Photos by Stella Gardiner
Artist: Alice Cooper with special guest Ace Frehly
Date / Venue: Saturday October 28th, 2017 - TSB Arena, Wellington
By Lisa Diedricks
Artist: Kendrick Lamar
Date / Venue: Thursday July 19th, 2018 - Spark Arena, Auckland
By Joelle Reid
Artist: Kimbra
Date / Venue: Friday July 13th, 2018 - The Powerstation, Auckland
By Mark Derricutt
Artist: Machine Head
Date / Venue: Saturday July 14th, 2018 - The Powerstation, Auckland
By Shane Jones
Artist: The Feelers with special guests Stonehurst
Date / Venue: Saturday July 7th, 2018 - The Foundry, Christchurch
By Shawn Moodie
Artist: Quinn CXII
Date / Venue: Wednesday June 27th, 2018 - The Tuning Fork, Auckland
By Wal Reid
Artist: Matthew Young
Date / Venue: Saturday June 23rd, 2018 - Galatos, Auckland
All Photos By Amy Halpin
Artist: Niall Horan
Date / Venue: Tuesday June 5th, 2018: Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney ...
By Joelle Reid
Artist: Niall Horan
Date / Venue: Friday June 1st, 2018: Spark Arena, Auckland
By Shane Jones
Artist: Seether with special guest Stonehurst
Date / Venue: Monday May 28th, 2018 - Isaac Theatre, Christchurch
By Lisa Diedricks
Artist: Marlon Williams
Date / Venue: Friday May 25th, 2018 - Town Hall, Auckland
By Myrthe Braam
Artist: Thomas Oliver
Date / Venue: Friday May 25th, 2018 - The Powerstation, Auckland
By Teylor Moss
Artist: Steven Adler
Date / Venue: Thursday May 24th: The Powerstation, Auckland
By Rachel Froggatt
Artist: Imagine Dragons
Date / Venue: Monday May 21st, 2018 - Spark Arena, Auckland
By Mark Derricutt
Artist: Red Fang
Date / Venue: 18th May; 2018, Whammy Bar, Auckland
By Natalie Crane
Artist: Rich Brian
Date / Venue: Wednesday May 16th, 2018 - The Powerstation, Auckland
By Zoë Reid
Artist: Night Lovell
Date / Venue: Sunday May 6th, 2018 - The Studio, Auckland
By Glenn Blomfield
Artist: Public Service Broadcasting
Thursday May 3rd, 2018: The Powerstation, Auckland
Artist: Sleeping with Sirens
Date / Venue: Sunday April 29th, 2018: The Powerstation, Auckland
By Shawn Moodie
Artist: Royal Blood
Date / Venue: Tuesday May 1st, 2018 - Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland
By Shawn Moodie
Artist: Biffy Clyro
Date / Venue: Tuesday April 24th, 2018: Spark Arena, Auckland
By Wal Reid
Artist: The Killers
Date / Venue: Friday April 20th, 2018 - Spark Arena, Auckland
By Chelsea Pickens
Artist: Simple Plan
Date / Venue: Thursday April 19th, 2018 – The Powerstation, Auckland
By Lisa Diedricks
Artist: Halsey with special guest Kehlani
Date / Venue: Thursday April 19th: Spark Arena, Auckland
By Jordan Koziol - Repia
Artist: August Alsina
Date / Venue: Friday April 13th, 2018 - Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland
By Wal Reid
Artist: Carnivorous Plant Society with Eb & Sparrow
Date / Venue: Friday April 13th, 2018 - The Tuning Fork, Auckland
By Megan Moss
Artist: Sheryl Crow & Melissa Etheridge
Date / Venue: Monday 9 April: Trusts Arena, Auckland
By Glenn Blomfield
Artist: Rag 'n' Bone Man
Date / Venue: Friday April 6th, 2018 - Spark Arena, Auckland
By Mark Derricutt
Artist: Mastodon & Gojira
Date / Venue: Saturday March 31st, 2018 - Trusts Stadium, Auckland
By Glenn Blomfield
Artist: Vance Joy
Date / Venue: Wednesday March 28th: The Tuning Fork, Auckland
By Jason Beardsley
Date / Venue: Saturday March 24th, 2018 - Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne
By Ben Doy
Auckland-based quartet Openside have added an extra date to their first, all-ages, nationwide tour. The group headlines The Seamless Tour will now perform a final show in Tauranga on July 20th featuring special guests DUNES .
By Leah Victoria
Paul Kastick, Jamaican drummer, producer and member of Big Mountain is a name that’s been hiding behind many international artistes for the last two decades.
The Iron Maidens - the world’s best (and only all-female) Iron Maiden tribute act - are bringing their intense and electrifying live shows to light up venues across Australia and New Zealand.
By Wal Reid
She’s hot, she’s edgy. Villette is just back from L.A. filming her new 360° Virtual Reality video.
We fired some questions Nicole's way to find out more about the tour and her new album.
Consisting of drummer/vocalist Cat Leahy and guitarist/vocalist Leisha Jungalwalla, This Way North will be a part of a very special night in Auckland called ‘Sass the Patriarchy’ an event they have been running in Australia.
Australian comedy duo, The Umbilical Brothers are back with a brand new show - Not Suitable For Children.
Vivian Campbell - legendary guitarist of Def Leppard chats with Mark Derricutt to discuss the announced Spark Arena show with The Scorpions in November to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Hysteria.
By Ben Doy
Last month Madeline North aka So Below released her highly anticipated second EP ‘II’.
By Poppy Tohill
As the days and nights get colder, we need something more to laugh about than the unpredictability of Auckland weather and lucky for us, The New Zealand International Comedy Festival returns (kicking off this Thursday 26 April).
By Ben Doy
Biffy Clyro are heading to New Zealand next week to play one show at the Spark Arena on Tuesday April 24th.
By Ben Doy
I Am Giant’s have recently released their third and final album ‘Life in Captivity’. Featuring the singles ‘Dead Flower’, ‘Playing With Fire’ and ‘Don’t Look Back’, the band are currently touring New Zealand; their final tour and last hurrah in NZ.
By Mark Derricutt
To this day I still remember my introduction to Sepultura - camped out in the granny flat bedroom of long-time friend Kerry - a live version of their cover of Motörhead's Orgasmatron, and from there it continues to this day
By Lorraine Warren
80’s rockers Big Country are currently in this part of the world - having just completed a tour in Australia and have now made it to New Zealand to perform a series of shows here.
Georgia Nott from BROODS fame appeared on the latest edition of NZ Entertainment Podcast, talking to the team about her new album The Venus Project, an album created entirely by women.
By Ben Doy
Last month saw New Zealand musician Emma Logan aka October, release her latest single 1000 Eyes.
By Ben Doy
The wait is almost over as Auckland City Limits is set to take place this Saturday (March 3rd) at Western Springs Stadium. Included on the bill are one of France’s most famous four-piece band's Phoenix.
“I find inspiration from people who are trying to do something different. There's a lot of producers trying to copy each other, eg Terror Squad. But it’s really cool to hear guys like SumthinSumthin, completely unchallenged in their own lane.” – Graham Matthews
By Ben Doy
Chris Botti, the world’s biggest selling jazz instrumentalist, is heading to Australia and New Zealand later this month for a string of concerts
Pharaoh SWAMI (formerly known as em.ee.zee from rap collective Died in '69) arrived in NZ with his family as a refugee from Ethiopia.
By James Doy
Ben is bringing his Paper Airplanes tour to Auckland, the first time he has appeared in New Zealand. We caught up with him over the phone from Oklahoma.
By Poppy Tohill
The last time we caught up with Australian singer-songwriter extraordinaire, Amy Shark, her hit single Adore had just surpassed 24 million streams on Spotify.
By Gray Vickers
In the mid to late 90's, when grunge began to wither away and MTV strived to find the next easy to access label to attach to new batch of up and coming rock bands, global attention started to shine on the Alt Rock scene.
By Wal Reid
The I Love The 90s Tour returns to Auckland next year March 23rd at Auckland’s Spark Arena, with a completely off the chain lineup featuring classic Hip Hop crew Naughty by Nature. Vin Rock from the Grammy Award winning rap group speaks fondly of this country and love of our people.
The Alien Weaponry boys came in for a chat with Wal on the latest edition of NZ Entertainment Podcast.
Lenny Kravitz will release his brand new studio album, Raise Vibration on September 7 and has released the music video for the track Low,
London based NZ artist, Blair Jollands releases his forthcoming album 7 Blood on August 24 2018.
Jon Toogood’s critically acclaimed project The Adults releases its second album, HAJA.
After a massive first half of 2018 playing with some big names, Dead Favours have released a brand new single ‘On Your Own’.
Once described as "The Sonic Youth of the Southern Hemisphere", space-rock contortionists Bailterspace have been mining tortured noise and repetitive melody for the better part of 30 years.
After an incredible return last month with their new single ‘Bloodlines feat. Estere and JessB’, Jon Toogood’s The Adults can now announce details of their sophomore album HAJA (to be released on July 20).
To put it simply, TRUE MEANINGS, the fourteenth Paul Weller solo album, the twenty sixth studio album of his entire career, is a record unlike any he has ever made before.
Today Soaked Oats are thrilled to add The Others Way Festival to their snowboard run this year as well as announce additions to The Shred Tour sled of Daffodils, A.C. Freazy and Zero Cool.
Photos by Megan Moss
Date / Venue: Saturday July 14th, 2018 - The Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland
Good Charlotte have released ‘Shadowboxer’, the second single off their anxiously-awaited seventh studio album, GENERATION RX.
Photos by Trevor Villers
Date / Venue: Saturday July 14th, 2018 - Flying Out, Auckland
Very soon, theSlacks will be able to claim two decades of kicking back, rolling the vibe and bringing their Rural Drift genre to towns and cities all over Aotearoa.
Twenty One Pilots have shared two new tracks – “Jumpsuit” & “Nico And The Niners” & announce Auckland show.
By Shane Jones
Artist: The Feelers with special guests Stonehurst
Date / Venue: Saturday July 7th, 2018 - The Foundry, Christchurch
Come and re-live the sound, the voice and all the magical hits of music legend Roy Orbison, in an international tribute production starring the world's No. 1 Roy Orbison Tribute Star Dean Bourne.
Australian rock band The Church are hitting the road later this year for An Evening with The Church.
The latest postcard from The Chills’ epic journey is an album about “consolidation, re-grouping, acceptance and mortality,” claims chief Chill, Martin Phillipps,. “Hopefully a kind of Carole King ‘Tapestry’ for ageing punks.”
Dictaphone Blues return this winter, lifting the lid on a new EP; a five song offering entitled
Elastic Meditation.
This July, Soaked Oats are avoiding freezing to the spot by traversing the country in search of snow fever.
Following the release of single ‘Hell Or High Water’ and the announce of his tenth studio album RUNAWAY, Passenger has announced his 2018 Australia and New Zealand tour dates.
Returning to Bali, where Jack Ladder filmed 'White Flag' the first video from the album, 'Feel Brand New' has a markedly different tone.
SIX60 announce their plans for next summer, and and the news is both huge and groundbreaking. SIX60 will be the first New Zealand band ever to headline at the iconic venue, Western Springs Stadium.
Folk Punk troubadour Frank Turner and his band The Sleeping Souls will be joined by The Hard Aches and Emily Barker on his ‘Be More Kind’ tour this November.
Paul McCartney invites you on a musical journey to Egypt Station, estimated time of arrival September 7, 2018 by way of Capitol Records.
One of Australia’s most loved and pioneering bands, The Living End, are back with a brand new single.
Photos by Shelley Te Haara
Date / Venue: Friday June 22nd, 2018 - Point Chevalier RSA, Auckland
Florence + The Machine will return to New Zealand next January for one powerhouse performance at Spark Arena in Auckland on Wednesday 30th January 2019.
Following the announce of their first album together, Neil Finn and Liam Finn have revealed a tribute to Greek mythology and a visual accompaniment for their lead single ‘Back To Life’.
Don McGlashan has announced three extra shows to his upcoming New Zealand tour. After selling out venues in Wellington and Napier extra nights have been added in both cities PLUS the addition of a performance at the Arts Festival Dunedin.
Multi-platinum singer-songwriter and global sensation Shawn Mendes will bring his wildly-anticipated world tour to Australia and New Zealand next year, touring in support of his new self-titled third album.
By Joelle Reid
Artist: Kimbra
Date / Venue: Friday July 13th, 2018 - The Powerstation, Auckland
In a time of growing uncertainty, where strange forces work to build walls between us, Wellington's electronic dance pop extraordinaire, Jon Lemmon, makes music to bring us back together.
Due to heavy demand for tickets to see the one and only Cher, a second and FINAL Auckland show has just been announced
Chores have released a mesmerising graphics-based video to accompany their new single, ‘Vampire Teeth’, feat. EYE SAK MAC.
By Ben Doy
Auckland-based quartet Openside have added an extra date to their first, all-ages, nationwide tour. The group headlines The Seamless Tour will now perform a final show in Tauranga on July 20th featuring special guests DUNES .
Auckland-based pop-soul musician Geoff Ong, is proud to share the release of his newest track ‘Fingerprints’, an infectiously catchy ear-worm that gets better with every listen, accompanied by a spontaneously self-shot video that takes place on the streets of Tokyo.
Troye Sivan alerted fans via his socials that he will make a stop in Auckland while on a promo tour of Singapore and Australia, in support of his forthcoming sophomore album Bloom (out August 31, 2018).
Kiwi singer Robinson has released an acoustic version of her gold single ‘Nothing To Regret’.
SIX60 announce their plans for next summer, and and the news is both huge and groundbreaking. SIX60 will be the first New Zealand band ever to headline at the iconic venue, Western Springs Stadium.
Cher, the worldwide superstar and icon, will make her highly-anticipated return to Auckland this year.
By Wal Reid
Artist: Matthew Young
Date / Venue: Saturday June 23rd, 2018 - Galatos, Auckland
Ariana Grande has announced August 17 as the release date for her upcoming highly anticipated fourth studio album Sweetener.
Ahead of the New Zealand dates of WITNESS: The Tour, it's been announced that GRAMMY award-winning artist, DJ, producer and songwriter Zedd is confirmed as very special guest at the final shows of the tour in Auckland.
Tom Odell returns with his brand new single ‘If You Wanna Love Somebody’.
Independent Kiwi electro-pop artist Saski has released her new single ‘Work It Out’.
The legendary singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and actress Macy Gray revealed her first track and official video for “Sugar Daddy,” taken from her forthcoming 10th studio album titled RUBY
UK crooner Calum Scott, the man behind one of the world’s most recognisable and loved renditions of Robyn’s ‘Dancing On My Own’, will play his first ever Australian and New Zealand shows this October.
Multiple GrammyAward-winnerJason Mraz has announced the release of his hugely anticipated new studio album KNOW. which arrives on August 10.
Boycrush has released his new album Desperate Late Night Energy.
Sheppard’s second album ‘Watching the Sky’ was revealed today in stores and online, smashing its way to a #1 debut on the iTunes album chart.
All Photos By Amy Halpin
Artist: Niall Horan
Date / Venue: Tuesday June 5th, 2018: Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney ...
Acclaimed singer, James Arthur returns with two brand new songs: ‘You Deserve Better’ and ‘At My Weakest’.
Now in its fifth year, ONE LOVE has well and truly established itself in the hearts of Reggae Fans from all corners of the globe as one of the most vibrant and popular summer music festivals.
By Joelle Reid
Artist: Niall Horan
Date / Venue: Friday June 1st, 2018: Spark Arena, Auckland
Lauv recently dropped his amazing new single ‘Chasing Fire’ racking up over 30 million streams in a month. Now, he has released a stripped-back performance of the track recorded live at the prestigious Abbey Road Studios.
Following the release of his uplifting new track ‘Song for Alex’ earlier this month, Boycrush has today dropped another sample from upcoming album Desperate Late Night Energy, which is due for release on June 15th.
Kady Rain doesn’t just stand out with her vibrant look and unicorn colours.
By Myrthe Braam
Artist: Thomas Oliver
Date / Venue: Friday May 25th, 2018 - The Powerstation, Auckland
Lauv recently dropped his amazing new single ‘Chasing Fire’ racking up over 30 million streams in a month. Now, he has released a stripped-back performance of the track recorded live at the prestigious Abbey Road Studios.
Colin Mochrie, Brad Sherwood and Greg Proops the popular stars of the Emmy nominated Whose Line Is It Anyway? have teamed up to present an evening of extraordinary improvisational comedy for one show only at the Bruce Mason Centre in Auckland.
A very special line-up of guests has been announced for the two night season of Stimmung Choir Sings Our Lady of the Flowers at Q Theatre on 19-20 July.
In a New Zealand first, five of the stars of Twin Peaks, Sheryl Lee, Kimmy Robertson, Michael Horse, Al Strobel, Dana Ashbrook and the Executive Producer of Twin Peaks: A Limited Event Series, Sabrina S. Sutherland, will visit Auckland and Christchurch for an exclusive and unique CONVERSATION WITH THE STARS evening.
The line-up for Auckland’s Winter Art Ache has been revealed. Headlining artist Judy Darragh will be supported by artist’s Paula Friis, Katharine Atafu-Mayo, Olyvia Hong, Karen Rubado and Greg Page.
Singer Elaine Paige has announced an 8-date series of concerts from October 10 to October 25 2018, which will see her perform songs from her illustrious career along side an array of her favourite tracks by contemporary songwriters.
Due to strong demand, Catherine Tate has added new shows in Auckland and Christchurch.
The critically acclaimed, award-winning comedian and actor, Catherine Tate, is bringing The Catherine Tate Show - Live to New Zealand for the first time, with shows in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch commencing November 28, 2018.
By Amber Kelly
Date / Venue: Thursday 31 May 2018, The Opera House, Wellington
Dynamo will now extend his first ever New Zealand tour to a total of eight arena performances with one last and final show to be added to his already massive NZ tour
After the 2016 sell-out tour, Larks in Transit, the UK’s very own straggle-haired polymath, Bill Bailey, returns to New Zealand with his new comedy and music extravaganza, Earl of Whimsy.
It has been announced overnight that Last Tapes Theatre Company's original production Valerie has been selected for a month-long season in the prestigious Summerhall programme at Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August.
Featuring Brouhaha: choreographer Malia Johnston, composer Eden Mulholland, AV designer Rowan Pierce; In Transit: choreographer Louise Potiki Bryant, composer/AV designer Paddy Free; The Geography of an Archipelago: choreographer Stephen Shropshire, composer Chris O’Connor.
Record-breaking global comedy superstar, Jeff Dunham, is bringing his cast of characters to New Zealand in September 2018 with his brand-new show Passively Aggressive.
The last hurrah of the Comedy Fest! The Season Finale! The bit at the end where the awards are decided, everybody relaxes and much fun is had. It’s the titled Last Laughs on Sunday 20 May at SkyCity Theatre.
By Andra Jenkin
Date/Venue: Wednesday May 16th, 2018 - The Classic Studio, Auckland
Australian comedy duo, The Umbilical Brothers are back with a brand new show - Not Suitable For Children.
The 13th Annual Doc Edge, International Documentary Film Festival opens today - Wednesday 9th May at Wellington’s Roxy Cinema followed by Auckland’s Q Theatre on Wednesday 23rd May, bringing an influx of prestigious directors and documentary subjects from all over the world.
Wannabe bad girls Saraid Cameron and Amelia Reynolds return to Basement Theatre with Cult Show: The Revitalisation of the New Zealand Women’s Archives on May 29th to June 2nd.
An exciting cast flies in from around the globe this week to begin rehearsals for Donizetti’s comic masterpiece The Elixir of Love,
Arj Barker will be spreading his wings and serving up his wholesome show ORGANIC to the rest of the Aotearoa with a 9-centre nation-wide tour.
By Poppy Tohill
As the days and nights get colder, we need something more to laugh about than the unpredictability of Auckland weather and lucky for us, The New Zealand International Comedy Festival returns (kicking off this Thursday 26 April).
Britain’s biggest selling comedian Michael McIntyre has sold out in record time, selling out TWO arena shows in THREE days with his BIG WORLD TOUR in 2019.
DYNAMO has announced a second Auckland show for the ‘SEEING IS BELIEVING’ DYNAMO LIVE NZ TOUR 2018. This new performance is scheduled for Saturday 28 July at 3pm at Auckland’s Spark Arena.
He’s walked on water across the river Thames, levitated above the Shard, walked down the outside of the LA Times Building, made a car appear from light beams, predicted the Soccer World Cup outcome and taken a flight on the side of a bus.
Britain’s biggest comedian Michael McIntyre is set to return to New Zealand with his eagerly awaited new tour and this time he is going global!
Carl Barron, arguably the most successful and accomplished comedy performer in Australia, is set to make a welcome return to New Zealand this April/May
Everyone’s favourite elastic Australian comedy duo, The Umbilical Brothers are back with a brand new show.
He’s been on TV, 7Days, The Comedy Gala, AotearoHA. So you can trust he know what he’s doing, you’re in safe hands with this award-winning professional.
