Latest news

It howls. It's grindingly beautiful. It's dangerously sentient. It’s The Sisters of Mercy returning to New Zealand this November for their first headline show in over 7 years!

Propelled from the obsession with electronica but still a far … read more

Kurt Vile and the Violators on Thursday 11 April has sold out! There will be no further online ticket sales and no door sales on the night.

TOP 10 BEST COUNTRY MUSIC ALBUM OF 2014 - The Guardian

4 STARS MOJO MAGAZINE * * * *

WINNER OF THE APRA SILVER SCROLL 2014

WINNER OF THE NEW ZEALAND MUSIC AWARDS

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015

WINNER OF THE NZ COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS
BEST … read more

Astral People, Handsome Tours, Complex & Top Dawg Entertainment present Jay Rock (US) - The Big Redemption Tour.

"After years of waiting his turn in TDE’s pecking order, it’s finally Jay Rock’s time to win" - Complex

… read more

SHARON VAN ETTEN
Returns with Full Band
The Powerstation, Auckland, June 5

It is with great delight that Solid Entertainment announces the return of Brooklyn NY based SHARON VAN ETTEN. Having played four exquisite sold-out intimate shows across NZ in … read more

Jungle's show on Thursday 18th April has sold out!  There will be no further online ticket sales and no door sales on the night.

“With a voice that can yearn with crystalline purity or howl with guttural anguish, Rateliff is a captivating front man, a commanding presence who nonetheless also is an egalitarian collaborator”. The LA Times

“Rateliff’s … read more

The legendary Sevendust returns to Australia and New Zealand in April 2019 - presented by MJR Presents and 24/7 Metal and Rock station/app The Faction! Sevendust are coming to celebrate their 2018 Rise Records release All I See Is War - a record that has … read more

Dust off your dancing shoes, punk rock’s greatest supergroup cover band, Me First And The Gimme Gimmes have confirmed they’re coming back for more kiwi action in March 2019. Their … read more

The HITMAN from THE STRANGLERS is BACK!

HUGH CORNWELL wrote the hits, sang the hits and played guitar on the hits.

Golden Brown, No More Heroes, Strange Little Girl, Always The Sun, No More Heroes, Nice And Sleazy, … read more

Celebrating the recent release of their sensational sophomore album Malibu Nights, alt-pop masters LANY wind their way back to New Zealand for one Auckland show in July 2019.

It’s been a year since they were last here and now the dreamy 3-piece … read more

Acclaimed US producer-songwriter-performer Maggie Rogers returns to New Zealand in June, following on from a huge Splendour in the Grass 2017 debut and accompanying sideshows.

Rising to fame after being discovered by Pharell Williams in a NYU … read more

Quintessential Irish-American Celtic folk/punk band Flogging Molly is leaving California this April to come and dazzle New Zealand with their wild live performance tactics. Known for their distinctive fusion of … read more

Shakey Graves a.k.a Alejandro Rose-Garcia was born in Austin Texas to a musical family and is best-known for playing a smoky, spectral fusion of blues, folk and rock in a stripped down one-man-band style.

Shakey Graves … read more

The Lulu Raes are five mates and a cocktail in some parts of Queensland. Bringing a lifetime love of pop smothered in dance & punk, the Raes produce their own hook-laden pop tunes. With influences such as The Strokes, The Beatles & Oasis driving … read more

Metropolis Touring Presents
THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN bring their trademark searing, feedback drenched rock and roll to New Zealand!
“The Jesus And Mary Chain still sound like the future” (Louder Than War)
“purveyors of a formidable … read more

Having recently been announced for Australia’s Download Festival in 2019, Pennsylvanian hard rock powerhouse HALESTORM have announced a festival sideshow in New Zealand – taking them to The Powerstation in Auckland on March 13.

The Grammy-winning group return in April, hitting Auckland’s Powerstation on April 15.

Snarky Puppy isn’t exactly a jazz band. It’s not a fusion band, and it’s definitely not a jam band. It’s probably best to take Nate … read more

Recent months have seen a large number of tickets that have been purchased with stolen credit cards in both Australia and New Zealand resold through third-party sellers online. Reports have also surfaced through news media about punters buying fraudulent … read more