Florence + The Machine came to Auckland last night, and Crave! was fortunate enough to have Leah Victoria go along to cover, and shoot, the show for us. Thanks, Leah! It’s the last night of a blow out success world…
If you can’t find music you like at Laneway, you’re really not trying very hard. Twenty-nine acts across four stages over ten hours is an exhausting but very, very enjoyable day out. Local band Daffodils opened my Laneway experience this…
Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators came to Auckland last night, and while Crave! couldn’t get there to review the show — a shame; Myles made it sound like it would be a great show when he spoke to…
By the time you reach 70, you’re entitled to slow down a little. Not that Elaine Paige was ever the highest-octane performer, but last night’s show at Auckland’s Bruce Mason Centre was a genteel, polite affair, a chance for Paige,…
British folk-rockers Mumford & Sons came back to Auckland last night to headline a mini-festival at Western Springs, and Crave! sent Rachel van Luyt along to shoot the show. Mumford & Sons Angie McMahon Leon Bridges Michael Kiwanuka Tiny Ruins
A Twenty One Pilots concert is a thing of the most remarkable energy and intensity. On paper, it is a simple affair — Joshua Dun’s drumkit is front and centre on a huge stage, with a microphone stand and an…
Into the second half of Canadian Shania Twain’s first Auckland concert at Spark Arena, and the singer songwriter takes up residence on a small elevated stage in the middle of the seating area. The big show that’s been unfolding on…
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus played at Auckland’s Galatos Lounge the other night, and Rachel van Luyt was there to shoot the show for Crave!.
I wrote a rather disparaging review of a Passenger concert about four years ago. Since them I’ve seen him a few more times — opening for Ed Sheeran at Mount Smart Stadium, busking in Aotea Square, and in that time…
Def Leppard returned to Auckland last night to play their classic album Hysteria in its entirety, supported by The Scorpions, who were making their first-ever visit to New Zealand. And Steve was there to shoot the show for Crave!. The…