Billy Idol at The Outer Fields at Western Springs, Sunday January 19th, 2020 This was a good show. I can tell you that, standing near the front of stage at The Outer Fields at Western Springs, the vibe was relaxed…
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Carly Rae Jepsen: enjoyed her maybe
A good indication of how well a concert is going is how much the folk on the stage are enjoying themselves. By that benchmark, Carly Rae Jepsen’s show at Auckland’s Town Hall last night was one of the best of…
Fleetwood Mac: A kind of homecoming
Kiwis do love a local boy who’s made good. And Neil Finn looked like he couldn’t quite believe his luck as he helped front Fleetwood Mac at Spark Arena in Auckland last night. And so it was only right that…
Skyscraper Stan And The Commission Flats: hitting new heights
A Skyscraper Stan show covers a lot of ground. Last night’s performance, to launch Stan’s new album, Golden Boy Vol. I and Vol. II, kicked off with Tango, from 2015’s Last Year’s Tune, a chipper little number that set the…
The Monkees – Auckland Town Hall, Sunday 9th June
Steve had seen them before. Simon hadn’t. So both of Crave!’s reviewers offer their thoughts on The Monkees show in Auckland. Steve first, then Simon. STEVE’S REVIEW: On the strength of last night’s show at Auckland’s Town Hall, it’s not…
Post Malone, with Jaden Smith and Tyla Yaweh — photo gallery
Post Malone came to Auckland’s Spark Arena last night, and Crave! was lucky enough to have Nikita Weir in attendance to shoot the show for us. Thanks, Nikita!
Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul, Auckland Town Hall, April 27
Review by Simon. Photos by Chris Zwaagdyk The size of an audience shouldn’t really have a bearing on a review, but in this case, it surely does. For on the very last night of their two year tour, Little Steven…
Crave! episode 81: Game Of Thrones, You Are Us/Aroha Nui, Nathaniel Rateliff, Black Summer, Shazam
It’s time — finally — for the final series of Game Of Thrones, and so Simon and Steve dissect, in fine detail, the first episode. Steve’s been to the Auckland leg of the Christchurch benefit concert tour You Are Us/Aroha…
You Are Us/Aroha Nui: a coming together.
It’s a remarkable show that opens and closes with Dave Dobbyn, and takes in Six60, SWIDT and the Dilworth Choir along the way, but, let’s face it, You Are Us/Aroha Nui was always going to be a remarkable show. A…
Judas Priest at Spark Arena: photo gallery
Ozzy Osbourne couldn’t make it to the Judas Priest show at Spark Arena last night, but Brad Holland was there to shoot the show for Crave! And Halestorm, of course, last night’s opening act.