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B-52s to celebrate their 40th anniversary in Auckland!

B-52s

On February 14 (Valentine’s Day) 1977 five aspiring musicians from Athens, Georgia played their very first gig at a friend’s house. Naming themselves after Southern slang for exaggerated ‘bouffant” hairdos, the newly-christened B-52s (Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and…

Crystal Castles return to NZ for one-off show in Auckland

Crystal Castles

Electronic extraordinaires Crystal Castles have just announced a New Zealand show as part of their upcoming MJR Presents tour Downunder. The groundbreaking experimental act, which hails from Toronto, Canada, will play at Auckland’s Powerstation on Thursday, May 25. It comes hot on the heels of announcements that Crystal…

Green Day add second dates for Auckland, Melbourne and Sydney

Green Day

One of the year’s biggest rock tours just got even bigger: Frontier Touring are thrilled to confirm three new show dates on Green Day’s Revolution Radio New Zealand and Australia Tour! After selling out their first dates in each city, Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland…

Blondie and Cyndi Lauper to join for NZ tour this Easter weekend

Cyndi Lauper & Blondie

In a world first, these Blondie and Cyndi Lauper are teaming up to co-headline an absolute cracker of a New Zealand tour this Easter Weekend in April. Cyndi Lauper and Blondie will play arena shows in Christchurch and Auckland in what…

Crave! episode 31: Rogue One, Passengers, Middle School, The Rolling Stones

Middle School

Simon and Steve have both quite enjoyed Rogue One, the latest star in the Star Wars firmament, but they’re altogether more troubled by Passengers, the rather unsettling space romance starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt. Steve has found Middle School:…

Little Mix announce New Zealand tour date

Little Mix

The world’s biggest girl group, LITTLE MIX, are thrilled to announce that they’re bringing their brand new arena tour to New Zealand in July of next year – The Glory Days Tour 2017.  “We can’t believe we are bringing our Glory Days Tour to New…