Back to the 80s
14 November
Aotea Centre
Back to the 80s revives the decade’s biggest dance hits and power ballads with the Auckland Phil and guest vocalists, featuring songs by Madonna, Huey Lewis, Cyndi Lauper, Robert Palmer and more.
Jesus Christ Superstar
21 October – 15 November
The Civic
Olivier Award-winning Jesus Christ Superstar, by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, is now playing Auckland’s Civic with a dazzling international cast, before heading to Wellington and Christchurch.
Art in the Park
12-15 November
Eden Park
Art in the Park returns to Eden Park, featuring 140-plus New Zealand artists, original works to buy, artist talks, and sculptures. Jesse Woolston’s immersive installation The Infinite Constant Front, his first Aotearoa exhibition, takes over the pitch.
Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park
12 December
The Domain
Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park returns to Auckland Domain on Saturday 12 December for its 32nd year. This free festive spectacular features top Kiwi performers and emerging talent, ending with fireworks. Bring a picnic or try the food vendors.
A$AP Rocky
12 December
Spark Arena
A$AP Rocky brings his Don’t Be Dumb World Tour to Spark Arena, his first New Zealand visit in eight years to promote his fourth studio album. Expect to hear plenty of classics, too.
Cross Street Music Festival
28 November
K’ Road and around
Cross Street Music Festival’s eighth year sees it spill across Karangahape Road, Mercury Lane and Cross Street with free all-ages daytime music, art and performance from 12pm, then a ticketed night from 3pm.
Marathon
12 November – 6 December
Silo Theatre
Season your end-of-year celebrations with Chris Parker, Kura Forrester, Brynley Stent, Brayden Cresswell, Brett O’Gorman and more, mixed with wild dogs, rat poison, athletic feats and a disastrous Olympic race. Chaos, comedy and a stitch-inducing night out at the theatre – Marathon by Nic Sampson.
Secrets of Armenia
17 November
Symphonia Music Hall
Pianists Mikael and Yulia Ayrapetyan present rarely heard Armenian classical works by more than 10 composers in Secrets of Armenia, the project’s New Zealand premiere, following performances in Sydney and Melbourne.
