Modest Mouse – Powerstation: April 20, 2023: Concert Review
Modest Mouse lay out a fierce and impassioned performance of indie rock, especially for band pushing past thirty years.
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Jackson Browne – Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre April 18, 2023
Jackson Browne took us from The Barricades Of Heaven to The Load Out as he and his band celebrated over 50 years of songwriting.
The Veils – The Powerstation: April 1, 2023
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.
Ed Sheeran delivers a cracking show at Eden Park, 10 Feb 2023
Ed Sheeran delivers a cracking, memorable, unique gig to an eager Auckland audience. Sheer perfection – despite the technical problems.
Troy Kingi – Powerstation: October 14, 2022 (Photo Gallery)
Troy Kingi brought his one and only Year Of The Ratbags show to Auckland’s Powerstation and 13th Floor ace photographer Ivan Karczewski was there to capture all the action.
Steve Hackett – Auckland Town Hall, June 17, 2022
Steve Hackett delivers an epic extravaganza bursting with treats at Auckland’s Town Hall. Many fans here have waited almost three years for this experience, amidst the carnage that is the pandemic. They stood to applaud throughout the show. They stood to applaud at the end. Progressive Rock at its most triumphant and indulgent.
Simon & Garfunkel Central Park: Tribute Civic June 18, 2022
Simon & Garfunkel reunited just over 40 years ago and entertained an estimated 500,000 fans at NYC’s Central Park. Last night some of New Zealand’s finest recreated that historic event in front of a much smaller crowd but a much bigger sense of camaraderie and friendship.
Arab Strap – Tuning Fork, Auckland 5 June 2022: Concert Review
Arab Strap play their first show in New Zealand and we are welcomed by I don’t give a fuck about the past/ All I need’s an invitation. It’s an invocation as much as a greeting from Aidan Moffat, the Scottish Beat Poet voice and Malcolm Middleton lead guitar, as they begin with The Turning of […]
Flying Nun 40th Celebration – Auckland Town Hall July 24, 2021
Flying Nun celebrated their 40th Anniversary at the Auckland Town Hall last night. The line-up would be enviable by anyone from any country in any decade…old favourites such as The Bats, Superette, Straitjacket Fits, cutting-edge contemporary artist such as Aldous Harding, Reb Fountain and Mermaidens and up and comers such as Womb, Wax Chattels and […]
Concert Review: The Phoenix Foundation & Dianne Swann
The Phoenix Foundation & Dianne Swann. The shared birthday weekend has sparked a celebration on the left-side of the Spark Arena. I wonder who’s having more fun, The Queen or The Tuning Folk’s patrons as it’s inaugurated birthday series thrusts into full swing.