ROBBIE WILLIAMS BRITPOP WORLD TOUR LANDS IN AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND THIS NOVEMBER!
Global pop phenomenon Robbie Williams has announced his return to Australia and New Zealand, bringing his BRITPOP World Tour down under this November!
Transvision Vamp – The Powerstation: February 28, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
English eighties glam-rockers Transvision Vamp wrapped up their reunion at Auckland’s Powerstation, some 35 years after they last played here.
Lloyd Cole – Hollywood Avondale: March 13, 2026 (13th Floor Photo Gallery)
Lloyd Cole wrapped up his New Zealand tour with a show at Auckland’s classic Hollywood Avondale cinema.
We Will Ride Fast – Unfurl Your Weeds (ft Frances Ellen): 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
We Will Ride Fast’s Post-Punk Ontological Investigation continues into 2026 with the release of new single Unfurl Your Weeds, an upbeat remake of 2020’s The Weeds.
Voxtrot – Dreamers Back From Exile: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Texas-based band Voxtrot is back with their second album in just two decades. What have they been doing all that time? Bandleader Ramesh Srivastava is here to explain all.
He Kākano: Marmite & Honey – Q Theatre Loft: March 14, 2026 (13th Floor Theatre Review)
He Kākano: Marmite & Honey takes a wonderful play on all family dynamics, the good the bad…the sweet and salty relationships and layers that all families experience.
Hina – Coucou!: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Marking her first solo release since 2024, Tāmaki Makaurau singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Hina returns with Coucou! – a swirl of 1960s French pop and cinematic strings, tracing the push-and-pull of longing and the fear of being “too much.”
A PERFECT CIRCLE CONFIRM RETURN TO NEW ZEALAND WITH SPECIAL GUEST PUSCIFIER
Live Nation has today announced that American rock band A Perfect Circle, formed in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan, will visit New Zealand in December, marking their return to New Zealand following a 22-year absence!
Kim Gordon – PLAY ME (Matador) (13th Floor Album Review)
Former Sonic Youth Kim Gordon has just released her third solo album, PLAY ME…the 13th Floor’s Jeff Neems gives it a spin…
AW & Community Treatment Order – Goblin: March 14, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
AW and Community Treatment Order…two noisy, post-punk bands, and a hipster DJ. Perfect for a good night out at Tamaki Makaurau’s now-not-so-secret old-worldy backwater tavern. Change… The folk at Goblin have moved the stage, maybe recently, maybe a while ago, it now sits in the middle of the room, the DJ relegated to a tidy […]
Sola Rosa – Losing Time (Ft. Muroki): 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Ahead of his forthcoming album In The Mids outApril 10, Sola Rosa unveils new single, Losing Time, a collaboration with ascending Berlin based Aotearoa artist Muroki.
Iron & Wine – The Powerstation: March 14, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Spotify is an interesting barometer of an artist’s career. For Sam Beam–Iron & Wine–the song with the most streams on Spotify is Flightless Bird, American Mouth, with many hundreds of millions of streams.
Muroki – Double Whammy: March 14, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
New Zealand-born, Berlin-based musician Muroki graced Double Whammy last night with waves of grooving soul-pop that emanated through a crowd who delightedly rode the swell all the way to shore. He’s touring Aotearoa and Australia after the release of his debut full-length album Amber Skies in January.
The Long Ryders’ Sid Griffin And His High Noon Hymns: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Veteran Americana band The Long Ryders have just released their new studio album, High Noon Hymns.
Jolie Holland / Steve Abel — Pitt St. Methodist Church: March 13, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
On a warm wet night in Tāmaki Makaurau, the high ceiling of Pitt Street Methodist Church opened onto a space where sound behaved differently. Voices rose upward and returned softened but clearer, and even the lightest guitar chord carried further than expected. It proved an ideal setting for the pairing of Jolie Holland with support […]
Upchuck & DARTZ – Whammy Bar: March 13, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Atlanta, USA punk band Upchuck, formed in 2018, are a favourite of such luminaries as Iggy Pop and Ty Segall. Led by Kaila “KT” Thompson, they opened for Amyl & the Sniffers back in ‘24 in the UK, and thus have an affinity with this part of the world.
Princess Chelsea & The Dream Warriors – Whammy Bar: March 12, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
There are few better ways to feed the soul than an intimate night with Princess Chelsea and her all‑star Dream Warriors, as they road‑test fresh music born out of their recent “band‑camp” creative retreat. What unfolded at Whammy Bar was both a warm preview of new material, and a reminder of why Chelsea commands such […]
Not My Wife – Home Alone: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Inspired by the push and pull of a blurred relationship, Not My Wife’s debut track ‘Home Alone’ blends haunting vocals, harmonic motifs, 80s synth, and an arrogant, metallic bass that unapologetically sets the tone for a series of single releases throughout 2026.
Becoming Jeff Bezos – Q Theatre Loft: March 13, 2025 (13th Floor Theatre Review)
Becoming Jeff Bezos puts two characters on stage with two contrasting takes on a dystopic Aotearoa after the climate apocalypse has hit. When they confront each other, sparks fly.
Jolie Holland – Chillin’ On Waiheke Island: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Jolie Holland kicks off a 5-date tour of New Zealand tonight at The Pitt St Methodist Church in Auckland.