US rapper Riff Raff announces local support acts for his Auckland show
US hip-hop artist Riff Raff is upping the ante ahead of his one-off New Zealand show - adding not one, but three, primo local support acts to the bill.
Future bringing his 'Nobody Safe' tour to NZ
Atlanta music superstar Future has announced his ‘Nobody Safe’ tour performing in New Zealand for the first time at Auckland’s Spark Arena on Thursday, September 28.
Tami Neilson adds new shows to 'Songs Of Sinners' tour
Additional shows have been added to Tami Neilson’s upcoming ‘Songs of Sinners’ tour to meet public demand.
One Love Festival 2018 off to a flying start
One of New Zealand’s most vibrant and popular summer festivals, One Love, is returning in 2018 and already 15,000 people have pre-registered for tickets.
Jekyll And Hyde coming to Auckland
Meet the most delightfully evil man alive: Mr Jekyll, a man so evil he punches the cleaning lady, drop-kicks a precious kererū and yells ‘shark’ at the beach.
Classic NZ jingles to sing your way down memory lane
Ever get a catchy ad tune stuck in your head? Then prepare yourself for 20 of them…! After an award-winning season in Wellington, Jingles - The Musical will thrill Auckland audiences with a reinterpretation of classic New Zealand ad melodies
Ministry announce NZ shows
Ministry, the American Industrial Metal Juggernaut led by Al Jourgensen take over New Zealand for two shows this September.
High demand leads to UK's Sampha Auckland venue change
Due to extreme demand, Sampha's debut Auckland performance on Wed 24 May has been upgraded to Powerstation.
Adam Torres to open for Julien Baker in Auckland
The Tuning Fork have announced Austin, Texas based singer-songwriter Adam Torres will open for Julien Baker at Auckland’s Tuning Fork on Sunday 23 July 2017.
Ed Sheeran adds more dates in NZ & Australia
To meet the overwhelming demand extra shows have been announced for Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland and Dunedin.
Cat Stevens adds second Auckland show
Due to overwhelming demand another Auckland show has been added to Yusuf / Cat Stevens’ New Zealand Tour.
Ed Sheeran adds second Auckland show
Tens of thousands of Ed Sheeran fans have snapped up the entire pre-sale allocation to his Auckland show in just minutes today.
Local promoters concerned at ticketing trends
NZPA (formerly NEOA) representing promoters in New Zealand are dismayed that the Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency (WREDA) have chosen Ticketmaster as exclusive ticketer to Venues Wellington, and without any consultation with the promoters as owners of the events held in their venues. The stadium in Wellington remains with Ticketek.
Finn Andrews from The Veils announces two intimate solo performances
Off the back of a dynamic summer Veils tour across New Zealand, and sellout shows in Europe and the USA, frontman and songwriter Finn Andrews returns to New Zealand for two intimate solo performances this June.
NZ Country Music Awards to be presented at 2017 Golden Guitar Awards
The finalists for the 2017 Recorded Music NZ Best Country Music Album and APRA Best Country Music Song have been announced today and will be presented at this year’s Golden Guitar Awards in Gore.
Free Auckland Museum exhibition Volume receives international and local awards and nears 200,000 visits
Auckland Museum’s free Volume: Making Music in Aotearoa exhibition has been named an Exhibition Media Award winner for its innovative blend of culture and technology at the international 2017 GLAMi Awards, part of the Museums and the Web Conference in Cleveland, Ohio.
Black Grace to tour NZ
Following a sold-out Auckland season in 2016, and a 10-centre tour of the United States, Black Grace and Tour-Makers are proud to tour the critically acclaimed As Night Falls to seven national centres from 22 June – 6 July around Aotearoa.
The Chills add Dunedin show to sold out NZ tour
Following on from their vigorous and far reaching New Zealand tour, where 6 of 10 shows sold out in record time, Dunedin pop group The Chills have (finally) announced a hometown show in Dunedin at the Captain Cook Hotel, on Friday July 28th.
LA rapper YG hits Auckland in June for a one-off show
Californian rapper YG is bringing his first solo tour Downunder, headlining a one-off show in Auckland in June.
Stone Sour confirm NZ show
Iowa hard rock outfit, Stone Sour, has announced their long awaited Auckland headline show. Celebrating the upcoming release of their highly anticipated fifth album, Hydrograd, the band will perform at Spark Arena on Wednesday, August 23.