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Urbanesia showcases city culture

Pasifika beats, arts, culture and talent will be seen and heard around Auckland over the next two weeks during the Urbanesia festival, which starts today.

Echo Festival boss: 'It's going to be great'

A new music festival was on shakey ground but the director of Echo Festival says it can be just as good in Auckland. Paxon Talbot talks to Chris Schulz.

Leftfield joins Splore headliners

Splore has added its biggest name yet to the bill for its summer-friendly February festival.

Shakey Graves in demand

Auckland City Limits has its own Austin music hero in the line-up with Shakey Graves heading to the festival. He talked to Russell Baillie backstage at Austin City Limits.

The National: Place in the sun

As headliners of next year's Auckland City Limits, The National might seem like unlikely summer festival fare but the US indie giants just keep gaining momentum and fans. Russell Baillie reports.

No limits for Kendrick Lamar

When Kendrick Lamar walks on to the Auckland City Limits stage, hip-hop fans will see an artist who has come a long way in a short space of time.

Jamie xx: Let the music do the talking

He might have Drake and Rihanna on speed dial and one of the year's best albums under his belt, but Jamie xx is a man of few words, Chris Schulz discovers.

Festival's move to Auckland is a good thing ... right?

The McLaren Valley Music & Arts Festival - renamed Echo Festival - recently announced it is moving to Auckland, but is this a good thing? Chris Schulz and Lydia Jenkin have their say.

Laneway staying at Silo Park is a good thing - isn't it?

Laneway is returning to Auckland's Silo Park for another year, but is it a good thing? Chris Schulz and Lydia Jenkin have their say.

Carl Cox to headline Rhythm & Alps

The line-up has been announced for this year's Rhythm and Alps festival, with British DJ Carl Cox headlining the event.

Get set for a summer of festivals

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Flaming Lips star talks Miley Cyrus

Psychedelic rock institution The Flaming Lips are headlining a major new summer music festival. Frontman Wayne Coyne talks about the band's long strange trip and the Miley Cyrus connection to Russell Baillie.

Everything you need to know about NZ's hot new festival

The Flaming Lips is but one of 20 acts coming to the McLaren Valley Music and Arts Festival, a new event to run at a venue nestled below the Bay of Plenty's Kaimai Ranges in mid-January.

Will Auckland lose Laneway?

The Laneway Festival has been told today it cannot move to the Auckland Domain, raising the possibility of the country's largest urban music festival moving to Wellington or Christchurch.

Where will Laneway, Lantern Festival move to?

Two of the biggest events on the Auckland calendar, the Lantern Festival and Laneway Festival, could move to the Domain.

Things get dirty at Aussie music festival (+photos)

Britpop legends Blur brought the three-day mud fest that was Splendour in the Grass to a close, and finally made amends for their Big Day Out cancellation in 2013.