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Auckland Arts Festival confirms huge 2027 live programme
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Experience West End pub singalongs, star-studded soul celebrations, gripping stage thrillers, and legendary pop anthems as Auckland Arts Festival lights up the city across March 2027.
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March is officially sorted as Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival rolls back into town with a stacked line-up of world-class international acts and home-grown powerhouses across New Zealand's biggest cultural showcase. From pints and foot-stomping pub anthems inside The Spiegeltent to massive funk parties at Auckland Town Hall and dark, pulse-pounding stage thrillers, the 2027 programme delivers pure festival energy built for sharing with mates. Here's how you can buy tickets and enter the draw to win!
AUCKLAND ARTS FESTIVAL - 2027
4-14 March 2027 - The Spiegeltent, Aotea Square (The Choir of Man)
10-13 March 2027 - The Spiegeltent, Aotea Square (Twenty Sixteen)
18-21 March 2027 - ASB Waterfront Theatre (Scorched Earth)
20 March 2027 - Auckland Town Hall (Anthology of Wonder)
TICKETING INFO
🎫 General sale: Now on sale (Buy now)
LINEUP
The Choir of Man - Twenty Sixteen - Scorched Earth - Anthology of Wonder
Leading the festival charge is West End phenomenon The Choir of Man, touching down for its New Zealand debut inside The Spiegeltent. Set in a fully operational onstage pub where you can grab a drink before the curtain rises, nine powerhouse blokes dish up high-octane tap routines, slam poetry, and massive crowd singalongs spanning Queen, Adele, Paul Simon, and Sia.
Music fans have plenty more to lock into across the month. Marking ten years on from the loss of music royalty, Twenty Sixteen reunites the creative crew behind smash hit 27 Club for a roaring Spiegeltent tribute celebrating the hits of Prince, David Bowie, and George Michael. Over at Auckland Town Hall, guitar maestro Dixon Nacey leads a blowout funk collective featuring Betty-Anne, Lady Lyric, Vince Harder, and Hawkins to blast out Stevie Wonder’s legendary catalogue in Anthology of Wonder. If you are after prestige edge-of-your-seat drama, Irish company Attic Projects brings psychological crime thriller Scorched Earth to ASB Waterfront Theatre for an exclusive masterclass in tension and explosive choreography.
Festival season moves fast and seats will disappear, so gather your crew and secure your spot under the lights.