The grand final of the newly inaugurated Wallace National Piano Competition on Sunday offered three hours of memorable music-making.

It's the concert Kiwi pop fans have been waiting for - and it sounds like we'll be getting a show we'll never forget.

Countrywide music competition Smokefree Rockquest inspires and focuses young bands, writes Hugh Collins.

A small taster of acts has been announced for next February's Splore festival.

Guitarist Jon Myron Clark has been in the business for more than 25 years, playing with everyone from Lionel Richie to Donny Osmond, Isaac Hayes to Coolio and, of course, on Michael Jackson's Bad world tour in the late 80s.

The Big Day Out has been granted resource consent by the Auckland Council for Western Springs - here's how it'll look.

When was the last time so many people have danced themselves silly to a band featuring a banjo?

Superstar Beyonce will take the stage in front of 10,000 fans at a NZ concert this year - and rock veterans Fleetwood Mac have confirmed a third big Kiwi gig.

Elisabeth Easther has found some stellar ways to observe Matariki this year.

Thousands of festival goers gather for the Glastonbury Music Festival in Glastonbury, England.

The date for the 2014 Mission Concert has effectively been pencilled in and speculation over next year's act is already hotting up.

One in three revellers at music festivals have items lost or stolen resulting in their experience being "completely ruined", according to a survey.

As part of the BIG little City launch of 453 reasons to love your city via Instagram, Online Entertainment Editor Hugh Sundae shares some of his favourite Auckland venues.

It wasn't the confrontational and ritual-like concert Killing Joke were renowned for in their early years.

Please, put your gadget away and enjoy the show in real life rather than through a screen, writes Scott Kara. "Not only do you look like an absolute dork, you're also blocking my view."