Tour News: Bonnie Raitt to donate NZ show profits to Kiwi charity

Bonnie Raitt will be coming to NZ for two shows next year. Photo / Supplied

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bonnie Raitt will give Kiwi country fans something to talk about next year, as she's set to head back to New Zealand for two shows in April - donating all profits to a local Kiwi charity.

The tour, which celebrates her 20th album Dig In Deep, has seen the singer sell out shows across the world this year.

Bonnie Raitt will be performing two shows in Auckland and Wellington next year. Photo / Supplied

Kiwi-born singer songwriter Jackie Bristow will open the NZ leg of the tour, which touches down in Wellington on March 29 at the St James Theatre and Auckland's Civic Theatre on April 1.

Raitt will be joined by her touring band of James 'Hutch' Hutchinson on bass, Ricky Fataar on drums, George Marinelli on guitar and Mike Finnigan on keyboard and vocals.

Bonnie Raitt is coming to NZ for two shows next year. Photo / Supplied

And if that's not enough to impress, the blues legend will donate all profits from her NZ shows to the Westpac Rescue Helicopter.

Tickets go on sale October 11 and are available from ticketmaster.co.nz