Sophie founded Music & Gigs because she saw a gap and decided to fill it. She leads all editorial direction, has interviewed the likes of Lewis Capaldi, Pale Waves, and Tom Grennan, and has a reputation for spotting great artists early. Writer, photographer, designer — Sophie wears a lot of hats, but the thread running through all of it is the same: a lifelong obsession with music and the people who make it.
Concert
Strange Universe Autumn Edition 2026 Expands: The Auckland Gigs You’ll Want in Your Calendar
March in Tāmaki Makaurau was already looking busy. Now it’s officially unmanageable, in the best way. Banished Music and Strange...
Single Reviews
The Guest List Return With ‘Something Real’ — A Defiant New Single Taking Aim at Post-Truth Culture
If 2026 already feels loud, chaotic and slightly unhinged, The Guest List have arrived with a soundtrack for it. The...
Single Reviews
Laufey Announces A Matter of Time: The Final Hour Deluxe Edition — New Song ‘How I Get’ Out Now
★★★☆☆
There are deluxe editions… and then there are victory laps. Laufey has announced A Matter of Time: The Final Hour, a...
Concert
Haiden Henderson Joins 5 Seconds of Summer for UK Dates on EVERYONE’S A STAR! World Tour
There’s opening for a band you admire… and then there’s opening for the band that basically taught you how to...
Concert
Foo Fighters Announce Australia & New Zealand Take Cover Stadium Tour Dates
Stadium season just got a serious upgrade. Foo Fighters have announced their Australia & New Zealand Take Cover Stadium Tour,...
Live Reviews
The Band CAMINO Bring Emotional Chaos to a Sold-Out Powerstation Auckland Show
There’s something about a sold-out room at Powerstation that makes everything feel slightly feral in the best way. Low ceilings,...
Single Reviews
Greta van den Brink Calls Out Performative Masculinity on Fiery New Single ‘Mr Ego’
With This Wasn’t Planned on the horizon, Greta van den Brink is carving out a space that feels distinctly her...
Live Reviews
Lorde’s Auckland Homecoming Wasn’t a Victory Lap — It Was a Reintroduction
★★★★☆
Mothers who played Pure Heroine in the car. Teenagers who found themselves in Melodrama. University students who slow-danced to Solar Power and now stood ready...