St Jerome’s Laneway Festival 27th January 2020 Albert Park, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. With Christmas trees long since been packed away and New Year’s celebrations now nothing but a distant memory, Auckland AnniversaryContinue Reading
Amplify Rock Festival 24th January 2020 Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North, New Zealand. Review by Bridget Herlihy. Photography by Alexander Hallag. In what is the busiest concert and festival season of the year, music lovers and aficionados alike haveContinue Reading
Bastille 23rd January 2020 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Lauren Sanderson. Photography by Richard Myburgh. We first fell in love with British indie pop superstars Bastille when they burst onto the scene in 2013 with their debut albumContinue Reading
Obituary 22nd January 2020 The Studio, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Kate Taylor. Photography by Connor Crawford. Feature Artwork by Leon Taylor. Gather round ye metal fans of old, or is that old metal fans? Summer seems to be theContinue Reading
Halsey – Manic (Capitol Records) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. When Halsey (aka Ashley Frangipane) dropped her debut album Badlands in 2015, she proclaimed herself to be an ‘anti-pop star’, a claim that does not always appear to ring true givenContinue Reading
The Growlers 19th January 2020 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Mike Beck. Photography by Richard Myburgh. The Powerstation fortunately became the designated host for The Growlers only NZ show of their 2020 world tour, and what a night itContinue Reading
Billy Idol 19th January 2020 The Outer Fields Western Springs, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. Auckland turned on the sun once again for a cruisy afternoon at Western Springs – the second night in a rowContinue Reading
mclusky* 18th January 2020 The Tuning Fork, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Andre Fleming. Photography by Isaac Fleming. I will be the first to admit that the original formation of mclusky was a bit before my time, their heyday duringContinue Reading
Flying Lotus 3D 18th January 2020 The Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Richard Myburgh. There are few live music experiences where you are handed a pair of 3D glasses upon entering a venue, butContinue Reading