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Who has the best fans? Twenty One Pilots, obviously.
They're dedicated, passionate, emotional, and tattooed - and the best support a band could ask for.
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Coldplay can’t fix this.
A Hallmark greeting card filled with puppets, aliens and cheesy slogans has become the world’s biggest stadium show.
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Shihad's break-up is a royal screw-up.
Legacy acts are enjoying boom times in their golden years. So why kill Shihad now?
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'I was harassed non-stop, touched by strangers, groped in crowds'
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What's going on at Auckland's iMax building?
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No one wants to confirm or deny the Oasis Eden Park rumours.
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Coldplay can’t fix this.
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One man, three songs: Six months with a neighbour from hell.
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Big shows by major artists are only for the rich now.
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Everything Pearl Jam got right – and Travis Scott got wrong.
Two acts, two stadium shows, two very different nights. Let's compare them...
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Eddie Vedder has the antidote.
An emotional Pearl Jam front man offered a comfy blanket of nostalgia and empathy for tough times.
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Ten questions about a troubled summer of music.
Where is Chappell Roan? Where have all the big festivals gone? And if you only go to one event, which should you choose?
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Travis Scott promised us a circus. We got one.
Amidst the hype, the fights and the frustration, some music occasionally broke out.
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Metallica is selling $4000 tickets to New Zealand fans.
Tickets for the band's Eden Park show go on sale today. Some cost as much as a second-hand car.
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Thom Yorke fucked the club up.
The Radiohead front man brings his own version of brat summer to Aotearoa.
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Mousey's new album is difficult to talk about.
"There's a lot I can't say," says Sarena Close, aka Mousey. "It's really hard to explain."
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