Thrill-seekers at the long-running Auckland Easter Show have been left disappointed after its main ride provider set up a rival event, breaking a 60-year tradition.

Live music in hastily-built venues has helped shaken Cantabrians beat the post-quake blues, a university researcher says.

American band Counting Crows have cancelled all of their New Zealand shows after pulling the plug on their Wellington gig at the last minute.

Neil Young refused to play a greatest hits set, but his concert was crazy and confounding, exciting and exhausting, writes Russell Baillie.

With the 60s generation of rock fans now at Gold Card age, this concert perhaps flagged what we might expect in the future: Steve Miller with his excellent band - which included the great Spector-era soul singer Sonny Charles - started just after 7pm.

At 70, his eye sight is failing, and he looked fragile as he was escorted on and off the stage by his roadie and members of his recently assembled all-Kiwi band.

Rihanna is coming to New Zealand, so TimeOut has gone through the A-Z of the popstar's colourful career.

Rihanna, the reigning Queen of pop, is heading to New Zealand as part of her Diamonds World Tour.

Foals are heading to New Zealand for a one-night-only show at the Auckland Town Hall.

New Zealand's flagship indoor concert mecca is getting a mini version of itself.

A roof for fans, deal-sweetening incentives and a rumoured $1.2m payday persuaded supergroup Aerosmith to choose Dunedin over Auckland.