Kings of Leon walked off the stage in St Louis after the band's bassist was defecated on by pigeons.

Gorillaz will play a New Zealand show off the back of an Australian tour later this year.

Simply Red have announced 4 New Zealand dates as part of a worldwide 'farewell' tour.

The petitions weren't lying - all of Metallica's New Zealand shows have now sold out.

Veteran hard rock outfit Bon Jovi is the first big outdoor rock show of the coming summer. Desmond Sampson caught them in London last week on their Circle tour, and talked to the man in charge.

After parting with long-time drummer Nick Jago, Californian band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club rediscovered their passion for dark and gritty rock `n' roll. Bass player Robert Levon Been tells JULE SCHERER of NZPA about their new drummer and

Heavy pressure from fans has forced Metallica's hand - and now they're coming to Christchurch.

If able soloists did not always lift Charpentier's characters from the page, Rosser's dramatic conception did not err.

The arena shows in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch are scheduled for November.

Yusuf Islam's first show here under either of his names included a little too much forgettable new stuff, but got there in the end, writes Russell Baillie.

Auckland rallied in force to farewell the New Zealand Youth Choir on the eve of a tour that will take it to Shanghai's World Expo.

Wanda Jackson's promoters moved the venue twice as demand grew. Jacqueline Smith made it to The Powerstation on Tuesday to see what all the fuss was about.

A second Auckland concert has been added to Leonard Cohen's tour of New Zealand later this year.

Shihad will play their two classic albums in their entirety as part of a one-off tour in July and August.

American rapper David Banner is going to get his crunk on at The Trusts Stadium Arena with Smashproof and Savage on July 24.