There’s a lot of flying at a Pink concert. There is, in fact, a lot of an awful lot of things. But somehow the show manages to hang together in a way that other concerts can’t quite pull off. Following…
P!NK at Spark Arena, Auckland — flying high
Author: Steve McCabe
Lily Allen to return to New Zealand in February 2019
Frontier Touring are ecstatic to announce that legendary British singer Lily Allen will touch down in New Zealand in February 2019 for one electric show. Fresh from the June release of her brilliant fourth record No Shame, the pop star…
The Happytime Murders: not a happy time at the cinema
What’s most frustrating, perhaps, about The Happytime Murders is that there is the germ, the nubbin, of a potentially really enjoyable film hiding somewhere inside it. That really enjoyable film, however, has been crushed by the weight of the monumental…
All nine members of Wu-Tang Clan to play first ever New Zealand shows
To celebrate 25 years of their groundbreaking debut album Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) the Wu-Tang Clan announce all nine remaining members will play their first ever New Zealand headline shows with the full lineup, this December. Ghostface Killah, Method Man, GZA, Inspectah Deck,…
Shihad announce 30th anniversary New Zealand tour
“Shihad proved they’re still New Zealand’s best live rock band… they know how to get a crowd bouncing from the get-go…” NZ Herald Picture this… 1988, David Lange is Prime Minister, Commercial TV goes 7 days a week (except Good Friday,…
Phil Collins to bring his Not Dead Yet Tour to New Zealand
Global music legend Phil Collins is set to make his long-anticipated return to New Zealand with his Not Dead Yet: Live! tour, presented by TEG Dainty. The 2-date tour kicks off in Christchurch on Monday 4 February at Christchurch Stadium…
Teenage Fanclub announce February 2019 New Zealand show
Frontier Touring is delighted to welcome back Glasgow five-piece Teenage Fanclub, returning to New Zealand in February 2019. The iconic ‘What You Do To Me’ rockers will perform one headline date in Auckland, with tickets going on sale Monday 27…
Katy Perry: jumping the left shark
I’m willing to accept that I might not be in the target demographic for Katy Perry’s concert at Auckland’s Spark Arena last night, the penultimate show of her Witness world tour; I not sure, though, that the pre- and early-teen…
Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson announces one-man show in Auckland
The lead singer of Iron Maiden, Bruce Dickinson, will perform a special one-man speaking tour of Australasia this October, with an Aucklandshow at The Cordis Hotel(formerly the Langham) on October 16. Dickinson’s WHAT DOES THIS BUTTON DO? speaking tour is…
Aussie soul-blues favourites The Teskey Brothers announce NZ tour
Australian soul-blues band The Teskey Brothers are returning to New Zealand for a three-date tour The four-piece from Melbourne will play San Fran in Wellington on Thursday, October 4; Winnie Bagoes in Christchurch on Friday, October 5;and the Mercury Theatrein Auckland on Saturday, October 6. After a…