COMMENT: I gave up on home ownership dreams and bought tickets to Kanye West instead.

The Wondergarden line up is announced and they're sharing their worst New Year's memories to celebrate.

J Mascis and his reunited 90s rock act Dinosaur Jr will visit New Zealand in the New Year for a one-off show.

A hotly anticipated appearance by rappers Method Man and Redman in Auckland tonight has been postponed.

The Cult and Sean Kingston are returning to New Zealand to perform for their fans.

Delta Goodrem is coming to NZ to play a free concert in Auckland later this month - here's how to get tickets.

To celebrate the upcoming Guns N' Roses concerts, TimeOut put together this complete A-Z full of trivia worth knowing about the hard rock legends.

Music fans get excited - PJ Harvey is heading to New Zealand.

With only four more months to go, the countdown to New Year's Eve is on, and this year one festival is bringing the fun a lot closer to home.

Taking Back Sunday are coming back to play one show in Auckland next March - tickets are on sale soon.

Review: Selena Gomez was open, honest, and all grown up.

Missed out on Shapeshifter tickets? The show's just moved to Vector Arena, so now you can get more.

It's a big week for tour news with some classic acts announcing shows.

No seriously, what year is it? Because now Alexisonfire has announced a New Zealand show too.

WATCH: Crowd control railing at a Snoop Dogg concert in Camden, New Jersey, has collapsed, injuring spectators.

Panic! At the Disco's gig just moved to Vector Arena, which means a second wave of tickets will be available soon.

Macklemore is on a mission to use his voice for good.

Panic! At the Disco are returning to New Zealand next year to play one show only, in Auckland.

Fiona Connor takes in Broods' celebratory homecoming show in Auckland.

The Magnificent Seven will perform on opening night of New Zealand Masters Games in the War Memorial Centre, Whanganui.

Schoolboy Q is planning a quickfire return visit to New Zealand to celebrate the release of his new album.

Auckland Chamber Orchestra, under the admirable Peter Scholes, set off tonight with a welcome taste of the local.

Eden Park is making a last-ditch attempt to secure major concerts at the country's rugby fortress.

We had been told that Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade had been programmed at least 23 times in the orchestra's history and, once again, it proved a reliable audience magnet.

Benji Spanier nods and spreads the news to everybody else. This is a "phone-free event," he tells fans waiting in line. And that doesn't mean airplane mode.

OMI joins the long list of international performers to cancel their trips to New Zealand.

Kiwi-born country superstar Keith Urban is playing his first stadium show in New Zealand - and he's bringing Carrie Underwood with him.

The acapella trend is alive and well and the leaders of the pack have announced that they are heading down under to perform live.

Laid back hip-hop group Arrested Development will perform their biggest hits at a one-off show in Auckland in August.

Chatty Man host Alan Carr's bringing his stand-up comedy show to New Zealand for three shows.