Tami Neilson

Tami Neilson closed out her Rock ‘n’ Roll Revue tour with a sizzling show at Auckland’s Civic Theatre featuring 80-year-old ‘Queen Of The Mods’ Dinah Lee. On the back of her 5-month tour of North American Tami returns to celebrate her rock and roll rolls and some of the women who were there at the beginning.

Tonder Festival 2022, Tonder, Denmark

Tami Neilson played Kingmaker last night with the APO and all I can say is, “wow!” Fortunately Tami herself had plenty to say as she and her band and the APO put on what could very well be the concert of the year.

What a magical evening spent last night in Auckland's Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre as Tami Neilson & band (framed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra) commanded the attention of every audience member in this sold-out concert showcasing her latest album, Kingmaker. A night with Tami is always memorable and empowering.

The new year, and the (almost) concurrent move to traffic lights, have brought with them the welcome return of the Small Hall Sessions, and what better way to kick off than with the adopted Queen of New Zealand country music? For some two hours the redoubtable Tami Neilson had 150 people in the palm of her hand

In the latest episode of an occasional series bemoaning the sometimes difficult job of being a reviewer, sometimes the really hard questions arise, such as: how do I even begin to conjure up words that can do justice to a show such as this?

Third time's a charm for this breath-taking show, in what was a week of finger crossing all would go on, then everything coming down to the wire following a recent COVID-related alert in Auckland's City Centre putting the show at jeopardy of rescheduling once more.