Billie Marten – Tuning Fork: January 5, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
British singer/songwriter Billie Marten made her New Zealand concert debut last night at Auckland’s Tuning Fork in front of an audience of very enthusiastic fans.
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Labretta Suede & The Motel 6 – Mothership: January 4, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Labretta Suede and The Motel 6 come home to celebrate 20 years of dirty, filthy rock & roll and a new album titled Home For The Incurable.
City Newton Bombers – Double Whammy: January 4, 2025
City Newton Bombers regrouped for the first time in 6 years at Double Whammy. The occasion was a fundraiser for bass player Simon Nicholls and the 13th Floor’s Simon Coffey and Brenna Jo Gotje were on the scene catching all the action at this first show of the new year.
Artemas – Powerstation: December 3, 2024 (13th Floor Concert Review)
The skies were clear, but inside Auckland’s Powerstation, it was a different story—thick haze and fog engulfed the venue, setting the stage for an atmospheric night of dark RnB. Fans packed into the dimly lit space, buzzing with anticipation for the final stop of Artemas’ “You’re Really Early…” the tour.
The Cult – Spark Arena: November 21, 2024 (13th Floor Concert Review)
The Cult returned to Auckland, eight years to the day after their previous show at The Powerstation putting on a show that was, in Ian Asbury’s words, “way better than last time”.
The The – Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre: November 14, 2024 (13th Floor Concert Review)
The The brought their Ensouled World Tour to Auckland’s Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre. The 13th Floor’s Diana Phillips provides the words, and Joel Leong the pictures.
Strawpeople – Hollywood Avondale: October 18, 2024 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Decisions, decisions…Friday night in Auckland and I’ve got to choose between seeing Tami Neilson and Strawpeople. If I had my druthers, I’d attend both, but as Strawpeople gigs are as rare as hen’s teeth, the ultimate decision was a no-brainer.
Scran & Memory Foam @ St Leonard’s Brewery 29/8/24
13th Floor resident craft beer socialist, Simon Coffey could not let the opportunity to see one of his favourite Tamaki Makaurau bands – Scran play at a Craft Beer Brewery! So with a hip-hip hooray, it was off to the home of the hipsters – Ngā Anawai aka Kingsland on a blustery spring evening.
Loves Ugly Children – The Mothership: August 22, 2024 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Loves Ugly Children rose from the dead to treat Auckland music lovers to their first show in 27 years.
EYEHATEGOD, Caldera & Slumbug – Mothership: July 31, 2024
EYEHATEGOD are an originator band from the “Louisiana Sound” metal music scene (NOLA) heavily influenced by Black Sabbath and The Melvins, but energised (perhaps politicised) by hardcore punk, think Black Flag.