{"id":249415,"date":"2025-10-29T20:35:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T20:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/249415\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T20:35:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T20:35:09","slug":"the-beths-make-their-late-night-debut-on-jimmy-kimmel-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/249415\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beths Make Their Late-Night Debut on &#8216;Jimmy Kimmel Live!&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Beths made their late-night television debut in the US last night.<\/p>\n<p>The Auckland power-pop band appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform the title track from their recently released fourth album, Straight Line Was a Lie. Watch below.<\/p>\n<p>Their late-night debut arrives ahead of the North American leg of their world tour, which kicked off last month in the UK and Europe. They\u2019ll play some of their biggest venues in the US and Canada to date, including The Wiltern in Los Angeles and The Fillmore in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>In other Beths news, they today announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/the-beths-announce-2026-new-zealand-tour-86393\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">seven-date Aotearoa tour<\/a>, set to take them to Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch, Nelson, and Auckland next March (see full dates below).<\/p>\n<p>Tickets to the New Zealand tour go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, November 5th at 8am local time. The pre-sale begins on Monday, November 3rd at 8am local time.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after The Beths recently announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/the-beths-2026-australia-tour-82882\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">run of shows in Australia<\/a>, their biggest-ever headline tour of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Straight Line Was a Lie earned a positive <a href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/the-beths-straight-line-was-a-lie-album-review-82774\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">3.5\/5 review<\/a> from us.<\/p>\n<p>Love Music?<\/p>\n<p class=\"observer-desc mb-2\"> Get your daily dose of everything happening in Australian\/New Zealand music and globally.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/spinner.gif\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFour records in, the Beths know their formula works \u2014 their strengths lie in ear-worm choruses, insightful lyrics, and Stokes\u2019 sweet, knowing vocals, all anchored by stacked harmonies and sharp guitars. Straight Line Was a Lie finds the band embracing an openhearted surrender to every aspect of growth while acknowledging that the cycle will inevitably begin again,\u201d our review read.<\/p>\n<p>Their previous album, Expert in a Dying Field, also topped our <a href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-lists\/80-best-new-zealand-albums-of-the-2020s-so-far-78646\/the-beths-expert-in-a-dying-field-album-78820\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">80 Best New Zealand Albums of the 2020s So Far<\/a> list.<\/p>\n<p>The Beths 2026 New Zealand Tour<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ticket information available via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeths.com\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">thebeths.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Friday, March 13th-Saturday, March 14th<br \/>Meow Nui, Wellington<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Friday, March 20th<br \/>Glenroy Auditorium, Dunedin<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sunday, March 22nd<br \/>James Hay Theatre, Christchurch<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Monday, March 23rd<br \/>Theatre Royal, Nelson<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Thursday, March 26th-Friday, March 27th<br \/>Powerstation, Auckland<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Beths made their late-night television debut in the US last night. 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