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![Tooling up for the Big Day Out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tooling up for the Big Day Out
Tool are one of the major acts on next year's Big Day Out line-up. Scott Kara talks to bassist Justin Chancellor
![Kelly Rowland fulfilling her destiny](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kelly Rowland fulfilling her destiny
On her way for summer's hip-hop and R&B Boom Tunz tour, Kelly Rowland talks to Matilda Egere-Cooper about life after Destiny's Child and her musical reinvention.
![St James Theatre rocked like no other](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
St James Theatre rocked like no other
Russell Baillie on the real star of some shows - the St James Theatre.
![Hip Hop pioneers to perform classic album in NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hip Hop pioneers to perform classic album in NZ
Pioneering Hip Hip artists Public Enemy will perform their 1990 album Fear Of A Black Planet at two New Zealand shows in January.
![Concert Review: Auckland Chamber Orchestra](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Concert Review: Auckland Chamber Orchestra
Audience treated to substantial if sombre quartet inspired by people and places.
![Big Day Out 2011 lineup announcement - Live Blog](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Big Day Out 2011 lineup announcement - Live Blog
Join the Herald Online for the live blog of the Big Day Out 2011 Lineup announcement. Twitter comments via #bdonz
![Robin Gibb's solo flight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Robin Gibb's solo flight
Touring here again, Robin Gibb talks to Graham Reid about the Bee Gees' pop legacy
![Metallica in Christchurch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Metallica in Christchurch
Photos from before and during Metallica's concert first Christchurch concert.
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![Concert Review: Metallica <i>Canterbury Arena</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Concert Review: Metallica <i>Canterbury Arena</i>
Last night in Christchurch, Metallica got back to being hard, fast, and heavy.
![Musicians sign on to quake concert](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Musicians sign on to quake concert
The biggest names in Kiwi music are lining up to star in a benefit concert for earthquake-struck Cantabrians.
![Trinity back to their roots](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Trinity back to their roots
Five years after splitting up, TrinityRoots are reuniting for a national tour. Frontman Warren Maxwell talks to Julie Scherer about why
![Greg Johnson to come home for one-off show](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Greg Johnson to come home for one-off show
With the fan-funding of his forthcoming album in place, Los Angeles-based Greg Johnson is returning for one New Zealand show in November.
!['Colossal ripoff' - readers react to U2 surcharge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Colossal ripoff' - readers react to U2 surcharge
NZ Herald readers respond to Ticketek's $19 transaction surcharge to buy U2 tickets.
![$40 to see U2? Yeah right](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
$40 to see U2? Yeah right
Tickets for U2's Auckland concert were advertised from just $39.90, but fans this morning found Ticketek was adding a hefty surcharge.
![U2's NZ concert sells out in less than hour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
U2's NZ concert sells out in less than hour
Tickets to U2's only New Zealand show sold out in less than an hour this morning.
![Axl Rose hits headlines rather than notes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Axl Rose hits headlines rather than notes
Axl Rose - one of the most mercurial singers in the pantheon of rock - gave a performance on and off stage, at UK festivals over the weekend.
![Celebrating a classic album a pleasure for Peter Hook](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Celebrating a classic album a pleasure for Peter Hook
Joy Division's classic debut is undergoing a live revival. Scott Kara reports
![Concert season kicks in](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Concert season kicks in
In a week where U2 finally announced a much-rumoured Auckland show there are more big-name acts on the way too, ensuring another busy summer of music.
![U2: Doing the numbers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
U2: Doing the numbers
The U2 360° tour coming to Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium in November is a biggie. Here's numerical proof and other really useful info ...