Tour News - Tom Scott announces 'self untitled' Aotearoa NZ tour - 3rd March 2026
Off the back of the release of his Aotearoa Music Chart topping album ANITYA Tom Scott brings his self untitled tour to Kirikiriroa Hamilton and Pōneke Wellington in May.
The self untitled tour kicks off at the BNZ Theatre in Hamilton on Friday May 1st, before heading to Wellington to play Meow Nui on Friday May 8th.
Tom Scott is also releasing a b-side album this Friday, Demos and Voice Memos, of tracks that didn't quite make the ANITYA album and will be performing a selection of these as part of his self untitled tour, alongside tracks from his decade plus career across Home Brew, Avantdale Bowling Club, @Peace and many more.
Westpac Mastercard cardholders have special access to presale tickets in New Zealand. Westpac Mastercard Presale starts Wednesday 4th March at 12pm and ends Friday March 6th at 12pm local time. Plus, Preferred ticket access to some of the best tickets are available from Friday 6th March at 12pm local time. Check out priceless.com/music for details.
The Live Nation Presale starts Thursday March 5th at 12pm until Friday March 6th at 12pm local time or until allocation is exhausted. To purchase Live Nation presale tickets, sign up now at livenation.co.nz/register
Tickets for Tom Scott will be available to purchase by the General Public on Friday 6th March at 12pm local time.
Tickets and further information at livenation.co.nz
Raw as exposed nerves after a car crash, and as tender as the final kiss goodbye, ANITYA is the first solo album from Tom Scott, one of the most acclaimed New Zealand artists of his generation, hip-hop or otherwise. Recorded with a cast of 30 of the most versatile musicians, beatmakers and vocalists in his contact list and the award-winning studio engineer and producer Ben Lawson, it represents a significant creative breakthrough for one of Avondale’s finest.
A tale told in two halves, ANITYA is a collect call from the void, offering redemption as you gaze into the house fire. Rendered through a nocturnal blend of progressive soul, dream-pop, jazzy psychedelic folk and ambient R&B, the album’s ten songs confirm Scott’s status as a preternaturally gifted lyricist with an ear for a unifying hook, revelling in the expansive possibilities of who he is still becoming as a songwriter, producer and melodist.
It’s not all pretty, but it’s high art. After all, much like the truth, art can be very ugly.
Born of the blood, sweat, and tears shed with Homebrew, @Peace, Average Rap Band, and Avantdale Bowling Club, Scott’s craft as a music maker and performer is second to none.
Renowned for his lived-in storytelling and electrifying stage presence, he has spent the last eighteen years expressing himself through examined reflection, acerbic social commentary, and ever-evolving interests in jazz improvisation and pop songwriting.
In the past, Scott’s songs have drawn from the unvarnished realities, daydreams and aspirations he was surrounded by growing up working-class at the bottom of the globe in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa (Auckland, New Zealand). That’s all still here, but across ANITYA, he turns his lens on himself like never before. Forensically analysing his failures, flaws, and the trauma he deferred through celebrating his successes, he shares quiet truths learned in silence while the afterglow turns to twilight agony. We’re left with the portrait of a man rebuilding himself as he reckons with his actions, loss, family, trauma, intimacy, and the agony and ecstasy of the act of creation.
Over his storied career, Scott has released nine albums (two of which debuted at number one on the New Zealand Top 40 album chart) and built a loyal live following throughout Aotearoa, Australia, and as far afield as Europe and the United Kingdom. In recognition of his considerable talents and cultural impact, he’s been awarded Album of the Year, Single of the Year, and Best Hip Hop Album at the Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as the coveted Taite Music Prize (2019) and multiple APRA Silver Scroll Award nominations.
TOM SCOTT - SELF UNTITLED - NEW ZEALAND – MAY 2026
BNZ THEATRE, HAMILTON - FRIDAY 1st MAY
MEOW NUI, WELLINGTON - FRIDAY 8th MAY
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 6th MARCH 12PM LOCAL TIME
Partner Presale: Wednesday 4th March 12pm – Friday 6th March 12pm (Local)
Live Nation Presale: Thursday 5th March 12pm – Friday 6th March 12pm (Local)
For complete tour & ticket information, visit: livenation.co.nz
