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Olivia Dean (Sat 17 Oct, Western Springs Bowl): The Art of Loving tour lands at the newly rebuilt Bowl, with Kaiit supporting. Event page Macy Gray (Sat 17 Oct, The Civic): The “I Try” singer brings her soulful live show to the Civic. Tickets Hilary Duff with La Roux (Tue 20 Oct, Spark Arena): Duff … Continue reading Auckland’s calendar is packed over the next month, from arena pop to heavy metal. Here’s what’s on:

WOMAD Aotearoa has announced 23 new acts for its 2027 lineup, taking the total to 26 artists for three days of music at the Bowl of Brooklands, Pukekura Park, Taranaki, from 12 to 14 March 2027. The new additions span 18 countries and six continents. The release describes the mix as running from Ukrainian “ethno … Continue reading WOMAD Aotearoa 2027 Adds 23 New Artists

American creator, podcast host and actress Trisha Paytas will play Spark Arena in Auckland on Saturday 27 February 2027, the first New Zealand date of her “The Eras of Trish” tour. Promoter TEG Dainty says the tour has seen huge demand, which is why New Zealand has been added. The announcement also adds Adelaide and … Continue reading Trisha Paytas Is Bringing “The Eras of Trish” to Auckland

Flamingo Pier are heading home this spring with a six-date New Zealand tour to celebrate the release of their new album, Woven Together, out October 9, and they've just revealed a seriously packed list of support acts across the run. Written and recorded in New Zealand, Woven Together captures the emotional rhythm of everyday life, … Continue reading Flamingo Pier announce stacked support lineup for Woven Together album release tour

The show starts in five minutes and you're still stuck in line, hot dog in hand, haven't even paid yet. Spark Arena reckons it's fixed that. The venue has overhauled its food and drink setup, and the headline change for gig-goers is less time queuing and more time actually watching the show. New food outlets … Continue reading Gigs at Spark Arena are about to get a whole lot faster

St Jerome's Laneway Festival has dropped its 2027 lineup, confirming Auckland's Western Springs as the tour's final stop on Sunday 21 February, an 18+ show marking the festival's 22nd year. The trans-Tasman run kicks off in Sydney on 12 February, then Brisbane (13 Feb) and Melbourne (19 Feb), before wrapping in Tāmaki Makaurau. This year's … Continue reading Laneway Festival 2027 lineup is out, and Fontaines D.C. and Hayley Williams are headed to Auckland

Back in September, we traced a quiet ad campaign back to Empire of the Sun's management and said something was coming. Today, Frontier Touring made it official. Empire of the Sun will play Spark Arena on Friday 19 February 2027, the opening date of a six-city Ask That God: Afterlife tour across Australia and New … Continue reading We called this one. Empire of the Sun is coming to Auckland.

The announcement is the easy part. The presale sign-up closes in three days and nobody has said what a ticket costs. Bruno Mars is bringing The Romantic Tour to Eden Park on Saturday 13 March 2027, his first New Zealand show in nearly a decade. Tyla, the South African singer who won a Grammy for … Continue reading Bruno Mars is playing Eden Park. The date that actually matters is this Sunday.

The 2027 dates just dropped. Three Australian shows are 16+. The Auckland one is 18+ for the third year running. Laneway Festival has confirmed its 2027 touring route, and there are two new things in it. Sydney joins the tour for the first time, at Centennial Park. And Auckland closes the tour instead of opening … Continue reading Laneway 2027 is coming to Auckland. Again, most of us can’t go.