Music

Get ready to hit the town.

 Deck the halls with sounds of Michael Bublé and the Queen of Christmas—Mariah Carey.

Get amped up for the most wonderful time of the year. We’re talkin’ New Zealand’s festival season. Across the country,…

Quirky urban cool, natural wonders, arty happenings and more than a few places to quench your thirst, Dunedin is full of contrasts and…

It's about damn time.

A successful New Year’s Eve party—the kind people talk about for years to come—always has a few key ingredients; a rad…

Ever wanted to hear Calvin Harris' One Kiss in C Minor with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra? Yeah, us neither, come…

Hot on the heels of Te Marama Puoro O Aotearoa NZ Music Month we caught up with eight of Aotearoa's most exciting up-and-coming DJs to…

While your Spotify may be overflowing with a cracking collection of music, nothing beats the sweet, sweet sound of live music.

While we don’t like to play favourites here at Urban List, we can’t deny that when it ones to One Direction, Harry Styles has…

Here we are, deep into another lockdown, and many of us New Zealanders feeling all over the show—unable to shut off, to relax, to let…

Auckland’s Smoke & Spice Festival will be bigger and better than ever with plenty of barbecues, booze, live music,…

Interesting Places: The Subterranean Sessions is set to be an absolutely awesome series of musical matinee shows, as part of Elemental…

Ditch the booze and bust some moves at this epic morning rave. 

Winter is coming, and that means ski party season is too. So, dust off your boots and grab your warmest jackets, because things are about to…

Let’s be honest, we’re kinda terrible at keeping secrets here at Urban List. So, when we hear a rumour a hidden piano…

It’s her first tour since 2017.

Just imagine the scene if Snoop Dogg or Dr. Dre picked up a trumpet and smashed out some good ol’ bangers. Well, New Zealand’s…

There’s always that one friend that doesn’t vibe with your choice in music, isn’t there? Well, now you can dance to…

Forget whatever you had planned for September 3rd, Galatos is the place to be.

Cross St. Music Festival is back, baby. After the March lockdown rained on its parade, a new date has been released, and it’s…

Ain’t no party like a street party—get ready for Parnell’s very own street party filled with groovy tunes, good vibes, and…

It's going to be a big year for music.

For the swooners, the crooners and antics under the doonas.

We’re a sucker for a good playlist, allowing our favourite Netflix series to live on, way after the credits roll.

There’s no need to flee the city for New Year, everything you need is right on your doorstep  

This is not a drill! Despite blessing our ears back in July—AKA the epicentre of lockdown life—with her surprise album Folklore,…

 Just like Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber, Six60 are sharing their story on the big screen. Till The Lights Go…

With grim lockdown and border restriction news dropping on the daily, sometimes you just need to turn the telly off and plug into a good…

Filmed around the world in the US, the UK, South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana and Belgium—and featuring the likes of Naomi Campbell, Lupita…

While the release of her last album, Lover, involved an international Easter egg hunt, in true 2020-style Swift has delivered the news of…

Flights to New York might be off the table for now but here's your chance to see the ground-breaking hip hop musical, and…

Oh, queen Bey, how we have missed you! In news that the world truly needs right now, Beyoncé has announced she’s finally…

If you’ve spent lockdown mourning the loss of live music and having a damn good boogie fear not. The Good Vibes winter tour…

Here’s a list of awesome things to do in New Zealand this weekend.

Couch-ella at your service.

It’s not all doom and gloom thanks to the guys behind Isol-Aid Music Festival.

If you’re one of the many people who have started working from home, then welcome to our rad crew. By now there’s a chance the…

We jumped at the chance to chat to talk to Milk & Honey Festival co-founder, Lani Purkis. Best known as the bassist in Elemenop, these…

We’re just a little bit obsessed with Aussie songbird Jack River. The ARIA-nominated artist has been tearing up the charts since…

Yes you read that headline right, there is a festival that combines epic live music sets with pasta masterclasses and wine…

We’ve got some seriously epic news for your Monday. Following legendary performances at Coachella, Glastonbury, Primavera, and…

When we listen to the mixtape of the 2010s, what does it actually sound like?

Fact: the noughties served up some of the best damn music of all time. Don’t fight us on it. 

Fire up, guys. The FOMO 2020 is around the corner, and freaking Lizzo is headlining. There’s no denying it, 2019 was…

From casual day dates to the more formal evening affairs, read on for the most romantic things to do in Dunedin. 

If you loved the glitz and glam of The Great Gatsby, then get excited because for three months, Speakeasy Thursdays is taking you back to…

Ever wanted to hear Darude’s Sandstorm in G Minor with the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra? Yeah, us neither, come to…

​If there’s one thing we can’t get enough of right now, it’s all things horoscope related. We’re more than…

Who revolutionised the charts for EDM DJs, genre-bending music and women?

If you ask us, Post Malone can do no wrong, except when he makes us wait for his new album to drop. Well praise the hip hop lords because…

It’s been three long years since Kid Cudi graced our playlists with a fresh album and thankfully the wait is now over… sort…

While Christchurch isn’t exactly a 24-hour city like say, Tokyo or London, we still have plenty of options for evening entertainment.…

As the weather gets warmer and the days get longer, we’re starting the get amped up for the most wonderful time of the year.…