Tour news: Jurassic 5, Charles Bradley

Jurassic 5 will perform three shows here in April.

Reunited hip-hoppers Jurassic 5 were just here in March, but that hasn't stopped them announcing a three-date New Zealand tour in April.

The Californian six-piece will be playing shows in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch on the back of their appearance at Australia's Bluesfest.

They'll perform at The Bedford in Christchurch on April 8, Wellington's Opera House on April 9, and Auckland's Powerstation on April 10.

Their show at Auckland's Powerstation in March, their first here since reuniting in 2013, was well received, with Herald reviewer Chris Schulz writing: "It was the happiest hip-hop show the Powerstation has seen. There were no swear words, no drug references and not a single moment that could be labelled as gangster rap."

Tickets go on sale from Monday. A pre-sale begins today at 10am.

Also performing a New Zealand Bluesfest sideshow is soul singer Charles Bradley.

Bradley, who only released his debut album in 2011 at the age of 62, will perform at Auckland's Powerstation on March 26.

He'll be performing on the back of his second album, Victim of Love, and an acclaimed documentary, Charles Bradley: Soul of America.

Tickets go on sale from December 1.

New Zealand has been blessed with a wide array of artists performing sideshows on the back of Byron Bay's Bluesfest, including The Black Keys, Band of Skulls, George Clinton, David Gray, Counting Crows and Gary Clark Jr.

- nzherald.co.nz