Artist: Incubus

Date / Venue: January 31st 2012, Vector Arena, Auckland

Californian rockers Incubus returned to Auckland last night for one of two shows in New Zealand (the other being Wellington tonight).

To my count this was the fifth time Incubus have visited our shores but the first time they have played at Auckland's Vector Arena - A venue that has the tradition of being mixed in it's soun…

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St. Jerome's Laneway Festival 2012

January 30th: Silo Park, Auckland City

For the third time in as many years, the St Jerome's Laneway Festival returned to Auckland and celebrated the city's Anniversary Day in style.

Silo Park was a new venue for the festival, following 2010 at Britomart and 2011 at Aotea Square. With 22 acts performing across three stages, food stalls and a small market, the …

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Big Day Out 2012

January 20th: Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland

Yesterday marked the final time that Auckland would host a Big Day Out. Mt Smart Stadium has been home to the festival every year since 1994 (with the exception of a year off in 1998) and the wheels were in motion to make sure that the event went out in style.

Maybe the crowd attendance was down this year (just under 20,000) and the eve…

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Artist: Foo Fighters

Date / Venue: 13th December, 2011, Western Springs Stadium, Auckland

Support Acts: Cairo Knife Fight, Fucked Up, Tenacious D

About 50,000 fans turned up to Western Springs Stadium in Auckland last night, braving the elements for a pre-Christmas party with Dave Grohl and company for what turned out to be a fantastic night.  

Just as the rain stopped, which had plagued Auck…

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Photo's by Rose Cawley

Soulful pop songstress Kimbra has taken out the 2011 Gravity Coffee Critics' Choice Prize. Along with Auckland trio Popstrangers and Christchurch's The Unfaithful Ways, Kimbra performed live at the King's Arms on Thursday. As a prelude to the New Zealand Music Awards on November 3, a panel of 13 music critics had the tough job of selecting a winner they believe has the chop…

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