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NewsTwo of SXSW Austin's Biggest Yearly Parties Are Coming to Sydney for the Inaugural Australian Festival
Dr Martens and Vans are bringing their annual music showcases Down Under — plus the first dose of local musicians have been added to the debut SXSW Sydney lineup.
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NewsCoachella's 2023 Livestream Is Back for Its Second Big Weekend — and the Set Times Are Here
After Frank Ocean dropped out, Blink-182 have moved to the Coachella stage. Here's who else you can see, and when.
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NewsYou Definitely Won't Be Livestreaming Frank Ocean at Coachella This Weekend Because He Just Dropped Out
On the fest's first weekend, Ocean's set wasn't available to watch online. On its second weekend, he won't be on the bill at all.
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NewsNostalgic Hip Hop and R&B Festival Juicy Is Bringing T-Pain, Ashanti and The Game Down Under in 2024
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony are also on the bill, with the fest heading around Australia and New Zealand next January.
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NewsHere's Who You Can Livestream When Across Coachella's First 2023 Weekend — Including the Just-Added Blink-182
The Californian festival has just dropped its set times, so get ready for a huge weekend on the couch.
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NewsThe Full 2023 Splendour in the Grass Lineup Is Here with Flume, Mumford & Sons and Lewis Capaldi
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs will also head to Byron Bay after dropping out in 2022, on a bill that includes Lizzo, Hilltop Hoods, Sam Fender, J Balvin and more.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching the delicious return of 'The Bear', Glen Powell playing a fake hitman and Lily Gladstone's latest excellent performance.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in May
Spend your couch time watching a documentary about Jim Henson and an Elisabeth Moss-led spy thriller.
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GuideMust-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far
Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024's standout shows that you need to see.
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NewsEleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in April
Spend your couch time watching Andrew Scott step into Tom Ripley's shoes, a shattering docuseries about Nickelodeon's kids TV hits and Colin Farrell as a PI.
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NewsEleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in March
Spend your couch time watching Adam Sandler in space, a stunning Oscar-winning documentary, girl group-fuelled sitcom hilarity and Noel Fielding's latest show.
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NewsHop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend
Some feature bunnies. Some include eggs or chocolate. Some have provocative takes on religion.
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NewsNine 2024 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
'Oppenheimer', an astonishing Ukraine-set documentary, a Wes Anderson short, Emma Stone's most-spectacular performance yet: they each won 2024 Oscars, and you can check them them all now.
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NewsSay Cheers to Hollywood's Night of Nights: Concrete Playground's Oscars 2024 Drinking Game
Whether you're hoping that 'Oppenheimer', 'Barbie', 'Poor Things', 'Past Lives' or something else picks up Academy Awards, here's how to sip along.
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NewsPredicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2024 Academy Awards
Will 'Oppenheimer' sweep the Oscars? What else will win? What should but won't? Here are our predictions.
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NewsHere's Where You Can Watch 32 of 2024's Oscar-Nominated Movies in New Zealand Right Now
From 'Barbenheimer' and twists on 'Frankenstein' to animated 'Spider-Man' antics and devastating documentaries, here's where to watch 2024's Oscar contenders.
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NewsCoachella Will Livestream All Six Stages Across Both Weekends in 2023 for the First Time Ever
Make a date with your couch — you've got sets by Bad Bunny, BLACKPINK, Frank Ocean, Calvin Harris, Gorillaz, The Chemical Brothers and more to livestream.
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NewsLizzo Has Just Announced a Slate of Good As Hell Arena Shows for Her 2023 Trip Down Under
As well as playing Splendour in the Grass, the rapper, singer and flautist will hit Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland.
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About Damn Time: Lizzo Is Headlining Splendour in the Grass 2023
Lizzo headlining Splendour? This'll be good as hell.
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NewsSplendour in the Grass Has Locked in the July 2023 Dates for Its Huge 21st-Birthday Festival
Save the date: the annual music fest will celebrate its latest milestone at North Byron Parklands this winter, hopefully with less mud.
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NewsWu-Tang Clan and Nas Are Bringing Their Huge World Tour Down Under This Autumn
The hip hop icons will play shows in Auckland, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne this May as part of the 2023 leg of their NY State of Mind tour.
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NewsNew Zealand Pop-Punk Band Goodnight Nurse Are Reuniting to Open for My Chemical Romance Next Month
Start practising your scream-singing — Joel Little, Jaden Parkes and Rowan Crowe are heading back to the stage.
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BarScarlett Slimms & Lucky
476 Mt Eden Rd, Auckland
Scarlett Slimms and Lucky is a haunt for the modern day Raymond Chandler.
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BarCassette Nine
Vulcan Lane, Auckland
Any place that can pull off jeans as wallpaper has two thumbs up in my book.
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RestaurantMiss 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.
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NewsShapeshifter-Headlined Festival Whangamata Beach Break Just Got Canned Due to the Crap Weather
"We're gutted, frustrated and in disbelief."
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NewsDrum and Bass Star Wilkinson Is Returning to New Zealand for a Nationwide Tour This Autumn
The golden boy of drum and bass is coming back to his "second home" and playing five shows across the country.
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NewsDon't Miss Out: Last Chance to Book Our Exclusive Mona Foma Package With Luxury Accommodation
The Concrete Playground Trips deal includes two tickets to see Peaches, a ferry ride to Mona and two nights at a luxury hotel in the heart of Hobart.
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NewsNostalgia Alert: You Can See Suzy Cato Perform at Auckland Folk Fest This Weekend
The four-day festival is returning for its 50th year — with a very special headliner.
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NewsCoachella Will Livestream Its Huge Annual Festival on YouTube Until 2026
Can't make it to Indio, California each April? Watch along from your couch instead.
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NewsThe Full Lineup Joining Fatboy Slim at Gardens Music Festival Just Dropped — Along with a Venue Change
Joining the dance legend in the new central location is a stacked lineup of international and local acts.
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EventChristmas Lights at MOTAT 2024
Tue, 10 Dec - Mon, 23 Dec 2024
MOTAT, Western Springs
MOTAT is bringing nights of festive fun and dazzling lights back for another year.
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EventFat Daddy's Bottomless
Sat, 7 Dec, 2024
The Elephant Wrestler, Takapuna
How many burgers and beers can you down in 90 minutes? Find out at The Elephant Wrestler.
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EventCasa Bacardi in Auckland Viaduct
Thu, 5 Dec, 2024
Viaduct Harbour, Auckland
Casa Bacardi has popped up on Auckland's Viaduct, but a warning to rum-lovers: its here for a good time, not a long time.
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EventTwilight Tuesdays
Tue, 3 Dec, 2024
Auckland War Memorial Museum, Parnell
Wander through Auckland Museum's beautifully-lit galleries after dark.
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EventBritomart Saturday Farmer's Market
Sat, 7 Dec, 2024
Takutai Square, Britomart., Auckland
This weekly inner-city farmer's market sells everything from fresh produce and flowers to coffee, vegan foods, pastries, sweet buns, crepes, juices and savoury snacks.
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EventPasta and Peroni Nights at The Grounds
Sun, 8 Dec, 2024
The Grounds at Whoa! Studios, Auckland
See out the last sunny evenings of autumn with fresh pasta handmade by an ex-Baduzzi chef and ice-cold beers on tap.
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EventYoga in the Sky
Multiple single dates
SkyCity Auckland, Auckland
Take your yoga practice to a whole new level — level 51, that is.
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EventSmales Farmers Market
Mon, 9 Dec, 2024
Smales Farm, North Shore
Auckland's newest farmers market arrives across the harbour.
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Bad Bunny, BLACKPINK and Frank Ocean Headline Coachella's Massive 2023 Lineup
Also on the bill: Calvin Harris, Gorillaz, The Chemical Brothers, ROSALÍA, Blondie, The Kid LAROI, Björk, Fisher, Charlie XCX, Porter Robinson and Idris Elba.
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Matakana Festival Summer Haze Has Been Canned Thanks to Heavy Weather Warnings
Heavy rain warnings and strong winds mean festival organisers have had to pull the plug.
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NewsBreak Out the Gin and Juice: Snoop Dogg Is Dropping His Rescheduled Arena Tour Into New Zealand in 2023
The hip hop icon will play stadium shows in both Auckland and Christchurch in 2023.
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NewsMontell2099 Has Just Released a Wildly Stunning 30-Minute Short Film of His DJ Set in the Remarkables
The Aotearoa music producer is known for turning rugged stretches of the landscape into his personal stage — but this is on a whole new level.
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NewsCoterie, Jess B and P Money Will Headline Hawke's Bay Music and Arts Festival Outfield in February
Unwind in nature while you dance to a lineup of local and international acts — and enjoy some delicious food and drink from local makers.
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NewsGet Excited Right Here, Right Now: Dance Music Legend Fatboy Slim Is Touring Down Under in 2023
The UK DJ and producer is heading to Australia and New Zealand to break out 'The Rockafeller Skank', 'Praise You', 'Weapon of Choice' and more.
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NewsNostalgia Alert: Rod Stewart and Cyndi Lauper Are Touring New Zealand Arenas and Wineries in 2023
'Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?', 'Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright),' 'Time After Time', 'Girls Just Want To Have Fun' — they'll all get a whirl.
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NewsDisney+ Is Livestreaming Elton John's Final North American Gig — and He'll Be Teaming Up with Dua Lipa
Make plans to knock off early on Monday, November 21 — you've got a streaming date with Elton John, Dua Lipa, Kiki Dee and Brandi Carlile live from Dodger Stadium.
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NewsDizzee Rascal, Alison Wonderland, Jauz to Headline Golden Lights Festival in Auckland and Christchurch
'Bonkers' artist Dizzee Rascal is headlining the one-day festival taking place in both Auckland and Christchurch this summer.
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NewsThe Best Advice Ever: TLC's Chilli on Career Longevity, Cruisy Hits, and Staying Cute and Comfortable
We chatted with Chilli from iconic 90s favourites TLC about staying timeless in both music and fashion — and the best advice MC Hammer ever gave her.
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NewsVengaboys, Whigfield and N-Trance Are Coming Down Under in 2023 for a Huge Throwback Pop Tour
The Vengabus is comin' — this time, for Vengaboys' 25th anniversary.
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NewsZane Lowe, Channel Tres, Ladyhawke Are All Joining Groove Armada at Auckland's Spring City Festival
Some of our finest local and international acts are joining the legendary music duo for eight hours of beats in the Domain's lush surroundings.
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NewsLaneway Has Just Announced It's Moving to Western Springs — and Slinging a Fresh Bunch of Tickets
Same stacked lineup — brand new location.
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NewsThe Backstreet Boys Are Coming Down Under in 2023 for the Tour of Your Teenage Dreams
Backstreet's back, alright.
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NewsThe Best Music Festivals to Hit Around New Zealand This Summer
From world music to chart-topping pop and left-field rap, this list has something for every musical inclination (and intensity).
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NewsBlink-182 Are Reuniting with Tom DeLonge for a Huge World Tour — and They're Coming Down Under in 2024
Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker will play together for the first time in nearly a decade, including in Australia and New Zealand.
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NewsDream Machine Is Returning for Another Multi-Day Resort Music Festival in 2023 — in Bali
The team behind Wine Machine and Snow Machine is taking its latest festival to Nusa Dua for five days next winter.
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NewsAitch, Alison Wonderland and Dimension Will Headline Coromandel Festival Gold Rush in January
The music festival for those who consider New Year's Eve to be a mere warm-up.
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NewsStormzy Has Abruptly Cancelled His Auckland and Wellington December Show Dates
A disappointing blow for New Zealand grime fans.
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NewsHAIM, Joji and Phoebe Bridgers Headline Laneway Festival's Huge Comeback Lineup for 2023
For its first festival since 2020, Laneway has curated another impressive lineup — including Finneas, Fontaines DC, Fred again..., Girl in Red, slowthai and Turnstile, too.
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NewsLaneway Festival Has Announced Locations and Dates for Its 2023 Return — Including New Melbourne and Sydney Venues
The beloved music festival is back with new venues for four of its five Australian stops — and the lineup will be announced on Wednesday.
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NewsRita Ora, Benee and Shapeshifter Will Headline This Year's Women's Rugby World Cup Matches at Eden Park
See our women's rugby team in action, eat some delicious food and see some bangers performed live — sounds like all the ingredients for an epic day out to us.
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NewsSynthony Is Heading to Auckland Domain Next Year for a Seven-Hour All-Ages Outdoor Festival
Aotearoa's biggest orchestral dance concert is heading outdoors.
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NewsTEEKS Will Perform on a Unique Stage For His First Arena Show at Spark This Spring
The soulful Māori crooner will perform on an in-the-round stage, giving fans a 360-degree concert experience.
