'Gaping hole': Why millennial nostalgia is filling Kiwi concert venues

AnalysisAnalysis byMitchell HagemanMultimedia Journalist·NZ Herald·10 Aug, 2026 02:00 AM5 mins to readMitchell is a Multimedia Journalist with the New Zealand Herald.‌Rod Stewart concert at the Mission Estate in Hawke's Bay 2023 with inset of Robbie Williams. Photo / NZMENew Zealand is in a millennial concert boom. As nostalgia fills stadiums and arenas, we look at why boy bands and Brit legends are having their moment here.Robbie Williams has sold out Christchurch’s Te Kaha stadium, 31 years on from the release of his hit power ballad Angels.

'Gaping hole': Why millennial nostalgia is filling Kiwi concert venues

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