A quick word with George Hinchliffe of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, a big group with small instruments travelling vast distances with just their hand luggage.

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

Sufjan Stevens, Disturbed, The Melvins, Flying Lotus and more are heading this way.

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.

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.

At the age of 76, Leonard Cohen, the dark poet is a warm, gracious, comfortable performer on stage.

New kid on the block Jason Derulo says he's been preparing for the spotlight his whole life. And now is loving being in it.

A blind couple from Mali will be the stars of what is one of the strongest Womad line-ups in years when the three-day world music festival returns in March.

Pop sensation Katy Perry, who married Russell Brand last week, will perform at Auckland's Vector Arena on Saturday May 7th.