
TOUR NEWS : Tool Announces Australian & NZ Tour in 2020
The most anticipated rock tour of 2020 is confirmed! Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce the return of triple Grammy® award-winning Californian rockers Tool, performing in arenas across Australia and New Zealand in February 2020.

Kiss 'End of the Road' NZ Show Cancelled & Australian Reschedule
KISS today announced unavoidable changes to their upcoming Australian and New Zealand tour schedule; with the New Zealand leg being cancelled.

Iron Maiden announce NZ show
IRON MAIDEN will return to New Zealand in May 2020 to perform at Spark Arena, Auckland on May 13 for one show only on their Legacy of the Beast World Tour with special guests Killswitch Engage.

Tour News_My Chemical Romance Return to NZ for One Show Only!
Following intense speculation of a reformation, and 13 years after their last performance in New Zealand, Live Nation can now confirm that My Chemical Romance (aka MCR/My Chem) will perform at The Outer Fields, Western Springs on Wednesday March 25, following their 2020 headline shows at Download Festival in Sydney and Melbourne 2020

DOWNLOAD AUSTRALIA - My Chemical Romance to Headline Download 2020!
The secret is out ….My Chemical Romance are headlining Download Australia in 2020!
Check out the Download Class of 2020 (first line-up), ticket sales, allll the links and info you’ll need here!

FESTIVAL NEWS Download Australia Returns in 2020 - Dates & Venues Announced!
Gather your heavy music mates and get ready….. Download will return to Melbourne (new home at Melbourne Showgrounds) and Sydney (back to Parramatta Park) in 2020!

Gin Wigmore to play Mt Maunganui show with guests Tami Neilson and Hollie Smith
One of New Zealand’s most-loved and unique female artists, GIN WIGMORE, makes her great return to the Kiwi stage to perform at Soper Reserve this January. Joined by TAMI NEILSON and HOLLIE SMITH, this legendary powerhouse female line-up will have you up from your picnic blanket and away dancing in the Mt Maunganui twilight for one of summer’s biggest shows!

Scorpions & Whitesnake announce NZ show
Get ready for the biggest hard rock tour of the year! German icons SCORPIONS return to New Zealand in 2020 with WHITESNAKE, the legendary rock’n’roll band founded and formed by former Deep Purple singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer David Coverdale, for a double headline show at Spark Arena on Thursday, February 27.

TOUR NEWS Legendary Patti Smith Announces Shows in Australia & New Zealand
After an award-winning, sellout tour in 2017 the Godmother of Punk (and living legend) is returning to Australia and New Zealand April 2020.
Presented by Bluesfest Touring

TOUR NEWS Lenny Kravits Announces Here to Love World Tour Is Coming Down Under!
One of the most successful and best-selling artists of his generation, Lenny Kravitz has today announced that he is coming to New Zealand for one Auckland show in March 2020; and 3 Australian shows in April 2020, as part of his Here to Love World Tour.

TOUR NEWS Obituary announce 'Cause of Death' NZ Tour in 2020
Celebrating 30 years since the release, 2020 brings reason for Obituary fans to rejoice, the sunken eyes and heaving cries have all but abated and they are headed to New Zealand to play the album in full !

Tour News - Six60's Western Springs Show Sold Out!
New Zealand’s own SIX60 have made history yet again by selling out Western Springs Stadium for the second year in a row just two months after going on sale. This brings the combined total of tickets sold over the two shows to 100,000 - an achievement never seen before by a local artist.

Bad Religion to headline Storm The Gates
New Zealand get ready! Storm The Gates is returning Down Under with a line-up of 80s/90s punk ‘n’ rock royalty designed to blow your mind!

Phoebe Bridgers announced as support for The National
The National have confirmed today that ultra-cool folk singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers will be joining them for their 2020 Auckland show dates: ASB Theatre - Aotea Centre, Auckland: Friday, 3 April and Saturday, 4 April.

Finalists announced for 2019 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards
The Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards | Ngā Tohu Puoro o Aotearoa today announce a strong group of 2019 Tui finalists, with alternative music leading the pack.

First artists revealed for WOMAD 2020
WOMAD New Zealand is famous for showcasing top artists from around the world and Aotearoa. The 2020 festival is no exception and will feature close to 100 hours of music, dance and voices across eight stages. Over three days Ngāmotu's stunning Brooklands Park and the TSB Bowl of Brooklands will once again be transformed into a village of colour, energy and inclusion.

mclusky* to play two NZ shows
Featuring Future of the Left members Andrew “Falco” Falkous and Jack Egglestone, with the addition of Damien Sayell from the St Pierre Snake Invasion, the Cardiff outfit will be playing venues in Wellington and Auckland this January.

Good Vibes returning for 2020
After a successful tour across Aotearoa this year, Good Vibes Summer festival will be hitting the sunny coast of Gisborne in summer 2020.

Laneway Auckland 2020 - first lineup revealed!
The most exciting rock band on the planet. A pop artist who is as successful as she is boundary-pushing. One of the finest electronic acts in recent years. Australia’s most productive psych-rock band. And so much more. The 2020 Laneway line-up is here!

Lloyd Cole set for NZ tour
Lloyd Cole has confirmed six New Zealand concerts in November for his “From Rattlesnakes to Guesswork” tour, with Lloyd Cole and the Commotions guitarist Neil Clark joining him on stage.