Author: Crave!

Carly Rae Jepsen announces her first New Zealand show this December

Today, TEG Dainty has announced that the queen of pop, Carly Rae Jepsen will perform for the very first time in New Zealand, at Auckland’s iconic Town Hall this December 4. From open letters to online petitions and countless heartfelt pleas on…

Bay of Plenty to host Labour weekend music extravaganza Spring Things

A host of the hottest acts around will feature on Spring Things: Labour Weekend– a Kiwi music extravaganza being held in Tauranga on Sunday, October 27. Presented by George FM, Pato Entertainment, Audiology and Fabrik, Spring Things: Labour Weekend includes an all-star line-up from The Upbeats, Home Brew, LAWomen and Deadbeat, to Church & AP,…

British R&B superstar Ella Mai announces 2020 Auckland show

Chart-topping, Grammy-winning R&B artist Ella Mai will top off a phenomenal year and kick off 2020 in style with an Auckland show.  Presented by Mai FM, Pato Entertainment, Audiology and Fabrik, the British singer-songwriter will perform at Logan Campbell Centre in Aucklandon January 5 (R16 event). Tickets on…

Whangamata welcomes back Shapeshifter for New Year’s Eve 2019

Festival favourites SHAPESHIFTER return to welcome in 2020 on the stunning paradise coast of the Coromandel this New Years Eve! The five-strong line-up of PDigsss (vocals), Sam Trevethick (guitar/synths/sampler), Dan McGruer, Nick Robinson (bass/synths/MPC) and Darren Mathiassen (drums) have individually and as…

Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals announce their return to New Zealand

Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals will return to New Zealand early next year for a five-date tour. The renowned American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, and his band, will play Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth on Friday, February 21; Electric Avenue Festival in Christchurch on Saturday,…

Crave! episode 87: Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood; Six Degrees Of Separation; Tom Walker; We Will Rock You; Late Night; and an interview with Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze

Crave! is back after a short winter break, and the big film that’s welcomed Steve and Simon back is Quentin Tarantino’s ninth, and possibly last, possibly penultimate, film, the awkwardly-named Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood. Steve’s been to the theatre,…

Randy Newman announces first-ever tour dates in 2020 in support of acclaimed new album Dark Matter

‘Few songwriters can cut to the quick the way Newman does.  He remains a great American songbook unto himself.’ Guardian ‘In Newman’s best music he leaves you wondering where you stand, what you think, what you believe, how the world…

Rapper Bas announces Auckland and Wellington shows

New York-based rapper Bas is heading to New Zealand for two shows this October.  He will be at Studio The Venue in Auckland on Wednesday, October 16 and Meow Bar in Wellington on Thursday, October 17. Tickets are on sale on Friday, August 9, from 12.00pm.  Click here for tickets to Auckland / Wellington. …

Alice Cooper to bring his new show Ol’ Black Eyes Is Back to New Zealand in February 2020, with guests Airbourne and MC50

Shock rocker and Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famer Alice Cooper has announced he’s returning to New Zealand in February 2020 with his all-new “Ol’ Black Eyes Is Back” show.  Special guests with Alice Cooper on the New Zealand leg of this international tour will be Aussie rock…

Cowboy Junkies return to New Zealand and Australia for their first visit in twenty years

Canadian alt-country pioneers Cowboy Junkies will return to Australia and New Zealand for the first time in 20 years in May 2020. The last time the group played in New Zealand was on the Main Stage at the 1999 Sweetwaters Music Festival…