The Proclaimers—joyfully Scottish. Review by Jeremy Elwood

You get one of two responses when you tell people you’re going to see The Proclaimers. There’s those who benevolently chuckle, pleased that those novelty twins who had the huge one-hit wonder I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) are still touring.  And then…

My Chemical Romance at the Outer Fields at Western Springs, Auckland—review and photos

Confession time – the first time I became fully cognisant of My Chemical Romance was seeing their name on a sign as I drove past Western Springs a few weeks ago. So the first thing I did after agreeing to…

Harry Styles at Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland: review—A great show, and the singing might have been good, too.

A Harry Styles concert is about many things. It’s a shared experience, an opportunity to dress up in Harry-themed costumes, a chance to sing, or scream, along to a thoroughly eclectic mix of songs, it’s a chance to be with…

Lorde at Western Springs, Tāmaki Makaurau: a long time coming—The Solar Power Tour, reviewed by Jeremy Elwood

It was a long time coming, but after two years of COVID disruption and two months of nervously watching the skies, Solar Power finally arrived in Tāmaki Makaurau. “My name is Ella…you might know me as Lorde”.  Indeed we do. …

Ed Sheeran at Eden Park, Auckland—excellent in quite unexpected ways

Ed Sheeran played a quite excellent show at Eden Park in Auckland last night. It just wasn’t quite the show he’d expected to play. It was, from the start, something a little different. The first time I saw Sheeran, at…

The most beautiful music in town—Cowboy Junkies delight Auckland

“Well, she’s got range,” I heard a woman in the row behind me at last night’s Cowboy Junkies concert remark about singer Margo Timmins as the band finished My Little Basquiat. Thing is, if you’ve only heard Sweet Jane, the…