• News

    Coachella's 2024 Set Times Are Here So You Can Livestream Lana Del Rey, Doja Cat and No Doubt

    Without leaving the house, let alone travelling to California, you can catch Tyler, The Creator, Blur, J Balvin, Ice Spice, Reneé Rapp, Dom Dolla and more.

  • News

    Coachella's 2024 YouTube Livestream Will Let You Watch Up to Four Stages at the Same Time

    Here's something that you definitely can't do on the ground in Indio: catch multiple sets at once.

  • News

    Splendour in the Grass 2024 Has Been Cancelled Just Weeks After Announcing Its Kylie-Led Lineup

    Kylie Minogue, Future and Arcade Fire were set to headline — but in heartbreaking news for the Australian music industry, the festival won't be going ahead this year.

  • News

    The 2024 Splendour in the Grass Lineup Has Dropped with Kylie Minogue, Future and Arcade Fire Headlining

    You'll also be catching G Flip, Turnstile, The Presets doing a DJ set, Yeat, Hayden James, Girl in Red, Baby Gravy and more in North Byron Parklands this July.

  • News

    Pearl Jam Have Added New Shows to Their First Down Under Tour in a Decade Due to Demand

    The Seattle-born band will be joined by Pixies, so Eddie Vedder and Black Francis will share a stage.

  • News

    The Kid LAROI Is Getting the Documentary Treatment — and It'll Hit Your Streaming Queue in February

    Featuring chats with The Kid LAROI, Justin Bieber, Post Malone and more, 'Kids Are Growing Up' will be available via Prime Video from Thursday, February 29.

Latest Guides
  • News

    Sleater-Kinney Are Touring Down Under in May Three Decades After Recording Their First Album in Australia

    Fresh from releasing their 11th studio album 'Little Rope', Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein have announced a five-city tour.

  • News

    Pearl Jam Are Bringing Their Latest World Tour to Australia and New Zealand with Pixies in Support

    Locking in shows for November, this is the first time in a decade that the Eddie Vedder-led, Seattle-born band will play Down Under.

  • News

    Fresh From Winning Three Grammys, SZA Has Announced a 2024 Australian and New Zealand Tour

    The R&B singer just picked up Grammys for Best Progressive R&B Album, Best R&B Song and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance with Phoebe Bridgers.

  • News

    Tenacious D Are Heading to Australia and NZ in 2024 for Their First Down Under Tour in Over a Decade

    Jack Black and Kyle Gass will play seven arena shows on the Australian and New Zealand leg of their 'Spicy Meatball' tour.

  • News

    Cross Street Music Festival's New Zealand-Only 2024 Lineup Includes Princess Chelsea, Balu Brigada and Te KuraHuia

    This festival celebrates homegrown talent from all parts of the music industry, from up-and-coming performers to stalwarts of the scene.

  • News

    Sophie Ellis-Bextor Will Bust Out 'Murder on the Dancefloor' When She Supports Take That's 2024 Down Under Tour

    The boy band is the headline act, but 'Saltburn' fans will be heading along for everyone's favourite early-2000s pop hit.

Latest Places
  • Bar

    Scarlett Slimms & Lucky

    476 Mt Eden Rd, Auckland

    Scarlett Slimms and Lucky is a haunt for the modern day Raymond Chandler.

  • Bar

    Cassette Nine

    Vulcan Lane, Auckland

    Any place that can pull off jeans as wallpaper has two thumbs up in my book.

  • Restaurant

    Miss Clawdy

    12 Jellicoe Street, Auckland

    There is a sassy new lady in town ready to serve you some good ol' fashioned soul food. Introducing Miss Clawdy, the newest feather in Wynyard Quarter's culinary cap.

  • Restaurant

    This That

    57 Lorne St , Auckland City

    A glimmer of hope for what the rest of Lorne Street could soon become.

  • News

    CubaDupa Has Announced the First 2024 Lineup for New Zealand's Biggest Street Festival

    Cuba Street will be taken over by colourful, eclectic performances in March 2024.

  • News

    The New Zealand Artists That You Won't Want to Miss at Auckland's Laneway Festival in 2024

    Meet six talented Kiwis who will be singing their hearts out at Laneway this year.

  • News

    Save the Date: Splendour in the Grass Has Revealed When You'll Be Dancing at North Byron Parklands in 2024

    It's too early for Splendour's lineup announcement yet, but you can block out a July weekend in your diary ASAP.

  • News

    TLC's 2024 Tour of Australia and New Zealand with Busta Rhymes and En Vogue Has Been Cancelled

    Set to celebrate the 30th anniversary of 'CrazySexyCool', the Down Under shows have been scrapped due to "unforeseen circumstances".

  • News

    Lana Del Rey, Doja Cat, No Doubt and Tyler, The Creator Top Coachella's Jam-Packed 2024 Lineup

    Everyone from Blur, Ice Spice, J Balvin and Peso Pluma to Sabrina Carpenter, Grimes, Lil Yachty and Flight Facilities is also on the bill.

  • News

    Save the Date: New Zealand's Biggest Street Festival CubaDupa Is Returning in 2024

    Cuba Street will be taken over by colourful, eclectic performances in March 2024.

Latest Events
  • Event

    The Effect — Auckland Theatre Company

    Tuesday, April 16 - Saturday, May 11, 2024

    ASB Waterfront Theatre, Auckland

    This ethically ambiguous, toxic love story is the work of Lucy Prebble, one of the brains behind HBO’s ‘Succession’.

  • Event

    Lovers and Castaways

    Wednesday, March 6 - Sunday, June 9, 2024

    The Pah Homestead, Auckland

    This exhibition allows visitors to experience 1980s Aotearoa through the eyes of some of New Zealand's most treasured artists.

  • Event

    Aotearoa High Tea in The Libraries at The Hotel Britomart

    Saturday, March 16, 2024, Saturday, April 13, 2024 and Sunday, May 12, 2024 

    The Hotel Britomart, Auckland

     Enjoy some of Aotearoa's best food in the elegant, heritage spaces of The Libraries.

  • Event

    Monkey Man

    Thursday, April 4 - Wednesday, April 24, 2024

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    Both in front of the camera and behind it, Dev Patel is a force to be reckoned with in his frenetic and thrilling feature filmmaking debut.

  • Event

    The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2023

    Saturday, December 9, 2023 - Sunday, April 28, 2024

    Auckland War Memorial Museum, Parnell

    For the 58th year, London's Natural History Museum has picked the best nature photographs — and you can view them at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

  • Event

    Late Night with the Devil

    Thursday, April 11 - Wednesday, May 1, 2024

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    Led by a hypnotic David Dastmalchian as a talk-show host, this found-footage standout set in the 70s is an Aussie horror delight.

  • Event

    Civil War

    Thursday, April 11 - Wednesday, May 1, 2024

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    Author-turned-filmmaker Alex Garland adds another unforgettable movie to his directorial resume, diving into a divided America with Kirsten Dunst playing a war photojournalist.

  • Event

    The First Omen

    Thursday, April 4 - Wednesday, April 24, 2024

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    The 70s-started horror franchise gets one of its best films yet in this prequel, which boasts a wealth of unnerving imagery and a committed lead performance.

  • Event

    Love Lies Bleeding

    Thursday, April 4 - Wednesday, April 24, 2024

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    Kristen Stewart plunges into a wild 80s-set tale of love, lust, blood and violence in the latest standout from 'Saint Maud' filmmaker Rose Glass.

  • News

    Rhythm and Alps Is Back to Close Out 2023 with BENEE, Peking Duk and Ocean Alley

    Featuring five stages and taking place over three days, the South Island New Year's festival is the best way to ring in 2024.

  • News

    TLC Are Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of 'CrazySexyCool' with a 2024 Tour Down Under

    Do go chasing Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins and Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas  on their six-city tour — and supports Busta Rhymes and En Vogue, too.

  • News

    Quavo, One Third of Rap Trio Migos, Is Joining the Bay Dreams 2024 Festival Lineup

    Quavo, Luude and NLE Choppa will be performing at the new and improved boutique Bay Dreams North and South.

  • News

    Coldplay Are Bringing Their World Tour Back Down Under in 2024 After Perth-Only Shows in 2023

    The British band will play their first shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland since 2016.

  • News

    The Kid LAROI's First-Ever Australian and New Zealand Stadium Tour Will Hit Stages This Summer

    Fresh from releasing his first studio album, the Australian singer-songwriter has locked in his first Down Under stadium tour.

  • News

    Troy Kingi, David Dallas and Tiny Ruins Are Headlining Hawke's Bay's Outfield Festival When It Returns for 2024

    Rum Jungle, Amandamania, Flamingo Pier and Beccie B are also on the lineup for the February festival.

  • News

    Just In: The Weeknd Has Postponed His 2023 Tour Down Under Just Weeks Out

    The singer and 'The Idol' star said he was "deeply disappointed but can't wait to be there with you!”.

  • News

    Dream Machine Is Returning to Bali in 2024 Headlined by Genesis Owusu, Snakehips and Hayden James

    This multi-day resort music festival takes place in Nusa Dua, and hails from the team behind Wine Machine and Snow Machine.

  • News

    Fazerdaze, Molly Lewis and CHAII Are Joining the Star-Studded The Others Way Festival Lineup

    The genre-defying Karangahape Road festival has revealed its final lineup.

  • News

    Queens of the Stone Age Are Touring Down Under in 2024 for the First Time Since 2018 — Including Playing Mona Foma

    The Josh Homme-led band will play Perth Adelaide, Hobart, Torquay, Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast and Brisbane — and Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, too.

  • News

    Taking Music to Cool Places: Sparks Chat Career Longevity, Movie Musicals and Dream Collaborations

    Two years after Edgar Wright's documentary 'The Sparks Brothers' and movie musical 'Annette', Russell and Ron Mael are touring Australia for the first time since 2001.

  • News

    A Heap of Good Things 2023 Bands Have Announced Sideshows Including Devo, Limp Bizkit and Pennywise

    Corey Taylor, Enter Shikari, Sepultura, Hanabie. and Taking Back Sunday are also playing their own gigs.

  • News

    Ten Must-Catch Gigs at the Inaugural SXSW Sydney's Massive Music Festival

    SXSW Sydney has served up an absolutely huge music lineup, so we've broken down all the must-see sets for you.

  • News

    Splore Festival Is Celebrating Its 25th Birthday in 2024 with a Feast of Sound, Art, Food and Drink

    New Zealand's longest-running festival is hitting a quarter century with help from The Pharcyde, Greentea Peng, Wednesday and more.

  • News

    Northern Bass Wants You to Wave Goodbye to 2023 While Partying with Netsky, Home Brew and Sub Focus

    This huge lineup of drum and bass artists and DJs is set to keep you dancing all the way into 2024.

  • News

    Concert Series On a Good Day Is Bringing Matt Corby, The War on Drugs and Dermot Kennedy to Wellington

    There's nothing like the capital on a good day, especially when international music legends are visiting.

  • News

    Arahi, Genesis Owusu and The Exponents Are Set to Headline Hawke's Bay's Nest Fest in 2024

    From old favourites to brand-new acts, there's something for everybody on the Nest Fest 2024 lineup.

  • News

    Peggy Gou, Foals, Wilkinson and Sub Focus Will Headline 2024's Two-Day Golden Lights Festival

    The first festival of the 2024 summer season is doubling its fun, with A-Trak, Half Queen, ISOxo and Knock2 also on the lineup.

  • News

    Synthony in the Domain Is Returning for 2024 with Rudimental and Fat Freddy's Drop Headlining

    Aotearoa's biggest orchestral dance concert is heading outdoors for a second time, returning to Auckland Domain in February.

  • News

    Pasifika Music Celebration 'Mana Moana' Is Coming to Auckland for One Night Only

    Prepare yourself for a heartwarming musical experience from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Te Tira Pūoro o Aotearoa and Signature Choir.

  • News

    Just In: Chance The Rapper Will Speak at SXSW Sydney to Celebrate 50 Years of Hip Hop

    A month out from the first-ever SXSW outside of the US, the festival's lineup just keeps getting bigger.

  • News

    Stormzy, Steve Lacy, Dominic Fike and Raye Headline Laneway Festival's Huge 2024 Lineup

    Come February, you'll also be catching AJ Tracey, d4vd, Dope Lemon, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and more.

  • News

    Ah, Freak Out!: Nile Rodgers & Chic Have Announced a Headline Tour Down Under This Spring

    The disco greats are hitting up Brisbane, Sydney, Fremantle and Auckland on top of their Harvest Festival and Melbourne International Jazz Festival dates.

  • News

    Mark Your Calendar: Laneway Festival Has Just Announced Its 2024 Dates

    You've still got a few more days to wait until the lineup drops, but you can clear your diaries for February Laneway shenanigans now.

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