SLASH announces two NZ dates
According to The Corner this morning – Slash will play two NZ dates on his tour promotion his new album Apocalyptic Love, which is out next week.
August 17 – Vector Arena, Auckland – Tickets available from Ticketmaster
August 19 – CBS Arena, Christchurch – Tickets available from Ticketek… [More...]
MINUIT announce short tour + a benefit gig in Nelson
Minuit announced a three date NZ tour – Wellington, Auckland – and a special show in their hometown of Nelson where the proceeds will be donated to help Nelsonian Tony Bayard get to Boston, where he and his family hope to solve the medical puzzle that he faces.… [More...]
COLDPLAY announce NZ and Australian dates
Coldplay, announced in March that they will be headed to Australia this November but now, Chugg Entertainment are able to reveal the details of four stadium shows on the Mylo Xyloto tour in Australia and New Zealand.
“We can’t wait to get back to New Zealand this November. It’s such a special place for us. The venue is pretty huge, the New Zealand crowds are always incredible and we’ll be bringing everything we’ve got. It’s going to be big” said… [More...]
Thought Creature are back with new EP and tour
Thought Creature are back with a brand new EP – coming out later this month on Crystal Magic Records (out May 25th) – entitled Total Recall.… [More...]
THE GREAT NORTH announce new album and tour
The Great North have announced their sophomore album – Halves – will be released at Grey Lynn Library Hall on May 26, with support from Tono and the Finance Company. This will be followed by a nationwide tour in June.
Here is the album art, a free download of the lead single “Lead Me To The Light” and a making of video, which features hilarious frustrating screaming…
Oh, and tour dates at the bottom of this post.
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SAMPOLOGY announces NZ date(s)
Dj Sampology is no ordinary turntable technician. His legendary “Super Visual” AVDJ series has earned him an undeniable reputation as Australia’s leading Audio Visual DJ, playing a number of the world’s greatest music, film and arts festivals including Big Day Out, SXSW, Big Chill Festival, Berlin Music Festival, Falls Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Sydney Festival, Tropfest and Adelaide Fringe Festival…. and now Sick Disco (plus, kinda weirdly, a bar in Cambridge, the night before The Stables)
He’ll be playing Auckland’s… [More...]
FRANCOIS K announces one NZ date
New York house icon François Kevorkian, perhaps better known as François K is playing one Auckland date in June.… [More...]
GHOSTFACE KILLAH Wellington and Christchurch shows announced
Following last weeks news of Wu Tang’s Ghostface Killah heading to the shores and the announcement of the Auckland show at Powerstation on June 7th – comes news that he’ll also be performing shows in Wellington and Christchurch beforehand in June.… [More...]
SMASHING PUMPKINS announce Auckland show
Following last Friday’s record sell-out of this year’s Splendour in the Grass festival, festival headliner The Smashing Pumpkins will be playing sideshows in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and then heading to New Zealand for one Auckland show.
They will be debuting a unique stage design in Australasia created to reflect the visual themes to go along with the full presentation of their new album, “Oceania” – which is set for release on June 22, 2012, through Create/Control – as well as… [More...]
GHOSTFACE KILLAH heads to NZ
Tony Starks, Ironman and Pretty Toney aka Ghostface Killah, founding member of one of rap music’s most influential groups, Wu Tang Clan, is coming to play NZ dates in June… [More...]
OPOSSOM New Zealand dates announced
In celebration of the release of OPOSSOM’s “Electric Hawaii’ album on June 1, NZ show dates have been announced.
Bringing OPOSSOM to the stage, Kody Nielson will be joined by Bic Runga in the role of chanteuse and multi-instrumentalist, and former fellow Mint Chick Michael Logie on bass guitar duties.
In Auckland, they are playing three nights in a row at Lucha Lounge (take your sleeping bag and hideout in toilets there for the full season?) and then one single… [More...]
LEFT OR RIGHT announce NZ Tour
Southern NZ’ers LEFT OR RIGHT (Dunedin based) are set to release their second album “Buzzy” via Mr Yoda Productions in every format except 8-track (ie on sexy double orange vinyl (2×12″s), CD, Cassette and Digitally via iTunes and Bandcamp).
The album’s been a year in the making, we’re told; recorded at Dunedin’s Albany St Studios by Mike Holland and the band and matsered by Dale Cotton. To celebrate unleashing the record upon us, they’re heading on tour – taking Dunedin… [More...]
THE BLACK KEYS announce two NZ dates
The Black Keys are returning to New Zealand in November to play two dates.… [More...]
RACKETS and BEACH PIGS announce FULL MANGO NZ TOUR
Auckland’s Rackets and Beach Pigs have announced what they have dubbed the FULL MANGO TOUR of New Zealand – taking themselves all the to Invercargill (and, they add, hopefully back).… [More...]
LIL’ BAND O’ GOLD – NZ tour announced
Comprised of a revolving line-up of some of Louisiana’s most respected musical exponents, Lil’ Band O’ Gold serve up an irrepressible gumbo of swamp pop, blues, country, cajun, soul and good old fashioned rock ‘n’ roll. Lily Allen loves them so much she flew them all over to play at her wedding, and their songs have featured in the hit TV shows ‘True Blood’ and ‘Treme’.
They have announced a tour of the North Island of New Zealand in July… [More...]
oOoOO from San Francisco to play one NZ date – Wellington
San Francisco chillwave artist oOoOO (pronounced “Oh”) aka Chris Dexter Greenspa – often cited with the likes of Salem and White Ring as one of the pioneers of the “Drag” sound is, Vanguard Red Magazine reports set to play at Wellington’s Mighty Mighty on May 17th.… [More...]
TOMMY ILL album release parties confirmed
Tommy Ill’s New Hat & A Haircut was released at the beginning of this month – but the party hasn’t ended; in fact, evidently it hasn’t even really started yet – as a three date album release tour has been finally confirmed to happen in early May.
The release parties will see the Tommy Ill crew and their musical cahorts … [More...]get intimate with Wellington’s Bar Bodga, Christchurch’s Dux Live and Auckland’s Kings Arms, and party with a hodgepodge of New
PRINCE tour dates
Prince was hotly tipped as a actual, for real, headlining act for this years Big Day Out; but, obviously that never happened.
Today, Chugg Entertainment made a comment on their Facebook “Hmmmm. Just checked the weather report. It’s predicting purple rain for tomorrow…” – but then EverGuide.com.au leaked Australian dates today…
Friday 11th May – Allphones Arena, Sydney
Monday 14th May – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Friday 18th May – Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
As yet, no New Zealand purple date… [More...]
Tiny Ruins tour dates
Taite Music Prize nominee Tiny Ruins is on the road again, kicking off tonight in Wellington.
WELLINGTON: Wed 11th April (this week!) at Mighty Mighty, w/ special guest Seth Frightening. Doors @ 8.30pm. $10 door sales only.
AUCKLAND: Sun 22nd April at The Wine Cellar, w/ special guests Steve Abel & Simon Comber. Doors @ 7.30pm. $15 door sales only.
DUNEDIN: Fri 27th April at Chicks Hotel, Port Chalmers, w/ special guest Robert Scott. Doors @ 8.00pm. $10 door sales… [More...]
The (English) Beat to play Powerstation
Check out the photo I tweeted of this poster spotted on the way to The Specials tonight…
The Beat (the English Beat; not the American band) are coming to play Auckland’s Powerstation on Thursday 23rd August.
A flyer handed to us later indicated that Tickets would be on sale from 19th April and to check powerstation.net.nz for more ticketing and show info – as of the time of publishing this; their website didn’t contain any further details yet.
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BLACK SEEDS tour dates announced
To celebrate the release of their new album Dust And Dirt, The Black Seeds have confirmed a nine show-tour across the country in May & June, including Dunedin, Wanaka, Christchurch, Nelson, Hamilton, two nights at the Powerstation in and The Front Room in Wellington.
Self recorded and produced in their Wellington studio, the new album introduces styles not heard on previous Black Seeds releases whilst retaining their trademark sound.
Tour details :
DUNEDIN – Thurs May 24: Sammy’s
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TOM LARK announces tour
Christchurch based artist Tom Lark is hitting the road for a nationwide tour in the coming months to celebrate the release of his debut EP.
The Ep was recorded in the aftermarth of the Christchurch earthquake, with usual recording and practice space destroyed, and relegated to working in bedrooms. The 8-track EP features the singles All Night Long and Hipsteranity with Give You All My Lovin’ currently being taken out as the new single. Limited run of physical CDs and… [More...]
Another FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS show announced
Due to unprecedented demand Flight of the Conchords have announced an additional Auckland show.… [More...]
ATMOSPHERE announces NZ dates
FuZen Entertainment have, today, announced the return of independent hip hop icon Atmosphere to Auckland this May.… [More...]
The Verlaines announce album tour dates
Untimely Meditations is the title of album number nine from The Verlaines in their thirty (so far) years; ecorded at Albany St. Studios in Dunedin over a period of 18 months on and off, Graeme Downes assembled his core live band (Tom Healy – guitar; Darren Stedman – drums; Rob Burns – bass; Stephen Small – keyboards) along with an assortment of guest musicians to produce ten songs “that show a keen ear for a pop tune, but are not… [More...]
Star Slinger shows announced
Under The Radar announced this afternoon that ” 24-year-old Manchester sampling savant” Darren Williams aka Star Slinger is playing one Auckland date in April.… [More...]
TOM LARK announces tour dates
Christchurch based solo artist Tom Lark has completed his EP and has now announced his NZ tour dates.… [More...]
THE DHDFDs announce debut album and tour
The DHDFDs finally are on the brink of releasing their debut album – entitled French Fries. The long-awaited album follows two EP releases and a long-built reputation of being one of Auckland’s most explosive, frenetic and utterly unpredictable live acts.… [More...]
