Seminal thrash metal act Megadeth will headline heavy music festival No Sleep Til, arriving in Auckland in December.
No Sleep Til Auckland will also feature punk rock legends NOFX and Dropkick Murphys.
Other American bands coming to the festival include comedy metal act Gwar, punk rockers Alkaline Trio, deathcore band Suicide Silence, metalcore band August Burns Red and post-hardcore group We Came As Romans.
Also on the line-up are Swedish doom metal band Katatonia and Canadian classic metal band 3 Inches of Blood.
Representing Australia at No Sleep Til Auckland are metalcore act Parkway Drive and punk rockers Frenzal Rhomb.
Local acts playing the festival include Antagonist AD, The Outsiders, Shitrippers and Leeches – a new band formed from past members of Bleeders, Goodnight Nurse, Antagonist AD and Brick Vs Face.
Headline act Megadeth was formed by frontman Dave Mustaine after he was kicked out of Metallica in 1983.
Mustaine is widely regarded as one of the most gifted metal guitarists of all time, both as a rhythm and a lead player. In 2009 he was ranked No. 1 in Joel McIver’s book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists.
Megadeth have recently performed a tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 1990 Rust in Peace album, performing the album in its entirety. Kiwi fans will experience this for themselves at No Sleep Til Auckland.
Rust in Peace includes the classic thrash hits ‘Holy Wars… The Punishment Due’ and ‘Hangar 18’ and the 20th anniversary marked the first time other tracks from the album had ever been performed live such as ‘Five Magics’, ‘Poison Was the Cure’ and ‘Rust in Peace… Polaris’.
Megadeth last played in Auckland in 2009 alongside Slayer. At the time, David Farrier caught up with Mustaine – watch the full interview.
“It’s such an exciting opportunity to be working with such an amazing line-up of not only some of the biggest names in alternative music, but a team of people dedicated and passionate about bringing this music to Kiwi fans,” says Katie Macrae of Chicks that Scream, NZ representatives for No Sleep Til Auckland.
“Bands love coming to New Zealand and we love having them here – best December ever!”
The festival will take place at Auckland’s ASB Showgrounds on December 10.
Tickets go on sale midday September 9.
For more information visit the No Sleep Till website.
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The Irish band yesterday confirmed they will perform at Mt Smart Stadium in November followed by four concerts in Australia.
Hip hop star Jay Z is to join U2 for the band’s tour of Australia and New Zealand later this year.
Jay Z last played in Australia in 2006 and has never played in New Zealand.
New Zealand event spokeswoman Bridget de Laundry says about 54 percent of tickets are priced under $100, starting at $39.90.
The low prices are due to the specially built 50m-high stage with a rotating bridges and giant video system.
“The extra capacity U2 360 gives us means that there are a large number, several thousand in fact, of low priced tickets at every show,” says U2 tour producer/promoter Arthur Fogel, CEO of Live Nation Global Touring.
Organisers are expecting the more than 50,000 tickets to sell out quickly, and a second concert has not been ruled out.
“A second show is not confirmed. There are only three stages in use on the Australasian tour and they leapfrog from city to city, it takes eight days to build them and three-four to remove them, either side of the performance days,” says de Launay.
Tickets go on sale Friday, September 3 but U2.com subscribers will be able to buy tickets about five days ahead of the public.
U2 360 has already played to over 4 million people and is set to smash all previous records and become the highest-attended concert tour of all time.
Bringing the U2 360 production to New Zealand is no small feat. Six 747 freighters are required to fly the production to New Zealand.
The stage weighs 590 tonnes with all of the production gear hanging from it, and covers 6000 square meters.
‘The Claw’ itself stands 30.53m high, and with the pylon its 51.8m. That means it’s higher than most stadium roofs. Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium roof will have to be “cracked” and stay open to allow the pylon to be installed.
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First two sources told The Hollywood Reporter that Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler had already worked out a deal to judge the next season of American Idol. Now Aerosmith bassist Todd Hamilton is also confirming the news:
American Idol producers won’t announce the season 10 judges panel until next month, but Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton has all but confirmed that Steven Tyler will be occupying one of the seats left by Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell. “Steven is doing American Idol. The ink is dry on that,” Hamilton told the Newark Star-Ledger . “Steven is someone who absolutely lives to be in front of an audience, and the people closest to him know how witty and entertaining he can be. I don’t know if American Idol will be rock ‘n’ roll enough for him, but it is an opportunity for millions of people to see another side of Steven Tyler.”
Read the full story at Rolling Stone.
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Footage of U2 rehearsing a new song has surface online and you can watch it by scrolling down.
The short film was captured by fans who are camped out near the gates of the Stadio Olimpico di Torino in Italy.
The group are rehearsing at the venue head of their gig on Friday (August 6), their first since Bono underwent back surgery, which forced them to cancel a number of US shows and their headline slot at Glastonbury.
As U2Tours.com reports, Bono and co have also been heard rehearsing a number of songs including ‘Get On Your Boots’, ‘Magnificent’ and ‘Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me’, the band’s 1995 single from the Batman Forever soundtrack
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Lady Gaga is set to become the face of Twinings tea, who may create a new flavour in her honour.
The flamboyant singer’s love of the hot beverage is well-documented. She regularly requests the drink during interviews, and is often seen in public with her pet tea cup and saucer.
Gaga has apparently been approached by several tea companies who think she would be the perfect choice to front their campaigns. However, she is particularly enamoured with Twinings, who are said to have offered her a multi-million-pound deal.
Twinings are an English firm dating back 300 years, and are famed for offering many different flavours of the drink. It is this which appeals to Gaga, especially as there is talk of a new flavour being invented just for her.
“Her management have received a load of offers from major tea companies but Twinings are the front-runners. They want to launch a new tea with her face on it and discussions are taking place at the top level,” a source told British newspaper The Sun.
“Names like The Taste Of Gaga are being batted about. The idea is to have tasting sessions in which she would participate.
“The tasters are coming up with a tea with an oriental flavour. They want to market tea to a new, younger generation – particularly in America, and Gaga is making drinking tea cool again.”
Gaga performed at Sir Elton John’s White Tie And Tiara Ball in June, and he presented her with a vintage teapot to say thanks.
During an appearance on a British television show last year, Gaga refused to leave her cup backstage and answered questions while sipping the beverage.
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Metallica have added yet another concert to their New Zealand itinerary.
The band will now play at the CBS Canterbury Arena on September 21 and 22, weeks before their sold-out shows at Auckland’s Vector Arena.
September 21 and 22: Christchurch, CBS Canterbury Arena
October 13 and 14: Auckland, Vector Arena
Heavy metal heavyweights Metallica will play a show in Christchurch, following an online campaign from South Island fans which attracted over 11,000 supporters.
The band will play at the CBS Canterbury Arena on September 22, weeks before their sold-out shows at Auckland’s Vector Arena.
In a statement issued in response to a Facebook campaign, the band said “sometimes, you do get what you want! You asked (okay, demanded!) and we heard ya.”
Metallica’s last New Zealand appearance was in 2004 on the Auckland leg of the Big Day Out tour. The band has not headlined its own New Zealand tour since 1998, when it played shows in Auckland and Wellington in support of the 1997 album, ReLoad.
Because of limitations presented by the Christchurch arena, the band’s full concert setup will not be used on September 22. The 360 degree stage setup has been used on Metallica’s World Magnetic tour since 2008 and will be seen at both Auckland shows.
“It’s gonna be us and YOU old-school ‘club style’ in an arena making a whole lot of noise together, and that’s what counts.”
A presale for fanclub members will open on Friday, July 9, while a public presale will go live at midday on Tuesday, July 13. They will sell fast!
* Metallica on tour in New Zealand
September 22: Christchurch, CBS Canterbury Arena
October 13 and 14: Auckland, Vector Arena
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One of the infamously falsetto-voiced trio the Bee Gees, Robin Gibb, has announced a three date New Zealand tour.
As part of his Bee Gees Greatest Hits tour, Gibb will perform with the Pointer Sisters, comprising sisters Anita and Ruth with Ruth’s granddaughter, Sadako, at the TSB Bank Arena, Wellington and the CBS Canterbury Arena between November 10-12.
Gibb, who has maintained a successful solo career, last performed in New Zealand in 1999 when he played to more than 60,000 people in Auckland’s Western Springs, one of the largest concert attendances in New Zealand history.
“It’s been a long time, but I’m really, really pleased to be coming back one more time to play for the New Zealand fans,” Gibb says.
The Bee Gees are the only group to have recorded number one songs in four different decades and there are more than 6500 cover version of the songs.
Gibb will perform the group’s biggest songs including Massachusetts, How Deep is Your Love, Stayin’ Alive, Night Fever, You Win Again, Nights on Broadway, Jive Talking, I Started A Joke, Words, To Love Somebody, New York Mining Disaster and many more.
The Gibb brothers, Barry, and twins Robin and Maurice, were born in Britain to British parents but moved to Australia in the mid ’50s where their music career began, gaining their first chart success there with Spicks and Specks. Inducted into the Rock’n’ Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, it is estimated The Bee Gees have sold more than 200 million records. Maurice died in 2003. In 2009 Barry and Robin announced plans to record and perform together as the Bee Gees.
Tickets go on sale on Monday, July 5 through ticketek.co.nz.
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Paramore are returning to New Zealand, just seven months after performing two sold out shows here.
The American rock act, fronted by red haired front woman Hayley Williams, will perform in Wellington on October 7, and in Auckland on October 8.
The band last performed here in March, and according to a tweet by Williams, the band loved their time here.
“Why did it take us 5 years to get here? Can’t wait to come back to New Zealand. Please, dear God, let it be soon. Never had so much fun in 3 days in my whole life. NZ, we’ll miss you!” she said after the show.
Tickets for both shows go on sale on July 9.
Paramore
October 7: TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/3848981/Paramore-announce-NZ-show
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Rock’s global icons, Bon Jovi, return to New Zealand in December with two gigantic stadium shows as part of The Circle world tour.
Bon Jovi will play Westpac Stadium in Wellington on December 4 and Auckland’s Mt Smart Stadium on December 5. Tickets will go on sale on Thursday 8 July.
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The wait is over…
Intriguer Album Released in New Zealand Today
One of the most distinctive bands of the past quarter-century return with their brand new album Intriguer.
Produced by Jim Scott and Neil Finn and recorded in Roundhead Studios in Auckland, Intriguer follows Crowded House’s 2007 release Time On Earth, which hit No. 1 in Australia and New Zealand, and No. 3 in the UK.
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