Irish band U2 have apologised for a practice that was heard in the suburbs surrounding Mt Smart Stadium, where the first of two NZ concerts will be played tonight.

You might say Bic Runga and The Mint Chicks' Kody Nielson have very different performing styles.

U2 has landed - and wasted no time in tweeting about the New Zealand experience.

A reunited and near-original Roxy Music line-up is to play a show in Auckland in the New Year.

He moonwalks. Everywhere. He wears metallic jackets with shoulder pads. He even uses Jackson chords to bridge together songs.

To celebrate their 30th anniversary, Dunedin band The Chills are playing a one-off matinee show in the hall where it all began.

Prizes don't get much better than this, win a Big Day Out ticket for you and a mate, plus a huge album haul so you can learn all the lyrics.

It's nice to tour at home, but a nice drop of plonk isn't bad either, says Brooke Fraser

Wellington music fans will have the opportunity to see a cut-down selection of this year's Auckland lineup, when Laneway moves to Wellington on Tuesday February 1st 2011.

A new book paying homage to five decades of live music in New Zealand is proof, says one contributor, Herald entertainment editor Russell Baillie, that every generation has gigs to remember.

Trick or treat? Rufus Wainwright slowly pads his way to the grand piano.

The Modfather overcomes issues with his guitar tech and sound mix to become something worth the wait.