Neil Ieremia shares his first gig experience: MC Hammer, Mt Smart Supertop, 1991.

Summer's music festival hopes have been boosted by solid additions to February's Splore line-up, including British DJ Mr Scruff and hip-hop supergroup Deltron 3030.

An intruder who jumped up on stage at the Rolling Stones concert in Adelaide was not a fan from the audience but actually appeared from backstage.

Hundreds of thousands of visitors will flood into Auckland, pumping tens of millions into the economy, as the City of Sails lines up a giant summer of fun.

Next year's Auckland Arts festival has a Cherry on top with Swedish star Nenah Cherry coming to town. And piano legend John Legend will play Vector Arena in December.

Womad festival has announced its line-up today, and top of the bill is Sinead O'Connor.

R&B legend Angie Stone tells Lydia Jenkin how proud she is to be part of SoulFest line-up next weekend.

Justin Timberlake is set to strut his stuff in front of more than 30,000 Kiwis over the next four nights.

Fans are gearing up for an exciting weekend as Justin Timberlake brings “sexy back” to the city of sails with multiple sell-out shows.

Haydn's Military Symphony provided a breezy launch for Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Thursday concert.

Maxwell admits making music is a struggle for him. So why does he keep doing it? Chris Schulz talks to the troubled soul star ahead of his first New Zealand show.

With Justin Timberlake in town this weekend, TimeOut takes a look at his illustrious career from Mickey Mouse Club to mega-star,

Summer tour announcements just keep on coming with another multi-band line-up announced today.

Miley Cyrus performs live during her The Bangerz Tour at Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand.

The Faders have provided the soundtrack to Taylor Swift's awkward dance moves, are mates with Redfoo and are in Auckland supporting Miley Cyrus.

Sought-after musician and producer Jol Mulholland has taken time from his busy schedule of collaborating to complete his second solo album, writes Lydia Jenkin.

Sam Trevethick is eyeing up the speaker system set up on a nearby stage with a suspicious eyebrow.

Graham Reid speaks to Bernie Griffen about his late-in-life career.

The cheeky Samoan trio, comprised of brothers Pene Pati and Amitai Pati and their cousin, Moses Mackay, have announced a series of live dates throughout February and March.

The opportunity to hear Richard Strauss' gorgeous Oboe Concerto is not to be passed over lightly and, with Thomas Hutchinson as soloist, it was an irresistible drawcard for Bach Musica's Oboe....

As New Zealand waits patiently for Mick, Keith, Ronnie and Charlie to come Down Under, the Rolling Stones have released a teaser video for their upcoming 14 On Fire Tour.

We all know Chi-town homies are the craziest, and tomorrow night, one of Chicago's finest is gracing the stage at the Powerstation.

The Powerstation came alive last night as Australian indie folk-rock band Boy and Bear took to the Auckland stage.

Melodic bass lines were covered by scratchy, squealing guitars last night as Australian singer Courtney Barnett kicked off her international tour, performing to a sold out crowd at the Kings Arms in Auckland.

Westfest has pulled in two major acts for the second year of the fledgling metal festival: Soundgarden and Faith No More.

Courtney Barnett is playing her first New Zealand show tonight. Rachel Bache caught up with the Aussie singer.