Author: Crave!

John Mayer to kick off his 2019 World Tour in Auckland in March

JOHN MAYER will be kicking off his 2019 World Tour on Saturday, March 23, 2019, in Auckland, New Zealand at Spark Arena, followed by three Australian concerts – one show only at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on March 25; Melbourne’s…

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats announce first-ever New Zealand show

“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 restless throwback sound feels like it’s moving…

Crave! episode 73 — Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald, Pharos, Creed 2, Widows

Lots of disappointment in episode 73 of Crave!. Neither Simon nor Steve can find a good word to say about The Crimes Of Grindelwald, the latest tiresome instalment in the endless — and there’s only been two so far —…

Red Hot Chili Peppers return to New Zealand in March 2019.

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Live Nation is thrilled to announce RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS will make a long-overdue and highly-anticipated return Down Under in 2019. Playing their first headline tour in more than six years, Red Hot Chili Peppers will bring their unique, funk…

Crave! episode 73: Taylor Swift, Steven Wilson, Bohemian Rhapsody, James, Passenger

A return to the music scene in the latest episode of Crave!, which sees Debbie, our Intrepid Guest Reviewer, comparing notes with Steve about Taylor Swift and her Reputation Stadium Tour, which last week arrived at Auckland’s Mount Smart Stadium.…

Postmodern Jukebox announce New Zealand dates for their Welcome to the 90s 2.0 tour

TEG Dainty,Nice Events and David Roy Williams Entertainment are excited to announce that Postmodern Jukebox will return to New Zealand in September and October 2019 following four hugely successful tours in as many years. The multi-talented collective will bring their re-imagined contemporary…

Cirque du Soleil to return to Auckland with their Big Top show Kooza

Cirque du Soleil is ecstatic to return to Auckland with its trademark blue-and-yellow big top (Grand Chapiteau) for the first time in FIVE years, with the spectactular production KOOZA. A breath-taking, colourful homage to the traditions of circus, KOOZA will…

Crave! episode 70: Johnny English, A Simple Favour, Ladies In Black, Kim Benzie

In the seventieth — seventieth! — episode of Crave! Steve struggles to convince Simon of the merits of A Simple Favour, the new Blake Lively—Anna Kendrick two-hander; while Simon rates it, he isn’t as taken in with the film’s charms…

The Laneway 2019 Festival lineup is here — Florence + The Machine to headline

Featuring the most talked about, critically-acclaimed and best live acts in the world right now, the 2019 Laneway Festival – our tenth birthday! – is gonna be the hottest ticket in town. In a very special nod to our 10th Anniversary…