Tour dates

Stevie and Chrissie unite

Superstar singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks is coming back to New Zealand in November. The 69-year-old much-loved musician will bring her 24 Karat Gold Tour to Auckland’s Spark Arena on November 21 and Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium on November 24. Tickets for both concerts will go on sale on Friday, August 18 at 1pm (although there are earlier pre-sales for American Express Cardholders and My Live Nation members).

Marking the first visit to our shores since she toured with Fleetwood Mac in late 2015, Nicks will be joined by The Pretenders, complete with lead singer Chrissie Hynde, for the shows. For complete tour and ticketing details, including VIP Experiences, see livenation.co.nz

Duchovny is out there

Actor David Duchovny has portrayed some interesting characters over the course of his career, but his latest real-life role – that of touring singer-songwriter – could be right up there with them. Having released a debut album of self-penned songs, Hell Or Highwater, in 2015, Duchovny is recording his second album, Every Third Thought, due out later this year.

The X-Files star plans to tour that album in 2018, and has just announced that he will perform his first-ever New Zealand concert dates next February at Auckland’s Powerstation on February 20 and Wellington’s San Fran on February 21. For ticket information, go to livenation.co.nz

Mio trio back for Xmas

Beloved Kiwi trio Sol3 Mio will perform Christmas concerts in Wellington and Christchurch. Part of an eight-date tour in December and January, Pene and Amitai Pati and Moses Mackay will perform their now signature mix of opera arias, traditional songs, and everyone’s favourite Christmas carols at Wellington’s Waitangi Park on December 14 and Christchurch’s Hagley Park on December 16. ‘‘Playing these annual summer shows is the highlight of our year, and each year it gets better and better,’’ says Mackay. Tickets go on sale August 21 at noon, via Ticketmaster.

Film Fest visitors

The Christchurch leg of the New Zealand International Film Festival continues throughout the next week at Hoyts Northlands and the Isaac Theatre Royal, with a number of film-makers visiting the city to accompany their films. Hugh MacDonald and Christine Dann are all set to discuss No

Ordinary Sheila, the charming tale of nonagenarian natural historian Sheila Natusch today (1.30pm, Isaac Theatre Royal, also 1pm tomorrow), while Julian Boshier will riff on all things Head Like a Hole tonight as he presents

Swagger of Thieves (8pm, Northlands, also 8.30pm, Saturday). Later in the weekend, all your questions about Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web will be able to be answered on Sunday (12.45pm and 3.45pm, Northlands) by the documentary’s creator Annie Goldson. Monday sees the Christchurch debut of Shirley Horrocks’ documentary on the Garden City’s Free Theatre (6.30pm, Northlands, also 1.45pm, Tuesday), while on Tuesday partners Andrea Bosshard and Shane Loader will chat about their portrait of Bosshard’s father Kobi (6.30pm, Northlands, also 11.30am Wednesday). Wednesday, it’s the turn of Paul Oremland and his documentary 100 Men (8.30pm, Northlands), which focuses on his colourful romantic past. For more information on these and other films, see nziff.co.nz.

Quadrangular tournament

Four teams will battle it out to be New Zealand Wheelchair Rugby Champions at Pioneer Stadium over the next three days. Hosts Canterbury are joined by Waikato, Auckland and the Royals for the tournament, which consists of round-robin matches followed by semi-finals and a final at 1.30pm on Sunday.

Poppies & Pohutukawa

Kiwi classical-crossover singer and member of the Royal New Zealand Navy Band, Rebecca Nelson will kick off her Poppies &

Pohutukawa Tour at Christchurch’s Knox Church tonight. She will perform songs from her debut album of the same name as the tour at the 7pm concert. Tickets from Ticketmaster.

Carter in concert

Coinciding with the release of his Taite Prize finalist Offsider album on vinyl, Shayne P Carter and his band will perform at The Tannery’s Blue Smoke this evening. The concert starts at 8.30pm. Tickets from undertheradar.co.nz.

Choirs join forces

The Ashburton Musical Club’s Sinclair Centre will host the One

Earth – Many Voices concert on Saturday afternoon. Featuring the Mid Canterbury Choir and their Australian counterparts Serendipity, the show will be held from 2pm. Tickets are $15 at the door, which includes afternoon tea.

Darkroom comedy

Wellington writer and comedian Eamonn Marra will perform a one-off gig at St Asaph St’s Darkroom on Saturday night. Eamonn Marra is Trying Really,

Really Hard! is a stand-up comedy show that sees him trying out new jokes and trying really, really hard to make you laugh. Tickets for the 7.15pm show are available from Eventfinda or at the door. Meanwhile, Rhian Wood-Hill is bringing his How I Met My Father show to the same venue on Thursday at 8pm. It details the story of how the South Canterbury comedian met his very different dad at age 21.

To a Changing World

Christchurch’s Liedertafel Male Voice Choir will present an afternoon of choral music at the St Andrew’s College Chapel on Sunday from 2.15pm. The programme for To a Changing

World will include songs such as You’ll Never Walk Alone, One Moment in Time and Do You Hear the People Sing? Entry is by $15 programme, eftpos is not available.

Philharmonia performance

The Canterbury Philharmonia will be joined by soloist Benny Schmidt and Rangi Ruru Girls’ School’s Resolutions choir for a concert at The Piano on Sunday afternoon. Works by von Suppe, Weber and Gade will be among those performed at the 2.30pm concert. For more information and tickets, see canterburyphilharmonia.org.nz

Folk duo

Folk singers Jeff Bell and Colin Henderson will team up for a concert at Spreydon’s Irish Society Hall on Sunday evening.

Let the Good Times Roll will see the pair joining forces to play a mix of covers featuring songs from artists as diverse as Bob Dylan and Adele. Doors open at 7pm for the 7.30pm show. Door sales, cash only.

Primary Schools come together

Primary school students from all over Canterbury will descend on Horncastle Arena next week for the annual Christchurch Primary School Cultural Festival. Featuring traditional and contemporary performances by 76 groups, representing 10 nationalities, as well as a wearable art pageant and visual art exhibition, the cultural festival will be held across five nights (as well as three day sessions from next Wednesday) from Monday. For more information, see culturalfestival.co.nz.

Great Operatunity

The Last Night of the Proms is the latest programme in Operatunity’s Daytime Concert Series. A variety show promising plenty of melodies, singalongs, skits, madness and mayhem, the show will be held at Upper Riccarton’s La Vida Centre at 11am on Tuesday. Tickets include a light lunch with the artists after the concert. For more information and tickets, see operatunity.co.nz.

Dangerous Liaisons

The New Zealand String Quartet will perform works by Janacek, Jack Body and Mendelssohn at their Dangerous Liaisons concert on Thursday night. Part of the annual Christopher’s Classics Series, the concert will be held at The Piano from 7.30pm. Tickets available from eventfinda or at the door.

Fundraising with a mission

The Zonta Club of Christchurch South is organising a fundraiser for the Christchurch City Mission’s Women’s Night Shelter. A rehearsed reading of Nora and Delia Ephron’s Love, Loss and

What I Wore (based on the book by Ilene Beckerman) will be held at University of Canterbury’s Department of Music and Classics Recital Room at The Arts Centre’s Southern Quadrangle on Thursday night. Events kick-off with a pre-show dinner and drinks from 6.30pm. For more information and tickets, email christchurchsouth@zonta.org.nz for tickets.