Rod Stewart's Dunedin concert postponed
Rod Stewart's New Zealand and Australia tour, which includes a Dunedin concert, has been postponed until April 2022, due to Covid-19 travel restrictions.
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Paris pulls out stops to restore Notre-Dame organ
Paris pulls out stops to restore Notre-Dame organ
Workers have started dismantling Notre Dame's grand organ to let experts restore it in time for the fifth anniversary of the fire that damaged the Paris cathedral.
Taieri pupils find success
Taieri pupils find success
Taieri College pupils have hit the right note.
Aparima Solo Singing Awards
Aparima Solo Singing Awards
Otago branch of the NZ Association of Teachers of Singing held the annual Aparima Solo Singing Awards in Marama Hall on Sunday, adjudicated by Tessa Romano.
International acts unlikely until end of 2021: stadium company
International acts unlikely until end of 2021: stadium company
International acts are unlikely to perform in Dunedin before the end of next year, the company that manages Forsyth Barr Stadium is predicting.
Messages of peace, hope and comfort
Messages of peace, hope and comfort
Patrons filled Knox Church to capacity to hear the City Choir Dunedin with Dunedin Symphony Orchestra perform a programme highlighted with relevant messages of hope, comfort and peace.
Stealing moments
Stealing moments
Dunedin's Summer Thieves are back into their work after a period of discovery, loss and Covid. Adam Burns talks to singer/guitarist Jake Barton as the band gets ready to return to the South.
NZ musicians of world-class virtuosity
NZ musicians of world-class virtuosity
An excellent programme performed by Chamber Music NZ's Stephen de Pledge and Amalia Hall was nothing short of spectacular, writes Marian Poole.
Choir rocks back into action
Choir rocks back into action
The Dunedin Rock Choir performs Love Potion Number Nine by The Searchers during its fourth performance at the Otago Museum yesterday.
Musicians reunited after lockdown
Musicians reunited after lockdown
Performing in the Josephine Foyer at Toitu Otago Settlers Museum, Scott Campbell and Simon Christie (drums) show no signs of lockdown rust as they reunite with The Mentalist Collective.
Melange of music
Melange of music
If you’re kicking about at home with nothing to do on Saturday night, you might want to check what’s on at Dog with Two Tails, writes Fraser Thompson.
Kanye West posts rambling late-night tweets
Kanye West posts rambling late-night tweets
Rapper Kanye West has posted a series of tweets claiming his wife was trying to have him locked up on medical grounds, comparing himself to Nelson Mandela and suggesting the movie Get Out was based...
Review: Excitement attends first post lockdown ‘live’ performance
Review: Excitement attends first post lockdown ‘live’ performance
The Dunedin Symphony Orchestra (with New Zealand conductor Kenneth Young) received a great welcome from packed houses for their two concerts at the King’s and Queen’s Performing Arts Centre at the...
Green Day headlined tour to NZ cancelled
Green Day headlined tour to NZ cancelled
The Hella Mega Tour, which included headliners Green Day, will no longer be going ahead at Forsyth Barr Stadium, after the Australasian leg was cancelled due to Covid-19.
Like a lizard licking
Like a lizard licking
Local rock four-piece Saurian (meaning lizard-like) have been blasting original tunes on the live circuit since their formation about five years ago. Now they’re finally releasing their first EP,...
Italian film composer Ennio Morricone dies
Italian film composer Ennio Morricone dies
Ennio Morricone, the Italian composer whose haunting scores to Spaghetti Westerns like A Fistful of Dollars and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly helped define a cinematic era, has died. He was 91.
Watch the throne: Kanye announces presidential bid
Watch the throne: Kanye announces presidential bid
American rapper Kanye West, a vocal supporter of US President Donald Trump, announced on Saturday that he would run for president in 2020 in an apparent challenge to Trump and his presumptive Democratic rival Joe Biden.
The Beths to play Dunedin, Invercargill shows
The Beths to play Dunedin, Invercargill shows
Indie band The Beths have announced a nationwide tour today and will perform in both Dunedin and Invercargill in September.
Getting over it, moving on
Getting over it, moving on
Darryl Baser, a regular on the Dunedin music scene, has released his second album, appropriately titled #Secondselfie. It contains his signature combination of wit and melancholy, as well as collaborations with local artists.
Rhythm & Alps announces '100% Aotearoa' line-up
Rhythm & Alps announces '100% Aotearoa' line-up
Rhythm & Alps has dropped its official line-up announcement, with "100% Aotearoa" acts.