Tour Announcement: Halsey

The Speakeasy
Music
Words by Shelley Te Haara After playing an intimate show here in August, in support of her recent album Hopeless Fountain Kingdom, Halsey returns on April 19th to play her first ever headline show here in Au...

Gig Announcement: Sleeping With Sirens

The Speakeasy
Music
Words by Shelley Te Haara American pop-rockers Sleeping With Sirens have announced they will be returning to our shores in 2018 with one all ages show in support of their 5th studio album, Gossip. They will ...

Gig Announcement: Yelawolf

The Speakeasy
Music
Words by Shelley Te Haara After playing to a massive crowd at Trust Stadium in 2015, a sold-out Bay Dreams Festival this year, an intimate and very special gig following Bay Dreams at Cassette 9, he is back....

Stylin’ it in up in Auckland with Harry

Alex Kim
Music
Standard conversations between individuals with no clue to who Harry Styles is, might go something like this: “Yeah, y’know the guy from One Direction?” “Who?” “Harry Styles! He dated Taylor Swift for a wh...

Tour Announcement: Paul McCartney

Anoushka Maharaj
Music
On December 16, 1/4 of The Beatles will be gracing Auckland’s Mt. Smart Stadium (which is better than Christmas, frankly). That’s right – Paul McCartney is coming to town! The One on One Tour will span McCar...

Gig Announcement: SZA

The Speakeasy
Music
Words by Chris Wong Fresh off the release of CTRL, one of the year’s most highly anticipated and well received albums, rising alternative R&B singer SZA heads to New Zealand for the first time, kicking o...

Interview: Chance to Ignite

The Speakeasy
Theatre
It was midday when I visited Trinity Hall in Kingsland, where the cast of Chance to Ignite were practicing for their upcoming show. I met with two of the energetic performers from the set, Stef and Eleanor, bot...