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

Rising Grime artist Stormzy will play four New Zealand in October. The 22-year-old will play four New Zealand shows in October, including

Hyped Houston rapper Travis Scott will play his first New Zealand show in October.

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.

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.

The man who replaced Jon Stewart is bringing his stand-up show to town.

Enso String Quartet still has the freshness and attack that spurred one critic to rationalise the group's smouldering power as half honey and half molten lava.

Crowds gathered at the Sydney Opera House this weekend to see Justin Vernon bring Bon Iver back to the stage.

Rising rap star Chance the Rapper says he'll perform in New Zealand for the very first time during his world tour later this year.

With Cure tickets on Trade Me for $500 and Flume's rising to $800, music fans must rise up as one, writes Karl Puschmann.

Two acts have been removed from the bill of Auckland hip-hop festival The Block Party over visa woes.

Indie rock duo The Kills and soul collective The Internet are playing Auckland and Wellington shows in the coming months.

Frances Moore and Alex Taylor's daringly dished up Dido and Aeneas: Recomposed has come into town from the west with its original gusto intact.

Coldplay will be returning to New Zealand at the end of the year for one show at Mount Smart Stadium - and they've got some tricks up their sleeves.

The Internet are returning to New Zealand for two shows: one in Auckland, and one in Wellington.

If you love their songs then check out this live British production coming to Auckland for one night only.

The "world's most successful" pianist Richard Clayderman and internationally renowned Chinese concert pianist Lang Lang are coming to NZ this year.

Bramwell Tovey's Time Tracks was a blunt, noisy launch for the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's Aotearoa Plus, its annual concert of "cutting-edge contemporary".

The twins return to the stage to perform for two very different audiences. They talk to Dionne Christian.