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Princess Chelsea is about to turn one of Auckland’s most atmospheric new music spaces into something altogether more surreal. On Friday 25 September, the acclaimed Aotearoa artist brings 7 Seconds In Heaven to Kāhui St David’s for a one-night-only performance that promises to blur the lines between concert, theatre and dreamscape. Born Chelsea Nikkel, Princess Chelsea has spent more than …

Few guitarists have done more to keep the blues-rock tradition alive than Joe Bonamassa. A true guitar prodigy who opened for B.B. King at just 12 years old, the New York-born musician has spent decades building a career around blistering guitar work, soulful vocals and an unwavering respect for the blues legends who came before him. Bonamassa has become one …

Radio Free Alice have emerged from Melbourne’s fertile indie scene as one of Australia’s most compelling new post-punk bands. Formed in Sydney in 2020 by school friends Noah Learmonth and Jules Paradiso, the group took shape more fully after the pair moved to Melbourne in 2021 and joined forces with Michael Phillips and Lochie Dowd. Maayan Barnatan later completed the …

Formed in Salisbury in late 2021, Carsick have rapidly established themselves as one of the UK’s most unruly and entertaining young bands. Built around brothers Joe Richardson (vocals/guitar) and Jack Richardson (guitar), alongside Jack Hardiman (bass) and Tom Armstrong (drums), the quartet emerged from the local music scene with a sound that refuses to sit comfortably in any single genre. …

Few bands have mastered the art of combining melodic punk-rock urgency with a message quite like Rise Against. This November and December, the Chicago quartet return to Australia and New Zealand, bringing more than two decades of punk rock riffs, anthemic choruses and socially conscious songwriting to stages across the region. Led by vocalist Tim McIlrath, Rise Against have built …

If your idea of a good Saturday involves distorted guitars, blown speakers, mosh pits and a healthy dose of rock’n’roll chaos, Helldorado is calling. On 14 November, Eindhoven’s industrial Klokgebouw once again becomes a one-day temple to punk, metal, hardcore and everything gloriously loud in between. Born in 2017, Helldorado quickly established itself as one of the Netherlands’ most distinctive …