Tami Neilson & Her Hot Rockin’ Band of Rhythm Present Tami Neilson Sings! ‘Songs of Sinners’ NZ Tour 2017
In her most extensive headline tour of New Zealand this year, multi-award winning songstress Tami Neilson and her Hot Rockin’ Band of Rhythm are taking their hit show the ‘Songs Of Sinners’ on the road this May and June!
Watch: Andrew Keoghan’s 13th Floor Video Session!
Kiwi ex-pat Andrew Koeghan is back in New Zealand for a quick tour. While in Auckland, Andrew stopped by The 13th Floor to talk to Marty Duda and to play a few songs.
Endless Boogie & Billy TK – Tuning Fork April 23, 2017
American rockers Endless Boogie and Kiwi guitar legend Billy TK Sr took over Auckland’s Tuning Fork last night and The 13th Floor’s Ivan Karczewski was there to document the occasion.
Ian Anderson – Aotea Centre April 22, 2017
With Jethro Tull left in a state of suspended animation, bandleader Ian Anderson trots out the old classics…and a few new ones…to an appreciative Auckland audience.
Steve Gunn (USA) announces New Zealand tour
On his first musical journey to New Zealand, New York-based guitarist and songwriter Steve Gunn will play four solo shows across the country. Former guitarist in Kurt Vile’s The Violators as well as collaborator with Vile, Black Twig Pickers and Mike Cooper, Gunn will be bringing the personal and evocative new album Eyes On The Lines to New Zealand this […]
The Darkness & Push Push – Powerstation April 20, 2017
Auckland rock fans celebrated the return of The Darkness with, what looked like, a sold-out show at The Powerstation. The reconstituted band returned the favour celebrating the power and the glory and the ridiculousness that is rock and roll.
Ariana Grande Dangerous Woman Tour 2017 Coming To Auckland
The world’s biggest pop sensation, ARIANA GRANDE, has announced she is bringing her brand new arena show, Dangerous Woman Tour to New Zealand this September.
Lindsey Stirling – Powerstation April 19, 2017
Lindsey Stirling brings the violin swirling and swooping into the 21st century with her ecstatic blend of classical pop.
Mavis Staples – ASB Theatre April 19, 2017
Mavis Staples, aged 77, proved why she is one of the most important voices of the past century, keeping the work of her father Pops Staples, alive and making it relevant to today’s audience during her show at Auckland’s ASB Theatre.
Japandroids Return To New Zealand This July
Robin Fernando is excited to announce the long-awaited return of Vancouver duo Japandroids for two New Zealand dates this July.
Santana & The Doobie Brothers – Vector Arena April 18, 2017
The classic rock continues at Auckland’s Vector Arena. The previous night it was a trip to the late 70s and 80s with Blondie and Cyndi Lauper. Now we travel back another decade to revisit the music of Santana and The Doobie Brothers.
Olive Copperbottom: A New Musical by Charles Dickens and Penny Ashton – Basement Studio April 18, 2017
The 13th Floor’s Dedee W checks out some theatre… Last night was the debut performance of ‘Olive Copperbottom: A New Musical by Charles Dickens and Penny Ashton’, and I felt lucky to have witnessed it. It was a sparkling and lively performance from talented performer Penny Ashton, with another of her brilliant one woman shows. […]
Ian Anderson Talks To Paul McLaney
Acclaimed Auckland musician Paul McLaney (Gramsci, Impending Adorations) is a huge Jethro Tull fan. So, with Tull’s Ian Anderson in New Zealand touring, it seems only right that we bring you Paul’s interview with Ian Anderson, conducted the last time Anderson was in New Zealand. Paul is the consummate Tull fan, so the interview is […]
Alice Cooper Announces Two NZ Shows With Very Special Guest Ace Frehley!
Announcing Alice Cooper’s National Tour this October – celebrating the 40th Anniversary of his first New Zealand tour! It was March 1977 when Alice Cooper, the architect of shock-rock, undertook his first ever concert tour of New Zealand – and broke attendance records. 40 years on and this revered entertainer continues to surprise and exude danger at […]
Third Time Lucky – Nadia Reid Show For Auckland – Date Is Set!
Vitamins have been taken, the weather has been checked and fingers & toes have been crossed. Nadia Reid has re-set the date for her Preservation Tour with the final show at the Tuning Fork for Wednesday 26th April 2017.
Blondie & Cyndi Lauper – Vector Arena April 17, 2017
Perhaps there really is a fountain of youth. Recent veteran performers now in their 60s and 70s (Springsteen, Raitt) seem to be improving with age, rather than deteriorating. That certainly can be said for Blondie’s performance at Auckland’s Vector Arena last night.
Justin Hayward, Legendary Voice of The Moody Blues, To Tour NZ
One of the world’s most celebrated prog-rockers, Justin Hayward – the legendary voice of THE MOODY BLUES – today announces a three-concert tour of New Zealand in October.
Duke Dumont Books A Date At Auckland Town Hall
TUESDAY APRIL 18, 2017 – British deep house DJ, producer and songwriter Adam Dyment aka DUKE DUMONT announces his first headline show at Auckland Town Hall on Friday September 22.
NZ Music Month at Flight 605
NZ Music Month Shows at Flight 605 Every Thursday in May, 2017 6pm, Flight 605, Free Entry.
R.I.P. Allan Holdsworth
English prog-rock guitarist Allan Holdsworth has died at the age of 70. Holdsworth was a mainstay of the UK prog-rock scene of the 1970s playing with Gong, UK, Jon Luc-Ponty and Soft Machine, among others.