It has been announced this morning that the St James Theatre in Auckland will re-open on May 2, eight years since it was shut down in 2007 after a small electrical fire raised concerns about safety.

Wearing a plain white T-shirt against an colourful street art backdrop, Paolo Nutini was a simple but eye-catching figure as he took the stage at the Powerstation for his first ever New Zealand concert last night.

Minutes after the Dunedin Fleetwood Mac concert sold out, scalpers started listing tickets online.

Cheap Trick might be yet another veteran group on the international nostalgia circuit. But there is a difference, says frontman Robin Zander down the line from the US.

There's something undignified and cringey about boy bands from the 90s still touring now. And when you try to squeeze into those same 90s outfits you look like a shrink-wrapped pack of sausages.

Greg Johnson recalls his first big gig, The Police at Wellington Town Hall in 1981.

The rumours are true - Fleetwood Mac is coming to New Zealand.

Should musicians judge shows like The X Factor? Russell Baillie and Lydia Jenkin debate the topic...

KISS are coming to NZ promising to 'shake the heavens'...and, if you're planning a wedding, consider a date to coincide with Maroon 5's tour dates.

New Zealand is a special place for Los Angeles-based blues singer Beth Hart. She's been here a handful of times on promotional trips, once supported British singer-songwriter David Gray and lived in Auckland for a six-week stint with her husband.

About 35,000 Eagles fans swooped on Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium last night for a three-hour trip down a musical memory lane.

If you haven't booked a place to stay in Auckland tonight you might have to extend the limit on your credit card - or bring a tent.

A jilted Rotorua woman whose offer of a ticket and pre-drinks to the Eagles Concert drew 42,000 hits on the Trade Me auction website, has sold it to a Hamilton man for $300.

Wellington music stalwarts Trinity Roots are celebrating their reunion with a long-awaited third album. Lydia Jenkin reports.

The live return of the Backstreet Boys comes with a movie opening act. Leena Tailor reports.

Marty Greentree, lead singer for Tahuna Breaks recalls his first big gig, Paul McCartney, Western Springs Stadium, 1993.

A jilted music fan whose sad love story and sense of humour attracted 40,000 hits on Trade Me could find new romance.