Veteran folk singer and activist Joan Baez is returning for a three-date tour of New Zealand.
The 74-year-old, who last performed here in 2013, is playing at Christchurch's Isaac Theatre Royal on October 15, Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre on October 17 and Auckland's ASB Theatre on October 20.
Baez won acclaim for her 2013 show at Auckland's Civic with Herald reviewer Graham Reid saying: "Baez wears her legend lightly and with grace.
"[Her] infectious optimism, self-assurance and dignity - coupled with well-chosen songs which had celebrations of life alongside death ballads - sent her loyal, respectful and enthusiastic audience home with that same sense of joy and affirmation."
Baez began her recording career in 1960, played at Woodstock and was instrumental in boosting the profile of a young Bob Dylan in the early 60s.
