Music Festivals
Brent Eccles on #Vax4Live
Brett Eccles of Eccles Entertainment NZ promoter is has just announced Billie Elish to be coming next year - and also tours local artists such as Lorde, Troy Kingi and Fat Freddys Drop. He joined… Audio
The Panel with Claire Robinson and Steve McCabe (Part 1)
Panellists Claire Robinson and Steve McCabe discuss vaccine passports, ACC funding for birth injuries, and mask tips. Audio
'I delayed the Millennium by five or six minutes' - Murray Kingi
At the turn of the millennium 15,000 people gathered at the top of a mountain to dance. And then, it rained. A lot. Produced by Kirsten Johnstone Audio
NZ First scuttles plan for drug checks at music festivals
Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says a proposal to legalise drug checks at music festivals will only send the wrong message to would-be users.
New Zealand First has put the brakes on Labour and… Video, Audio
Wrapping up WOMAD
At the end of the weekend, only the die-hard WOMAD fans remain at the annual music event in New Plymouth. It's been a frenetic couple of days of performances by musicians from pretty much everywhere… Audio
Fire: the Minecraft music festival
Fire Festival is a virtual music festival that pulled in almost 90,000 punters within the computer game Minecraft. Festival founder Max Schramp explains how to host a 2-day online music festival. Audio
Drugs tested at festivals found to be 'much more potent'
About one in five drugs tested at festivals this summer was not what the buyer thought it was, a group which performs the tests says.
Beck and Grace Jones to play Auckland City Limits
Other highlights include Justice, Phoenix, The Libertines, Thundercat, The Avalanches and locals the D4. The festival will take place at Auckland's Western Springs park on March 3rd.
The definitive list of this summer's big gigs
It's one of the most crowded summers of music New Zealand has ever seen. Here's a list of the big gigs coming up between now and April. So far we count 74.
Summer Festivals 101
Summer festivals are fast approaching and to help us sort the wheat from the chaff Aroha Harawira gives us an overview of the upcoming parties. Video, Audio
Festival drug testing results prompt calls for law change
Drug testers have found that almost a third of illicit drugs tested at music festivals were not what the user thought they were taking.
Laneway 2017 line-up announced
Laneway Festival have announced the line-up for next year’s event, which is going down at Albert Park on Auckland Anniversary Day. Audio
Interview: Songhoy Blues | WOMAD 2016
Yadana Saw takes a wander around the first night of Womad 2016 with one of opening acts of this year's festival, Aliou Toure from Malian band Songhoy Blues. Audio, Gallery
Campbell Smith - Auckland City Limits
Music promoter Campbell Smith joins Wallace to outline the upcoming music festival Auckland City Limits and speak about the resurgence in popularity of music festivals in New Zealand Audio
Top spots to mark New Year's Eve
As people across the country set up tents and lather themselves in sunblock, RNZ takes a look at some of the hottest spots to see in the New Year.
Tahuna Breaks at Glastonbury - Marty Greentree
Glastonbury 2015 is coming to a close and one New Zealand band has played there for the first time. Auckland-based group, Tahuna Breaks, played at the festival on Saturday night. Lead singer, Marty… Audio
Hannah Ellis-Petersen: Glastonbury and festivals
Hannah Ellis-Petersen is the culture reporter for The Guardian, and is at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm. Audio
Classic albums performed live
One of the centrepieces of the Wellington Jazz Festival is the Rogue Classic Albums Live series, where local musicians tackle classic records to see what of themselves they can bring to LPs with… Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 37
Blur return, Kimbra at Coachella, Kane Strang defends pop and Marlon Williams Audio
Kimbra at Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is one of North America's most popular and fashionable music festivals. Held in the Californian desert over two long weekends, this year's line-up included New… Audio