Upcoming

Garageland - Piggy's Nite Club, Mount Maunganui, Fri Aug 10; Masonic, Fri Aug 17; Kings Arms, Sat Aug 18

cokesmokefreerockquest - Regional finals: Convention Centre, Rotorua, Fri Jul 27; Mount Sport Stadium, Tauranga, Sat Jul 28; Municipal Theatre, Napier, Fri Aug 3; Warm Memorial Theatre, Gisborne, Sat Aug 4; Pacifica Beats Final: Hamilton, Fri Aug 31; National Final: Wellington, Fri Sep 21

Sir Howard Morrison - Sky City Theatre, Thu Jul 26-27

Michael Franti & Spearhead - Powerstation, Fri Jul 27

100% Dynamite w the Soul Jazz Sound System, DJs Pete Reilly, Abi Clarke - Wyndham Bowling Club, Fri Jul 27 ($25)

Strung Out - Lido, Ohakune, Fri Jul 27


Tadpole - Henderson Supertop, Fri Jul 27; Crook and Flail, Fri Aug 3; Brownzy, Sat Aug 4; Lido, Ohakune, Sat Aug 11; Axis Bar, Taupo, Thu Aug 16; Town Hall, Masterton, Fri Aug 17; Ward Lane, Hamilton, Sat Aug 18; Inxomniakz, Whangarei, Fri Aug 24; Kings Arms, Sat Sep 1

Hero Masquerade party w Mika, Buckwheat, Bambi, Dee Za Star - St James, Sat Jul 28

Keepin' It Real w Nat Rose, Darren Kamali, Pip Harker, Henzart, Sangha, Kingites, Greg Tell, the Collective - Galatos, Sun Jul 29

Fur Patrol - Sole Bar, Hamilton, Wed Aug 1; Galatos, Thu Aug 2; Ohakune Mardi Gras, Ohakune, Sat Aug 4; Bodega, Wellington, Wed Aug 8; Valve, Wellington, Thu Aug 9

Gatecrasher w John Kelly, Ashley Casselle - St James, Thu Aug 2 ($50)

Sola Rosa - Havana, Sat Aug 4


Incubus - Powerstation, Wed Aug 8

Megadeth - Powerstation, Thu Aug 9

Garageland - Piggy's Nite Club, Mount Maunganui, Fri Aug 10; Masonic, Fri Aug 17; Kings Arms, Sat Aug 18


Bay of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival - various venues, Aug 10-12

Coldplay - St James, Sun August 12 ($39.90 - $69.90)

Lord of the Rings w the Auckland Wind Orchestra - Auckland Town Hall, Sun Aug 12, 2 pm


Skankin Sound System w Manuel Bundy, Slave, Submariner, Phatmospheric, Ned, Levani - Safari Lounge, Wed Aug 15


Dimmer w SJD, Stinky Jim - James Cabaret, Wellington, Fri Aug 17; Powerstation, Fri Aug 24

Perfecto w Sean Quinn, Mark James, Pee Wee Ferris, Kasey Taylor - Staircase, Fri Aug 17


Baby Doc, S-J - St James, Fri Aug 17


Salmonella Dub - West End Theatre, Fri Aug 24


When The Cat's Away, Sharon O'Neill - Forum North Exhibition Hall, Whangarei, Mon Sep 3; Bay Court Theatre, Tauranga, Tue Sep 4; Founders Theatre, Hamilton, Wed Sep 5; TSB Opera House, Wanganui, Fri Sep 21; Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, Sat Sep 22; Royal Opera House, Wanganui, Mon Sep 24; Regent Theatre, Palmerston North, Tue Sep 25; Municipal Theatre, Napier, Wed Sep 26; Great Lakes Centre, Taupo, Fri Sep 28; Memorial Hall, Whakatane, Sat Sep 29; Convention Centre, Rotorua, Sun Sep 30; Aotea Centre, Tue Sep 2

World Blues Revue Tour w Charlie Musselwhite, Brenda Boykin - Founders Theatre, Hamilton, Mon Aug 27; Municipal Theatre, Napier, Tue Aug 28; TSB Showplace, New Plymouth, Thu Aug 30; Regent Theatre, Palmerston North, Fri Aug 31; St James Theatre, Wellington, Sat Sep 1; Auckland Town Hall, Sat Sep 8; Bay Court Theatre, Tauranga, Sun Sep 9

Velvet - Toto's Monticristo Rooms, Fri Sep 7


John Williams & Friends - Aotea Centre, Tues, Oct 16; Michael Fowler Centre, Thurs Oct 18

The Corrs - North Harbour Stadium, Sun Oct 14 ($70-130)

Robbie Williams - WestpacTrust Centre, Christchurch, Tue Nov 13; WestpacTrust Stadium, Wellington, Fri Nov 16; Ericsson Stadium, Sun Nov 18 ($88.50-$138.50)