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Auckland's 'great stadium debate' is all about sport. That's stupid.

The nostalgia boom is getting Ludacris (and ridiculous).

Major artists don't want to come to New Zealand now.

Bon Iver's New Zealand fans are waiting for their refunds.

I went to a Taylor Swift listening party.

Are 'In Demand' tickets kosher or cursed?

Coachella is a stone cold mess.

You can barely hear SZA at a SZA show.

Splore's 2025 cancellation is predictable and shocking at the same time.

The day Danny DeVito gave me his beer.

One minivan, two people, 49 shows.

I skipped the Cowboy Carter hype machine and didn't miss a thing.

Are concert tickets too expensive now?

Ten years ago, the plug was pulled on Parachute festival.

Your official winter gig guide has landed.

Blissful beats and brutality mingled at Fred Again.

The Splendour in the Grass news is bad for us too.

'It's just banger after banger – the setlist writes itself.'

Against the odds, it's been a great week for music journalism.

Fred Again just raised the bar for FOMO-induced ticket-buying stress.

The highs and lows of a frantic festival season.

A major North Shore music venue wants back in.

This geezer's still got it.

No concert is 'perfect'. So stop saying they are.

Fifteen years ago, Trent Reznor had a hissy fit.

'I try to work with the darkness.'

Morningside Live Block Party has been cancelled.

The diary of a mad man.

No one reviewed Queens of the Stone Age, so I'm going to do it.

Meet the band making magic from a beaten-up car.

The Efeso Collins funeral hoax is coming for music fans too.

A weekend unlike any other.

We are all Bob Dylan.

Wednesday's singer lets it all come out.

'What can you do? I did this to myself.'

Why won't anyone buy Sky World?

'What fresh new hell is this?'

Should I have used 'Shit Spray' on my neighbour?

Am I too old for music festivals now?

A desperate, painful search for two SZA tickets.

A chaotic week of concert announcements.

Did NZ Herald announce a fake SZA tour?

Laneway has levelled up.

No pressure, Laneway.

Our most diverse festival line-up is ... Meatstock?!

So, how's music journalism faring in Australia?

How do you find new music when no one writes about it anymore?

Something strange is happening at JB Hi-Fi.

Tragedy hung in the air at the Foo Fighters show.

RIP: A eulogy for Stuff's seemingly dead Music section.

My neighbour from hell, part two: It gets worse.

It's official: this time the 90s comeback has gone way too far.

One man, three songs: Six months with a neighbour from hell.

The dodgy, dicey, deceitful music trends we'll see more of this year.

The rapper who trolled New Zealand for 12 straight years.

A recap of NZ's recent music festival drama.