NZ Music News
British Piano Star Joins NZSO For Gershwin Special
Explosive British pianist Freddy Kempf and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra will perform major classics by the American legend George Gershwin in a special two-concert tour next month... More
Ukuleles Signed By International Artists Up For Auction By Play It Strange
Money raised from ukuleles signed by international musicians and stars including rock band Green Day, New Zealand's Flight of the Conchords, Ozzy Osbourne, Dan Aykroyd, Barry Gibb, Sam Neill & Tim Finn and others will help children from low decile primary... More
KBB Music Young Performers Competition Winners
The future of New Zealand orchestral music is assured, if this year's KBB Music Young Performers Competition is anything to go by... More
New Zealand at AWME 2012
AWME (Australasian Worldwide Music Expo) will take place in Melbourne from 15-18 November, 2012... More
Extra Christchurch & Auckland Shows On Greg Johnson 20th Anniversary Tour
Two more Greg Johnson concerts have been added to his 20th Anniversary tour to satisfy demand... More
Electric Wire Hustle to Play at San Francisco Bath House
After 6 months abroad the Electric Wire Hustle boys are back in Wellington and are keen for a good old hometown party, so keen in fact they're throwing 2 parties!... More
Cheap Tickets Available For Dragon's Final Gluepot Reunion Show
Brent Eccles Entertainment, The Sound, Juice TV and DB Export Gold present the second and final Dragon Gluepot Reunion concert this Sunday afternoon, November 4 at Auckland's Powerstation... More
Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards (VNZMA) Winners
Six60 and Kimbra have dominated at the 2012 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards... More
WOMAD 2013 Full Line-Up Announced
New Zealand's pre-eminent celebration of music, arts & dance is set to be a sell-out success once again as organisers, Taranaki Arts Festival Trust (TAFT) announce the star-studded line up for WOMAD 2013, to take place at New Plymouth's Brooklands Park... More
Katchafire Summer Tour With Ladi6
Eight strong and straight outta the Waikato, Katchafire have been at the forefront of NZ reggae for some ten years. Now making serious inroads in the US, the band return to their natural environment in support of their most recent... More
Die! Die! Die! European Tour
The 2012 album from Dunedin's internationally acclaimed band Die! Die! Die!, Harmony is an album you want to hear and Die! Die! Die! live on stage is an experience you don't wanna miss! After their extensive New Zealand and Australian... More
The Feelers Acoustic And Electric Live Tour
One of New Zealand's best loved bands The Feelers are proud to announce a small run of shows with a distinct difference this Christmas... More
Popstrangers Join Deep Sea Arcade And Xuri Xruz At bFM Christmas Party
Just announced - Popstrangers have been added to the bFM Xmas Party line-up, playing alongside Deep Sea Arcade from Sydney and Xuri Xruz at Mum Clubnight at Cassette, Auckland, on Friday 7 December!... More
Kora On Tour This Summer
It's been four years since Kora launched its self-titled, worlds-colliding debut album, that connected the dots between funk, rock, reggae, metal, hip hop and electronic rhythms. Now this five-strong collective of fearless sonic explorers have discovered a whole new constellation... More
Street Chant November Tour
After touring the states three times in the past two years in support of their critically acclaimed debut album Means, playing around Australia numerous times - including as the support act for The Dead Weather, playing festivals such as Big... More
Applications For SXSW Close On 7 November
Apply to make the 27th annual SXSW Music Festival one of the best yet! Showcasing at SXSW means performing in one of Austin, TX's famous live music venues, for almost 19,000 industry representatives, including over 3,000 media members and thousands... More
NZ On Air's October 2012 Making Tracks Funding Round
NZ On Air will fund 22 new music projects from its October Making Tracks funding round. The 22 projects were selected from a field of 113 applications, down slightly on the 123 applications in the September round... More
HeatWave Concert Series Including The Feelers, Herbs and Ardijah
NewstalkZB is proud to present HeatWave, a summer concert series of New Zealand sounds to be held at popular holiday locations during January... More
Auditions For New Country Music Show On Maori Television
Do you love country music? Any type of country music? Are you a singer/songwriter who wants a chance to shine on television?... More
The Datsuns Auckland/Wellington Shows
For the last ten years The Datsuns have kept to what they do best. Taking their full tilt boogie to all corners of planet Earth, rock has taken them to far flung destinations such as South East Asia, Chile, Argentina,... More
Classic Hits Winery Tour Will Feature Fat Freddy's Drop, Anika Boh & Hollie, and The Adults
Civic Events, promoter of the annual Classic Hits Winery Tour is proud to reveal the line up for the 2013 Summer Tour: Headliners are the Wellington based seven-piece masters of dub, reggae, soul and RnB - Fat Freddy's Drop, joined... More
Northern Bass Final Line-Up
Spring is in the air and suddenly the great Kiwi Summer is just around the corner. If you haven't already made plans, it's time to start thinking about where you want to be for NYE... More
Sami Sisters and Anika Moa to Play at HSFC Arts & Film Festival
On October 29, 2012 people can purchase tickets for the HSFC Art & Film Festival 2013. Occurring January 14-20, 2013, the HSFC Art & Film Festival will showcase New Zealand artists of all kinds in order to reach their goal of raising... More
Males and Two Cartoons Announce Beach Demons National Tour
Dunedin's premier beach pop friends, Males and Two Cartoons have decided to band together and embark on November national tour. ... More
NZ Symphony Orchestra 2013 Season
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra 2013 Season is a rich mix of our strengths - creativity, artistic aspiration and dedication, all brought to life by our international reputation which enables us to bring you the best artists from around the... More
