2hollis – Powerstation: February 18, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
2hollis returned to play five shows on The Star Tour this month across Australia and New Zealand. Originally from Chicago, rapper, producer and singer 2hollis (Hollis Frazier-Herndon) has built a cult following for his constantly evolving high energy blend of hyperpop, electronic pop and trap.
Amble – Hollywood Avondale: February 22, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Amble, the Irish folk trio whose three‑part harmonies and acoustic intimacy have quietly swept venues around the world in recent months, arrived back in Auckland tonight as part of their Reverie Tour, supporting their debut album Reverie (2025), which debuted at #1 in Ireland and has garnered them immediate massive global support.
Pulp – Spark Arena: February 22, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Pulp brought their You Deserve More Tour to Auckland last night, a mere 28 years after they last performed in our fair city…and their first concert in five months.
Anberlin – Neck Of The Woods: February 20, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Anberlin, the Florida alt‑rock outfit whose catalogue swings between emo confessionals, widescreen anthems, and polished melodic rock, returned to Auckland after a long absence for a bustling tightly packed show, the kind where crowd energy becomes part of the performance.
Push Push – Double Whammy: February 20, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Push Push played to a packed Double Whammy crowd last night for the second outing of their four-show tour of the Upper North Island, celebrating 35 years of their first number one hit Trippin’.
Jason Aldean – Spark Arena: February 19, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Macon-born Country singer Jason Aldean brought his Full Throttle World Tour to Auckland’s Spark Arena last night…and The 13th Floor was there.
The Band CAMINO – Powerstation: February 19. 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Walking into Auckland’s Powerstation on Thursday 19th Feb, the atmosphere was electric. Nashville-based band The Band CAMINO had arrived in NZ for what was sure to be a jam packed night, and what a night it was. I’m fairly sure this was only their second time in the country, but they impressed us Kiwis to […]
The Darkness – Powerstation: February 17, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
The Darkness performed at Powerstation last night, bringing sweat-soaked falsettos, razor-sharp riffs and unapologetic glam theatrics to a packed and heaving Auckland crowd, proving that even in 2026, pure, joyous hard rock still feels immediate, communal and impossible to replicate once the lights come up.
Deacon Blue – Bruce Mason Centre: February 15, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Deacon Blue closed out their current tour at Auckland’s Bruce Mason Centre. The 13th Floor’s Jo Barry reviews and Chris Zwaagdyk photographs…
Ethel Cain – Auckland Town Hall: February 13, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Lana Del Ray casts a long shadow. On one end of what I’m going to name “the Lana Spectrum” there’s the pure pop of Addison Rae’s Diet Pepsi, with its hazy, breathy lyrics and Americana imagery. And on the opposite end of the spectrum there’s the hazy, Southern Gothic dream-pop of Ethel Cain, specifically her two “proper” […]
Harper Finn – Whammy Bar: February 12, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Another night in Auckland, another gig – and on Thursday 13 February the mesmerising Harper Finn brought his rescheduled Silo Park live show to Karangahape’s Whammy Bar.
Maren Morris – Aotea Centre: February 11, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
MAREN MORRIS brought her D R E A M S I C L E world tour to Auckland – and brought joy to thousands of fans of the Texan country/pop crossover star. Carin Newbould was there to see whether Morris would make their dreams come true at the Aotea Centre.
Lorde – Spark Arena: February 11, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Lorde brought her Ultrasound World Tour to Auckland’s Spark Arena last night…a celebration of 12 years of a truly incredible career.
Gregory Alan Isakov – The Opera House/ Wellington: February 12, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Gregory Alan Isakov’s stripped-down show at The Opera House revealed an assured craftsman at the top of his game and, perhaps more surprising, the rapture of his millennial fandom.
Hazlett – Tuning Fork: February 8, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Indie-folk singer-songwriter Hazlett brought his soaring vocals to The Tuning Fork last night at the last of his shows on the Coming Home Tour, propelling the crowd on a turbulent flight through the emotional journey of his past loves, and the cost of pursuing his musical passion on the other side of the world.
Lagwagon – Double Whammy: February 8, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Fat Wreck Chords stalwarts Lagwagon rolled into Auckland last night on their Hoss 30th Anniversary Tour, delivering a blistering set that proved the band still burns.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds + Aldous Harding – TSB Arena Wellington: February 6, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds played two shows in Wellington with Aldous Harding supporting…The 13th Floor’s John Bradbury was on the scene…here is his report.
Lainey Wilson – Spark Arena: February 6, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Grammy-winning Country star Lainey Wilson and her band blew into Auckland, bringing their Whirlwind World Tour to life in front of a very appreciative, sold-out audience who came to see and be seen.
Laneway Festival – Western Springs: February 5, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Despite a couple of significant hiccups, Laneway Festival 2026 was a success — a reminder of the positive power of collective experience and the value of keeping your horizons open to discovering new music.
OneRepublic – Spark Arena: February 4, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
By the time OneRepublic took the stage at a sold-out Spark Arena, in Auckland on February 4, 2026, the tone for the night had already been set – polished, heartfelt, and unashamedly crowd focused.