Welcome to Auckland Live. On this page you will find downloadable content for some of our key shows. Feel free to use these images and copy on your digital platforms such as social media, website and email.
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Fri 30 Jan - Sun 22 Feb, 2026 | Aotea Square
Heat up your summer with FREE events at Auckland Live Summer in the Square!
Gather your friends and whānau and head over to Aotea Square to listen to wāhine-led music, groove to jazzy melodies and wrap up the long weekend with the ultimate wrestling showdown.
Keep the good vibes going with thought-provoking poetry and spoken word, listen to five decades of hip hop from the 70s to the 2010s and followed by a vibrant celebration of African cultures, uplifting rhythms of Cook Islands log drums, Japanese taiko and more!
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with Asian Diasporic sounds, catch skateboarders pulling jaw-dropping stunts, soak up the bold harmonies of brass bands and end summer by ‘running away with the circus’.
Auckland Live Summer in the Square has something for everyone - the best part? It's all FREE!
Thu 26 Feb - Sun 8 Mar, 2026 | The Civic
Ready to thrill you with fun and naughty moments, Richard O'Brien's legendary rock 'n' roll musical celebrates 50 years of non-stop partying! The longest continuous run of a contemporary musical anywhere in the world, The Rocky Horror Show has been seen by 35 million people and continues to delight audiences on its sell-out international tour.
Everyone's invited to join Brad and Janet for an adventure they'll never forget, featuring timeless classics including "Sweet Transvestite", "Damn it Janet", and of course, the pelvic thrusting show stopping "Time Warp".
Thu 5 - Sun 22 Mar, 2026 | Various Venues
Taking place each March, the Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki | Auckland Arts Festival fills Auckland Live's venues with an exceptional line-up of theatre, dance, music, circus, and cabaret shows from New Zealand and around the globe.
Auckland Live is proud to be a long-standing presenting partner of this annual event that celebrates the unbeatable experience of live performance. Whether in the Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, the mighty Civic, the Bruce Mason Centre, or set amongst the passers-by in Aotea Square, the Auckland Arts Festival shines as a globally recognised smorgasbord of the finest art and culture.
Select Thursdays and Saturdays | The Civic
Join our entertaining and knowledgeable tour guides as they take you on a journey through the last remaining 'atmospheric' theatre in the southern hemisphere, capture unique photographs and uncover the incredible history that brings this amazing venue to life.
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Thu 9 Apr - Sun 3 May, 2026 | The Civic
Get ready, New Zealand! & Juliet is coming to Auckland – and it’s going to be unforgettable!
This explosive new musical flips the script on the world’s greatest love story and asks: what if Juliet’s famous ending was really just her beginning? Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as she ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love – her way.
Packed with reimagined iconic pop anthems that you know and adore, & Juliet is a joyous celebration of love, self-discovery, and second chances.
Featuring hits like “I Want it That Way”, “Larger Than Life”, “I Kissed a Girl”, “Roar”, “Domino”, “Oops... I Did It Again”, and more.
Wed 10 - Sun 14 Jun, 2026 | The Civic
Direct from London and New York, Heathers the Musical is coming to Auckland in June!
Welcome to Westerberg High, where Veronica Sawyer is just another of the nobodies dreaming of a better day. But when she’s unexpectedly taken under the wings of the three beautiful and impossibly cruel Heathers, her dreams of popularity finally start to come true. That is until J.D., the mysterious teen rebel, teaches her that it might kill to be a nobody, but it is murder being a somebody…
Based on the iconic movie starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater, Heathers the Musical is wickedly funny, deliciously dark, and full of BIG FUN. Set to a killer soundtrack, don’t miss this cult classic – where popularity is a matter of life and death.
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