The Kings Arms, legendary Auckland music venue, closed forever on Wednesday night. Joel Thomas was there with his camera. The Spinoff’s music content is brought to you by our friends at Spark. Listen to all the music you love on Spotify Premium, it’s free on all Spark’s Pay Monthly Mobile plans. Sign up and start listening today.
If the Kings Arms, which closes today, was the physical epicentre of Auckland’s ’90s/2000s alternative music scene, The Fix was its pre-Facebook-invite guide. Steve Newall recounts the venue’s history through The Fix’s gig guides and talks to its editor Richard Cooke. Auckland in the ’90s was a very different place: light on venues and outside … Read more
If you’re under 18 and a music fan then your choice for attending gigs legally is remarkably scant. Seventeen year old Grace Stratton makes an appeal for promoters not to forget the younger crowd. One of the first gigs I went to was on my 14th birthday. Thinking back to that gig invokes some of … Read more