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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
THE BLACK KEYS announce two NZ dates
The Black Keys are returning to New Zealand in November to play two dates.… [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...]
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...]
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.
ADDENDUM
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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...]
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...]
A DEAD FOREST INDEX return to NZ for two shows
Melbourne-based brother duo A Dead Forest Index are returning ton NZ next week to play a couple of shows.… [More...]
FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS announce NZ tour
Flight of the Conchords have confirmed an extensive tour of New Zealand this June.… [More...]
MysteryGirl announces REAL ESTATE support acts
Real Estate are in the country next week; playing three shows – Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin. Your promoter MysteryGirl have announced the supports for each show as follows
AUCKLAND
Thursday 15 March 2012 – Kings Arms
W/ SHERPA & COOL RAINBOWS
WELLINGTON
Friday 16 March 2012 –San Francisco Bath House
W/ THE GOLDEN AWESOME & SLEEPY AGE
DUNEDIN
Saturday 17 March 2012 – Refuel… [More...]
KRS-One dates – UPDATE
FIRST PUBLISHED 1ST MARCH @ 11.31AM
NZ Herald has reported that KRS-One will play the Wellington Town Hall on April 20, and an Auckland venue to be confirmed on April 21.
UPDATE… [More...]
Venues confirmed – Wellington Town Hall on April 20th; The Cloud in Auckland on April 21.
Tickets on sale from Tue 13 March (ticketek.co.nz for Wellington / 1-night.co.nz for Auckland) – limited early-bird tix at $69+bf
FU MANCHU to play 2 NZ dates in April
Widely regarded as one of the visionary forefathers of the stoner rock scene that we know today, they’ve become one of the most influential and highly respected bands to have come out of the 90’s Southern Californian desert rock scene, Fu Manchu are returning to NZ for 2 dates in April.… [More...]
DEAD MEADOW and PINK MOUNTAINTOPS – 2 NZ dates
This one slipped past us almost! Cheese on Toast just noticed that psychedelic institution Dead Meadow are playing two NZ dates at the end of March with Canadian touring support Pink Mountaintops.… [More...]
UNI & HER UKELELE to play 2 Auckland shows
Uni and Her Ukelele from San Francisco are back visiting New Zealand and she’s got two dates booked to play Auckland in March.… [More...]
THE SPECIALS announce one Auckland show
UK Ska legends The Specials play a run of festival and headline theatre shows in Australia before finishing up in New Zealand on Tuesday 10th April at Shed 10, Queens Wharf in Auckland.… [More...]
THATTA (Japan) announce NZ tour
thatta have already shared the stage with NZ’ers Die! Die! Die!, Decortica and Tiddabades when they toured in thatta’s homeland of Japan. Now thatta (meaning “random” and “mind expanding”) are heading from their home turf is right in the middle of the deepest entrails of the infamous yakuza infested red light district of Kabukicho in Tokyo to play 4 NZ dates in March.… [More...]
RADIOHEAD announced to play one NZ show
The rumors were true (maybe you read it here first). Radiohead are coming to play – Tuesday 6th November at Vector Arena. Tickets go on sale this Thursday.
Bloody heck.
UPDATE- Ticketmaster lists tickets at $130 and Connan Mockasin as support act… [More...]
Third and final LADY GAGA show announced for Auckland
The promotor is calling the response ‘overwhelming’ as the second Lady Gaga show has also sold out – and announced a third and final Auckland show for Sunday 10th June at Vector Arena. Tickets go on sale 2nd March via ticketmaster.co.nz (09) 970 9700.
So, three dates – that’s Lady Gaga….ga.… [More...]
KAISER CHIEFS announce first ever NZ show
Leeds indie-rockers the KAISER CHIEFS are heading to New Zealand for the very first time in May.… [More...]
KRS-ONE announces NZ dates via video
Thanks to Deejay Dubhead and DLT for the tip…
This clip shows KRS-One announcing dates in Auckland and Wellington in April 2012.
More details when we locate them!… [More...]
WAVVES to hit NZ shores in May
That headline has been begging to be written. But now it’s true, thanks to MysteryGirl who announced that skuzzy San Diego surf punk band Wavves will be “crashing onto our shores”… [More...]
