Tamaki Makaurau dirtbags Ratso and Bloodbags invaded the sleepy suburb of Pt Chevalier with a deluge of punk rock, garage and RnR, on a damp Rātapu/Saturday night, 13th Floor proto-hack, Simon Coffey went on a bender early on, so to better to denigrate them from behind the barricades.
Modest Mouse lay out a fierce and impassioned performance of indie rock, especially for band pushing past thirty years.
Papa Roach and The Used took the stage at Trusts Arena for another exciting emo reunion in Auckland.
Jackson Browne took us from The Barricades Of Heaven to The Load Out as he and his band celebrated over 50 years of songwriting.
Helmet finally made it back to Aotearoa/New Zealand on a tour postponed from 2019 by you know what, to present an evening of thinking person’s heavy music aka hardcore, punk and metal.
Hexis, on a return tour (last here in 2016) once again brought their interpretation of Punk, Hardcore and Black Metal to Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland on a damp Ratu/Tuesday night.
KALEO are a powerhouse blues rock band from Iceland, and with their debut concert in New Zealand, they ripped this joint. Drive myself right over the wall, gonna save your soul!
Ice Cube and Cypress Hill, original Gangsta rappers and hip-hop innovators, return for a magnificent blaze of music and bong hits, almost 30 years after they first appeared in New Zealand as a double bill in 1994.
The Veils performed to an enthusiastic crowd at Powerstation last night to celebrate the release of their new album, …And Out Of The Void Came Love, featuring spectacular support by Australian folk singer, Grace Cummings.
Grace Cummings transfixed fans at Auckland’s Wine Cellar with a solo show that was both intimate and explosive.