When choosing your ticket(s), please select carefully as you will not be able to move between areas. This is because of building capacity and fire regulations.
Stalls (downstairs): General Admission. Seats will be removed from the flat section to make room for dancing. There will not be enough seats for everyone.
Dress Circle (upstairs): Seats allocated.
Globetrotting four piece, The Beths are thrilled to announce their return home playing seven shows throughout Aotearoa in March 2026 in celebration of their recently released fourth album Straight Line Was A Lie.
Released in August this year, Straight Line Was A Lie is the first album released via American label ANTI-, debuting at #1 on the Aotearoa Album Chart and receiving glowing reviews from press around the world. Written in Los Angeles and self-recorded in their hometown of Auckland, it is their most vulnerable and revealing body of work to date.
In October 2025 The Beths made their late night television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, performing Straight Line Was A Lie’s standout opening title track, praised by Stereogum as a “total slam dunk of an opener.”
This performance gives a taste of what to expect on the band’s homecoming tour which comes off the back of three solid months of touring the world. The North American leg includes some of their biggest venues to date in the U.S., including The Wiltern in Los Angeles, The Fillmore in San Francisco, The Salt Shed in Chicago, Brooklyn Paramount in New York City, Union Transfer in Philadelphia, 9:30 Club in Washington, DC and more.
Following their New Zealand dates, the band head to Australia where they play their biggest Australian headline shows thus far.
The path from The Beths’ critically celebrated and year-end-list-topping 2022 album Expert In A Dying Field to Straight Line Was A Lie was anything but straightforward. For the first time, Stokes was struggling to write new songs beyond fragments she’d recorded on her phone. She’d recently started taking an SSRI, which on one hand made her feel like she could “fix” everything broken in her life, from her mental and physical health to fraught family dynamics. At the same time, writing wasn’t coming as easily as it had before.
With Straight Line Was A Lie, Stokes broke down the typical Beths writing process, opening themselves up to a wave of creative input, with Stokes’ free-flowing writing routine proving to be therapeutic. Already a celebrated lyricist, Stokes has long impressed fans and critics with catchy, instant-classic turns of phrase that capture the personal and ladder up to the universal. But Stokes’ intentional deconstruction and rebuilding of her relationship to writing, however, has resulted in a complete renewal. Her songwriting has achieved startling new depths of insight and vulnerability, making Straight Line Was A Lie the most sharply observant, truthful, and poetic Beths project to date.
Get ready, New Zealand—Rock Tenors are back with a brand new, anthem loaded rock experience - a nationwide eruption of power, nostalgia and 'ROCK'manship!
The Anthems Reloaded Tour is a full-throttle celebration of the greatest rock hits of all time, delivered with theatrical firepower and vocal brilliance by five of Aotearoa’s finest. Backed by a live, hard-hitting rock band, this is not just a concert—it’s a full-scale theatrical rock experience.
Soaring harmonies, epic guitar solos, and anthems that defined generations, all reimagined with dramatic vocal flair and explosive energy.
Touring 23 iconic venues nationwide, the Anthems Reloaded Tour is set to ignite your city and pay homage to the world’s greatest rock anthems from artists such as Queen, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, White Snake, KISS, TOTO, Guns'N'Roses, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, The Animals, U2, Radiohead and many more.
Whether you're a die-hard rocker or a first-time Tenors fan, this is your chance to witness the ultimate fusion of vocal mastery and rock spectacle.
Nelson City Council presents a line up of local youth bands.
SCANNING TICKETS: Tickets will be scanned at the door into the Theatre, so please make sure you arrive in good time and have your tickets ready for scanning, either on your phone or hard copy.
ALCOHOL FREE: This is an alcohol free event.
The Theatre Royal bar will be selling non-alcoholic drinks and snacks.
Food and drink from outside the Theatre Royal may not be brought into or consumed in the Theatre.
SECURITY: There will be security guards on site to ensure that the space is safe, secure and alcohol free. Bags may be checked.
SEATING INFORMATION: Seating is General Admission, not allocated.
Chairs in the flat section downstairs are being removed to provide standing room. This means there may not be a seat for everyone.
Be early to grab the position you want, either in the standing room space or in the tiered section downstairs or upstairs.
NO PASSOUTS: This is a no pass-out show, which means that if you choose to leave the venue, you may not reenter.
Dreams really do come true, as we celebrate the incredible discography of Fleetwood Mac.
From their formation in 1967, constant lineup changes, crippling addictions, and tumultuous romances – threatening to derail the group’s success, Fleetwood Mac spun inner discord into gold, creating enduring music that would resonate with multiple generations of rock fans, continuing to capture the zeitgeist.
We bring all the hits - from their early British days to their US move, and various line-up changes – in this live 2-hour concert
FLEETWOOD MACS recreate the timeless music in one extravaganza you do not want to miss!
You could Go Your Own Way, or you could join us for a night of Rumours and Dreams.
Join the Creedence Clearwater Collective for a night celebrating the music of Creedence Clearwater Revival and John Fogerty.
This real-life travelling band presents the music of one of the world’s most iconic bands – from the songs they wrote, to the songs covered, to the songs they wrote for others. All the hits that defined a generation, and have become the soundtrack for many more – all in one night, live on stage.
You do not want to hear through the grapevine that you missed out on this howling good time.
One stage. Ten bands. Feel the noise. Rock the City!
On Friday 5th September, Nelson's youth music scene isn't just knocking on the door of the Theatre Royal—they're taking it over! For one night only, COMMOTION and Nelson City Council are handing the legendary Theatre Royal stage over to the next generation.
Rock the City is a non-competitive youth music showcase, packed with the freshest talent. Ten incredible bands will seize the spotlight, performing their original music to an enthusiastic audience.
Featuring: Shedheads, Imperfect Circles, Salisbury Road, Recovery, Triple Stuffed, Flipswitch, Lodestone, Armadillo, Zinger and Silver Lining.
This is your chance to experience the energy when raw talent meets a professional stage and connects with an audience that champions every note. The vibe is pure support and community spirit, celebrating the creative talents of our rangatahi.
Alcohol free event.
General admission (seats not allocated).
Seats removed from the flat section downstairs to make room for dancing.
Rockshop Bandquest is Aoteaora's live music event for Primary and Intermediate aged school students. In its fifteenth year, the programme annually hosts hundreds of young bands in venues throughout the country.
Presented by the Wright Family Foundation, and powered by NZ Rockshop, the programme is run by RQP Group (Rockquest Promotions) - the team behind Smokefreerockquest, Smokefree Tangata Beats, and Showquest performing arts competitions.
The kaupapa is to encourage Primary and Intermediate aged musicians onto the stage; learning through experience and developing their performance skills alongside their teamwork, communication, goal-setting and leadership skills.
General Admission seating.
Stalls (downstairs): seats will be removed in the flat section to create standing/dancing room. This means there will not be a seat for all ticket holders.
Dress Circle (upstairs): 99 seats available. Patrons who choose to sit upstairs are guaranteed a seat, but do not have access to the stalls during the show.
This show is General Admission and the seats will be removed from the flat section of the stalls (downstairs) to make room for dancing.
Join the hottest brass party of the year, an energetic, vibrant and inclusive atmosphere for everyone. Hot Potato Band’s larger-than-life brass collective is a breath of fresh air with a focus on setting the bar for interactive musical performances.
With three studio albums under their belts, they continue to explore the sonic possibilities of acoustic instrumentation. Finding home in Sydney, Australia, they have spent the past 11 years independently curating and touring shows across Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the Middle East.
They have reinvented the traditional brass band as a modern day dance machine and visual spectacle to complement their strong sense of pride for their fun-loving, organic, and quirky musical nature.
NZ’s iconic electronic trio are back for one night only at the Theatre Royal!
After nearly a decade away, Ruth Carr, Ryan Beehre, and Paul Dodge return to the stage to play the tracks that took them around the globe.
We’re taking out the seats on the flat – this is a dance event. Expect energy. Expect nostalgia. Expect to move.
Minuit has a heart. And it beats loud. Real loud.
R18 supervised.
Please note, this show is General Admission and the seats will be removed from the flat section of the stalls (downstairs) to make room for dancing.
Confirming that SMOKEFREEROCKQUEST is going ahead tonight.
The Nelson Regional Final of Smokefreerockquest, New Zealand's nationwide, live, original music, youth event, giving young musicians the opportunity to perform live in a professional setting, in venues from Northland to Southland.
Smokefreerockquest 2025, powered by Rockshop, aims to motivate young musicians to strive for success, to realise the opportunities available in music careers, and to encourage their peers to support original New Zealand Music.
Stalls (downstairs): General Admission tickets. Some seats removed to make room for dancing.
Dress Circle (upstairs): allocated seating.
