Cat Power is returning to Aotearoa New Zealand for the first time since 2014.
The iconic US musician will play shows at Auckland’s Bruce Mason Centre and Wellington’s Opera House in late November (see full dates below).
Power will be joined at both dates by Taite Music Prize and AMA winner Lawrence Arabia.
Tickets to the shows go on sale to the general public on Friday, June 19th at 9am local time. The artist pre-sale begins on Wednesday, June 17th at 9am local time.
Power is touring to celebrate 20 years of The Greatest, one of her most acclaimed albums to date.
Recorded in Memphis with members of the legendary Hi Rhythm section, The Greatest saw Power “step into the warm glow of Southern soul and make it entirely her own,” according to a press release.
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The Greatest debuted in the top 40 on the Billboard 200 in 2006.
Rolling Stone named it as the 6th best album of that year, later naming it as the 26th best album of the entire 2000s.
“Chan Marshall’s early career was defined by haunting tunes and onstage meltdowns that were literally showstopping. The Greatest marked a turning point for the Georgia native: recording in Memphis with former members of Booker T. and the MG’s and Al Green’s band, Marshall delivered a sensuous, grooving masterpiece, driven by gentle funk, lilting country and a voice that sounded weathered by bad love and two packs a day,” the publication wrote.
“Songs like the rootsified ‘Empty Shell’ drew you into Marshall’s world, but instead of making you feel her pain they invited you to follow her dreams.”
Cat Power 2026 New Zealand Tour
Supported by Lawrence Arabia
Presented by Banished Music, Strange News & Love Police
Artist pre-sale begins Wednesday, June 17th (9am local time)
General sale begins Friday, June 19th (9am local time)
Ticket information available here
Thursday, November 26th
Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland
Friday, November 27th
Opera House, Wellington
