X Factor Australia winner Altiyan Childs is here to play at Christmas in the Park. He talks to Jacqueline Smith.

The umpteenth incarnation of Manchester post-punk legends The Fall return to Auckland next week. Frontman Mark E Smith talks to Tim Cumming about his band's long and rocky road.

Shock-metal band Gwar may in fact be monsters from outer space but they still have to do phone interviews. Frontman Dave Brockie, sorry, "Oderus Urungus" talked to Tamar McKewen.

Photos from Bon Jovi's Auckland concert at Vector Arena, Sunday December 5th.

There are many events on offer, Auckland-wide, to have you feeling festive.

X Factor Australia winner Altiyan Childs will perform at Auckland's Christmas in the Park event.

By the time U2 finishes its 360° world tour next July, it's expected it will have generated about $1bn.

Even the biggest concert of the year acknowledged the sombre mood of the nation. U2's Bono said the band felt privileged to be

The second and final list of bands playing at the 2011 Big Day Out has been released.

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.