• News

    Six of the Best Things to See and Do at CubaDupa 2021

    This year's festival features 470 free performances and 20 parades up and down the Cuba Street precinct.

  • News

    The Tony Award-Winning Stage Production of 'The Lion King' Is Coming to New Zealand

    The smash-hit Disney musical will finally make its New Zealand premiere this June.

  • News

    Six60 Will Become the First Band to Headline Auckland's Eden Park Stadium

    No concert has ever been held at the 118-year-old venue.

  • News

    Tyler, The Creator, The Strokes and Gorillaz Will Headline Splendour in the Grass This November

    After skipping 2020, the Byron Bay festival was due to take place this July, but has postponed again.

  • News

    The First Artist Lineup Has Been Announced for Queenstown's Snowboxx Winter Festival

    One week of local acts, slope-side parties and off-mountain experiences.

  • News

    Alpine Music Festival Snow Machine Is Coming to New Zealand

    Four snow-filled days of music and adventure.

  • News

    Eden Park Has Been Granted Resource Consent to Host Six Concerts a Year

    The new decision will allow concerts to be booked, scheduled and confirmed years in advance. 

  • News

    Auckland Council's Free Openair Entertainment Series Is Back for Summer

    The 2021 edition will see 20 gigs and 14 films play out under the stars of Tāmaki Makaurau.

  • News

    Auckland Live's Free Outdoor Entertainment Series Is Back for Summer

    Don't forget to pack your sunscreen for the summer-long outdoor event series.

  • News

    The Summer Lineup for Wellington's Outdoor Concert Series Is Here

    Wellington City Council's annual open-air concert series returns for three weeks next January.

  • News

    Wellington Street Festival CubaDupa Has Dropped Its First Entertainment Lineup for 2021

    The huge outdoor celebration is back with 470 free performances from local artists.

  • News

    This Island Sanctuary Will Be Home to a New Food, Wine and Music Festival Next Year

    The pest-free island is only a 35-minute ferry ride from Auckland.

  • News

    Auckland Arts Festival Will Return Next March With More Than 70 Events Across the City

    The 13th edition of the arts and culture festival will take place from 4–21 March.

  • News

    This New Dining and Music Experience Is Being Held in a Twinkling Glowworm Cave

    Listen to operatic classics in a stunning glowworm cathedral.

  • News

    A Supremely Festive Mariah Carey Christmas Special Is Coming to Apple TV+ Next Month

    The beloved singer will sing, dance and get merry alongside Tiffany Haddish, Billy Eichner, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson and Snoop Dogg.

  • News

    Guns N' Roses Have Announced a 2021 Stadium Tour of Australia and New Zealand

    According to the rock band, international tours may be on the horizon.

  • News

    Outerfields Is a New All-Local Music Festival Taking Over Western Springs

    Benee and Fat Freddy's Drop lead the first lineup.

  • Guide

    Twelve of the Best Events to Check Out at Elemental AKL Festival

    Head on a wine and oyster-fuelled river cruise, listen to dance music in an underground ballroom and sample a variety of fire-cooked food.

  • News

    Splore Festival Has Announced Its First Artist Lineup for 2021

    The country's greatest dress-up party returns next February.

  • News

    A Mariah Carey Christmas Special Is Coming to Apple TV+ to Help Salvage This Chaotic Year

    It'll feature the beloved singer alongside a lineup of special guests — and we're sure 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' will get a spin.

  • News

    Rhythm and Vines Has Dropped Its First All-Local Lineup for 2020

    The festival returns for its 18th year this December.

  • News

    Raglan's Soundsplash Festival Has Dropped Its 20th Anniversary Lineup

    A jam-packed spread of local acts lead the bill for the three-day music and camping festival.

  • News

    Flume and Peking Duk Lead the First Lineup for Bay Dreams 2021

    In anticipation of the trans-Tasman bubble, organisers have secured a string of acts from across the ditch.

  • News

    Rhythm and Alps Has Dropped Its First All-Local Lineup for 2020

    Celebrate the New Year in a picture-perfect location.

  • News

    Coachella Has Completely Cancelled Its 2020 Festival

    The huge Californian music festival will now return in April 2021.

  • News

    Splendour in the Grass Has Postponed Its 20th-Anniversary Festival Until Winter 2021

    It was first postponed from July until October, but now it won't go ahead in 2020 at all.

  • News

    Ten Major Events and Festivals Still Happening in New Zealand This Year

    Prepare for food, wine and music festivals, inclusive snow-filled adventures and events honouring Aotearoa's Māori identity.

  • News

    Coachella Is Releasing a Free Doco with Highlights from the Music Festival's 20-Year History

    Watch Björk, Beyoncé, Amy Winehouse and 2Pac's hologram perform from your couch.

  • News

    Sofa King Fest Is the New Website Curating the Best Music Live-Streams from Across the World

    Watch Willie Nelson, Cypress Hill, A-Trak and Diplo perform live and help raise money for artists who've had gigs cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • News

    This Year's Eurovision Song Contest Has Been Cancelled

    It's the first time the song contest won't go ahead in the event's six-decade history.

  • News

    The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Is Looking to Live-Stream Cancelled Performances

    Following the Government's decision to ban non-essential organised gatherings of 500 or more people.

  • News

    The New Zealand Government Has Announced a Ban on Events of More Than 500 People

    It will include public events held both indoors and outdoors.

  • News

    Four Auckland Arts Festival Shows Have Been Cancelled Due to Coronavirus

    As a direct result of the NZ Government's border control measures.

  • News

    Coachella 2020 Has Been Postponed Due to Coronavirus

    Set to be headlined by Travis Scott, Frank Ocean and Rage Against the Machine, the huge Californian music festival will now take place in October.

  • News

    Ten Things You Need to See and Do at New Zealand Festival of the Arts 2020

    The 18th edition of the biennial arts and culture celebration is back with virtual reality experiences, gorgeous indie folk and a concert for dogs.

  • News

    Alanis Morissette Is Bringing Her 'Jagged Little Pill' 25th Anniversary Tour to New Zealand

    The famed 90s singer is heading to Auckland as part of a world tour.

  • News

    Green Day, Weezer and Fall Out Boy Are Joining Forces for a Huge Down Under Tour — CANCELLED

    The three legendary bands are bringing their Hella Mega Tour to our shores this November.

  • News

    The Offspring and Sum 41 Are Heading Down Under for a Huge Punk-Fuelled Tour

    Grab your retro sneakers and get ready to dance to the winner of Triple J's Hottest 100 — from 1998.

  • News

    European Winter Festival Snowboxx Is Coming to New Zealand

    One week of international acts, slope-side parties and off-mountain experiences.

  • News

    Tame Impala Have Just Announced a Huge Australian and NZ Stadium Tour

    And they'll be donating $300,000 from the tour to bushfire relief charities.

  • News

    Spotify Is Now Creating Personalised Playlists for Pets

    Have a pet iguana or hamster? It'll make a playlist for them, too.

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