{"id":541851,"date":"2026-07-24T11:33:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T11:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/541851\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T11:33:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T11:33:10","slug":"auckland-scoop-razorlight-announce-first-ever-new-zealand-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/541851\/","title":{"rendered":"Auckland.Scoop \u00bb RAZORLIGHT Announce First Ever New Zealand Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Press Release \u2013 RAZORLIGHT<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/L7x8LuX_tlNT7OzT.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nUK Indie Rock icons RAZORLIGHT head to New Zealand for the first time ever to perform headline shows in Auckland and Wellington as part of their \u2018\u2019America\u2019\u2019 world tour! The band are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 5x Platinum self-titled album, a landmark release that cemented their place among the defining acts of the early 2000\u2019s indie scene.<\/p>\n<p>With erashaping hits like \u2018America\u2019, \u2018In The Morning\u2019 and \u2018Before I Fall To Pieces\u2019, Razorlight became one of the UK\u2019s most successful guitar bands of their generation, delivering three Top 5 albums, multiple Platinum certifications, winning an NME Award, and performing on some of the world\u2019s biggest stages.<\/p>\n<p>Razorlight\u2019s live shows channel the same hookladen, postpunkinfused energy that defines their sound, but amplified into something harder, tighter and far more intense.<\/p>\n<p>Their melodic swagger of early2000s indie, driven by a restless passion makes every track feel like it\u2019s about to ignite. Their sets tend to move with a kind of breathless momentum, tight rhythms, bright guitar lines, and delivery that between exposed emotion and a sharp, commanding force. Live, Razorlight animate the entire room.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2019Razorlight reminded fans why they won their hearts with a masterful performance featuring astonishing electric guitar riffs and impeccable stage craft yet again from Borrell.\u2019\u2019 \u2013 The Upcoming<\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2019The rhythm drove through the room like a heartbeat, and the connection between the band members was electric. Each note and lyric lands with precision and passion.\u2019\u2019 \u2013 At The Barrier<\/p>\n<p>RAZORLIGHT New Zealand Tour Dates<\/p>\n<p>Saturday 3 October \u2013 Powerstation, AUCKLAND<br \/>Sunday 4 October \u2013 Meow Nui, WELLINGTON<\/p>\n<p>\nContent Sourced from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoop.co.nz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">scoop.co.nz<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoop.co.nz\/stories\/CU202607\/S00186.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Original url<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Press Release \u2013 RAZORLIGHT UK Indie Rock icons RAZORLIGHT head to New Zealand for the first time ever&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":246009,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[111,43,139,69],"class_list":["post-541851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=541851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541851\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/246009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=541851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=541851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=541851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}