One of the world's biggest rappers, Schoolboy Q, will headline the summer music fest.

It's time to get ironic - Alanis Morissette is coming to New Zealand.

The organisers behind NZ's most successful music festival want it to get even bigger.

Northern Bass have made their first lineup announcement - here's who's coming to New Years

From jokes about assassinating presidents to unexpected celeb hook-ups.

We're using the wrong month - and calendar - to celebrate Matariki, two academics say.

Reggae pop star Shaggy has been confirmed as headliner for summer festival One Love.

A lawsuit has been filed against organisers of the disastrous Fyre Festival.

Forget the stars, this kid just won Coachella as far as the internet's concerned.

Western Springs Park will come to life with the sounds, smells and sights of the Pacific.

EDITORIAL: Aucklanders have a lot to be proud of with so much to do in the city.

More than 20 hot air balloons to provide a spectacle in Hamilton today.

Harm Reduction at musical festival's tent an eye opener.

As the NRL season kicks off, Michael Burgess recalls his dream-made-reality at a final to beat all finals.

We're in the mood to celebrate, so Eli Orzessek finds the globe's best parties. Book a flight and get yourself on the guest list.

Ticket holders for Vaxxed will be notified of the venue only three hours before it starts

Promoter Dave Roper is coming out of retirement for something "really special'.

The world's largest kapa haka festival, which was held in Hawke's Bay, has been tipped by Te Matatini organisers as the best one yet.

Drug overdoses at Melbourne's Electric Parade music festival have landed more than 20 revellers in hospital.

Rotorua will not host the Raggamuffin festival this year. The promoters of the show announced on Friday that the 10th festival, scheduled

Gay broadcaster and MC Steven Oates is hosting three events at this month's Auckland Pride Festival.

Festival goers in Melbourne's west were punched and kicked, and had phones, wallets and bags stolen, by a gang of 40 youths.

The Raggamuffin Music Festival, which was be held in Auckland next Saturday, has been postponed until November - and a new venue could be on the cards.

Auckland music fans have been given a pleasant summer surprise today with Underworld confirmed to headline a brand new music festival.

Thousands came together at festivals across the region today to celebrate Waitangi day. While free rides, stalls, and entertainment

Some of the biggest acts in the hipster music world were at Laneway. But they were all outshined by the day's real star: the new venue.

Lorde's in line to play Coachella and the Governor's Ball, so we crunched the numbers to see what it would cost Kiwis to go see her.

Next month's Raggamuffin music festival will be the last, promoters have confirmed.

Leila George looks at the best of the Kiwi festivals for 2017.

WATCH: A new year's resolution has ended up with one young Kiwi billed to perform in front of thousands of festival goers this weekend.