Sparks Announce First Ever NZ Shows!
The legendary US art pop icons, Sparks, are coming to New Zealand for the very first time this May!
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Dry Cleaning Announce Australian and New Zealand Tour
UK art-rockers Dry Cleaning today announce their long-awaited return to Australia and New Zealand this May and June, bringing their acclaimed live show back for a run of major festival appearances and special headline shows.
Handsome Tours Present The National’s Matt Berninger | Sydney & Auckland Solo Shows
Matt Berninger – the unmistakable frontman and lyricist of The National – will make his Australian and New Zealand solo debut performing at the Sydney Opera House on 28 May for Vivid LIVE and Auckland’s stunning Holy Trinity Cathedral on 5 June, presented by Handsome Tours.
The Biggest Names in Books are Coming to AWF26!
It’s here! The 2026 Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki programme is live and ready to browse. Read on for a small selection of highlights and make sure you click through to the full programme to plan your #AWF26 schedule.
GUNS N’ ROSES ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND LEG OF WORLD TOUR 2026
Live Nation has today announced that powerhouse rock icons Guns N’ Roses, will return to Australia and New Zealand for a massive run of stadium shows this November and December.
BANISHED MUSIC & STRANGE NEWS PRESENT WEDNESDAY ‘BLEEDS’ NEW ZEALAND TOUR – MAY 2026
Tāmaki Makaurau, New Zealand – When North Carolina’s noise makers Wednesday first visited Aotearoa off the back of their album RAT SAW GOD, audiences were taken by surprise in the best possible way. A 95bFM review called the band’s Whammy show “a sold out countrygaze extravaganza”, and everyone who came left with big hearts and even bigger smiles.
SPARK ARENA COMMUNITY FUND ANNOUNCES $100K PILOT TO FUTURE-PROOF AUCKLAND’S CITY CENTRE INDEPENDENT MUSIC VENUES
The Spark Arena Community Events Fund (SACEF) has today announced a landmark venue support initiative, providing more than $100,000 in initial resource support to independent music and comedy venues across Auckland city centre.
SPLIT ENZ ANNOUNCE THEIR FOREVER ENZ TOUR, MAY 2026
Kiwi music legends SPLIT ENZ featuring Tim Finn, Eddie Rayner, Neil Finn, and Noel Crombie reunited for their first show in 18 years, playing their 1,000th gig as a band in front of 45,000 rapturous fans at the Electric Avenue Festival in Christchurch last Friday.
Joji Announces ‘Solaris’ Global Arena Tour
Today, critically acclaimed singer and producer, Joji announces his upcoming international tour with dates spanning North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
GEORGIA KNIGHT ANNOUNCES NEW ZEALAND TOUR WITH HER LIVE BAND
Banished Music proudly welcomes Georgia Knight back to Aotearoa, following her standout solo performance at The Others Way. After captivating audiences with a spellbinding set that lingered long after the final note, Georgia brings her singular world of sound back to New Zealand stages, expanded, immersive, and more powerful than ever, this time with her full live […]