Stryper 11th March 2023 Galatos, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Kev Rowland. Photography by Mark Derricutt. I was chatting to photographer Mark Derricutt before the gig, and neither of us can remember a night in Auckland when international bands wereContinue Reading
Backstreet Boys 11th March 2023 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Maria Foy (Happy Mum Happy Child). Photography by Chris Morgan. The Backstreet Boys have had, and always will have, a special place in my heart. As a 16Continue Reading
The Eastern 10th March 2023 Common Room, Hastings, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Andrew Caldwell. In the wake of recent events to afflict the province of Hawkes Bay, amongst the sadness, devastation and tragedy, the psyche ofContinue Reading
Pavement 7th March 2023 The Civic, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Fleming. Photography by Doug Peters. Anniversary tours are once again becoming the rage, Smashing Pumpkins are currently on one, but unsurprisingly are skipping New Zealand, with Pulp (fingersContinue Reading
Electric Six 1st March 2023 The Tuning Fork, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Fleming. Photography by Doug Peters. Sold out show, Wednesday night, and a spanking good dose of rock n roll; the ultimate elixir from which to sipContinue Reading
Peaches 20th February 2023 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Fleming. Photography by Doug Peters. It seems almost appropriate for an artist such as Peaches to be playing on a Monday night, an evening usually reserved for recovering fromContinue Reading
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes 17th February 2023 San Fran, Wellington, New Zealand. Photography by Garry Thomas. Here at Ambient Light we don’t have a lot of rules when it comes to who we cover – basically as longContinue Reading
Arch Enemy 12th February 2023 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand Photography by Peter Coates. For the uninitiated, Arch Enemy are a Swedish Melodic Death Metal band. Originally fronted by ex Carnage vocalist Johan Liiva, who was replaced by German vocalist AngelaContinue Reading
Ed Sheeran 10th February 2023 Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Kate Taylor. Photography by Doug Peters. Let us face it. When it comes to Ed Sheeran, we own him. He is ours. We cross lease him from theContinue Reading