New Zealand in February 2020.
Big Thief Announce 2020 NZ Tour
One of the most talked about indie acts today, BIG THIEF announces two intimate New Zealand shows in May 2020.