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Lisa Crawley returns with ‘Wedding Band’
Friday, 4 August 2017, 2:05 pm | Great Things
Friday, August 4 2017 - Melbourne-based Kiwi singer and songwriter Lisa Crawley shares the video for‘Wedding Band’, a fictional story about a girl expected to 'settle down' instead going travelling to escape small town mentality. After travelling the ... More >>
James Vincent McMorrow to Support London Grammar
Wednesday, 2 August 2017, 11:20 am | Great Things
Wednesday, August 2 2017 - London Grammar fans are in for a double treat with the announcement today that the band will be supported by brilliant Irish musician James Vincent McMorrow at Spark Arena on Saturday 30 September. More >>
Billie Eilish Announces Debut Auckland Show in September
Tuesday, 25 July 2017, 9:25 am | Great Things
Debut EP dont smile at me out 11 August 15 year-old pop sensation BILLIE EILISH today announces she will land in New Zealand for her first live show on this side of the world this September. The preternaturally talented teenager will play an intimate ... More >>
Music Therapy Week 2017: Finding Your Voice
Wednesday, 21 June 2017, 12:05 pm | Great Things
Music Therapy New Zealand is shining a light on the life-changing impact of music therapy during our second annual Music Therapy Week, running from 1-9 July. As well as celebrating the work of our therapists around the country, we invite people to ... More >>
New percussion album from Moana maestros Te Vaka
Wednesday, 31 May 2017, 9:32 am | Great Things
Wednesday, 31 May 2017 - Te Vaka , the band behind the music of the Oscar nominated Disney musical, animated, feature film Moana has a new CD. Te Vaka Beats is out in music stores this Friday. Te Vaka Beats is a 10 track album of new percussion tracks ... More >>
Niche, Paint It Gold and George FM present BONOBO
Thursday, 16 March 2017, 9:49 am | Great Things
THURSDAY MARCH 16, 2017 – LA-based British musician, producer and DJ Bonobo announces his return to New Zealand for one headline show at Auckland Town Hall on July 27. He last visited Auckland in 2015 for a DJ set, but this time he’s bringing his ... More >>
Hauraki presents Elemeno P in two headline shows
Thursday, 2 February 2017, 10:16 am | Great Things
It’s fifteen years since pop-rock legends Elemeno P appeared on the New Zealand music scene with debut single Fast Times in Tahoe and now the band is reconvening for headline shows in Auckland and Christchurch in March, following their appearance ... More >>
Peaches Announces Second Auckland Show
Friday, 4 November 2016, 2:07 pm | Great Things
Friday, November 4 - Peaches has sold out another show - with her Auckland concert on December 18 fully booked. Fans who missed out have another chance with a second Auckland date added today. Tickets are on sale now at www.nonstoptix.com . This is ... More >>
Peaches Announces Extra Wellington Show
Friday, 14 October 2016, 11:48 am | Great Things
Friday, October 14 - There has been a huge response to the Peaches tour announcement last month, and we're excited to announce that the Wellington concert on Friday December 16 has sold out. A second Wellington date has been added for the following night, ... More >>
Vince Staples in Auckland and Wellington Headline Shows
Tuesday, 4 October 2016, 10:12 am | Great Things
Tuesday, October 4 - 2016 has been hectic for Vince Staples. The streetwise social commentator has given showstopping performances across the festival circuit, headlined his own US tour and found time to release his new EP, PRIMA DONNA. It was only back ... More >>
Peaches Announces NZ dates
Thursday, 22 September 2016, 12:37 pm | Great Things
Thursday, September 22- Amy Schumer told Time Magazine “Peaches is just the shit. She’s the bravest one of us out there.” We couldn't agree more, and we're massively excited to announce that boundary-breaking musician and performance artist is coming ... More >>
LEISURE announce album release tour dates
Wednesday, 21 September 2016, 2:15 pm | Great Things
Wednesday, September 21- A true band of the digital age, the five musicians behind Kiwi music collective LEISURE do things their own way. With the steady release of the best music from their legendary week-long writing and recording sessions at West ... More >>
Iconic Auckland Restaurant Releases Recipe Book
Tuesday, 20 September 2016, 9:22 am | Great Things
Tuesday, 20 September - After thirty years, Cazador, Auckland’s iconic Auckland game and wild food specialist restaurant, is sharing its recipes for the first time in a limited-edition cookbook titled Cazador - game, offal & the rest , on sale from ... More >>
Take your seat for the Sweeney Todd blood drive
Friday, 2 September 2016, 12:03 pm | Great Things
September 2, 2016 - You won’t get baked in a pie, but there will be blood-letting. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street has partnered with New Zealand Blood Service for its Missing Type campaign, by hosting a blood drive at The Civic in Auckland ... More >>
PJ Harvey 2017 Australia and NZ Tour
Wednesday, 31 August 2016, 10:52 am | Great Things
Wednesday, 31 August- Billions Australia are pleased to announce that PJ Harvey is returning to Australasia in January with her full 10-piece band. Shows in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington and Brisbane follow the release ... More >>
The New Zealand Ukulele Festival Goes To Town
Monday, 8 August 2016, 9:37 am | Great Things
Monday August 8, 2016 - The New Zealand Ukulele Festival is set to roll out the red carpet at Vector Arena to celebrate its 10th birthday on Saturday December 3. More >>
Sex, Drama and Comedy Collide in Mating in Captivity
Monday, 11 July 2016, 12:29 pm | Great Things
Monday 11 July, 2016 - Balling. Boffing. Bushwhacking. A hot beef injection. Kissing fish. Getting laid. Call it whatever you like, but its all sex. And there's so much to say about sex. Last Tapes Theatre Company presents the debut season of Mating ... More >>
New Zealand’s First Music Therapy Week Announced
Wednesday, 11 May 2016, 10:27 am | Great Things
The healing qualities of music have been recognised in popular culture for centuries, but there’s much more to it than listening to sad music when dealing with heartbreak. The life-changing impact of music therapy is set to be celebrated in New Zealand’s ... More >>
Death Cab for Cutie announce support acts
Wednesday, 17 February 2016, 9:45 am | Great Things
WEDNESDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2016 – Washington alt-rockers Death Cab for Cutie return to New Zealand this week to play Wellington’s Opera House on Saturday 20 Februaryand Auckland’s St James on Tuesday 23 February. More >>
Villainy announce Dead Sight NZ Tour
Monday, 15 February 2016, 10:18 am | Great Things
Monday 15 February, 2016 - Auckland Alt-rock band Villainy are hitting the road this March and April for seven headline concerts around New Zealand and an appearance at Homegrown . More >>
