New Year's festival Rhythm & Vines is ringing in the changes for 2015 after low ticket sales in 2014 almost saw the festival collapse.

His first Auckland show sold out. So did a hastily added second show. So now he's scrapping both those shows, and moving to a much larger venue.

Live music fan Paula Yeoman books her tickets to the best shows.

Support band now, next time headliners, writes Paula Yeoman.

Adam Lambert played Auckland's Civic Theatre last night, delighting a full house of devoted fans with his "therapy session".

Lean On collaboraters Major Lazer and DJ Snake are teaming up again to headline Auckland dance party Our House in November.

English indie rock outfit Florence and the Machine is heading to Auckland's Vector Arena in November.

Grammy-winning artist Burt Bacharach is heading to Auckland for a special performance with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.

Auckland's second Raggamuffin festival has announced its line-up and a shift to a February date.

Music festival Northern Bass is expanding to become a three-day event after its sell-out success in 2014.

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra drew a bumper audience to its Power and Passion concert.

Musicians hit the road with fresh blend of country.

American bluesman Corky Siegel was the hit of the evening, spry enough at 71 to leap from the stage to serenade fans.

Four of New Zealand's best-known hip-hop and dance acts are joining forces for an all ages show - and it's free.

Thanks to post-grunge hooks and the gravelly vocals of frontman Jason Wade, Lifehouse had a moment all of their own when their 2001 single Hanging By A Moment became a worldwide smash.

A surprising thing happened to Taylor Swift at her concert.

Lorde says she racked up the air miles to make a surprise appearance at a Taylor Swift concert because the pair are "best buds".

Last night the electronic duo went out with a bang at The Studio in Auckland.

More concerts should come with entrees as taste-tempting as Stravinsky's Pulcinella Suite, writes William Dart.

Ever wonder where all the post-emo scene kids ended up? At Twenty One Pilots' sold out Auckland show, of course.

Tickets were still available last night for Madonna's Auckland performances - but at a price.

On Friday, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra delivered another fine Opera in Concert with Puccini's Turandot, justly rewarded by a full house and standing ovations.

Kiwi Madonna fans are paying thousands of dollars to make sure they don't miss out on the first, and possibly only, time the Material Girl plays NZ.

Making a bone-dry promise to hip-hop fans has backfired for a local promoter, who is offering refunds for this week's Bone Thugs-N-Harmony shows.

Rapper Wiz Khalifa scored a massive hit with his Paul Walker tribute song See You Again. He'll be performing it here in September.

A Rod Stewart fan who bought tickets for $180 each had trouble hearing the star, with sound fading in and out at the concert.

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