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
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...
Single Reviews
ZAYN Is Back: New Era KONNAKOL Begins with Powerful Single ‘Die For Me’
★★★★☆
The name KONNAKOL itself comes from the South Indian art of vocal percussion, creating rhythm purely with your voice, but for ZAYN,...
Concert
Funeral For A Friend Announced as 2000trees 2026 Headliners
The Welsh emo legends will headline on the Friday night, joining Alkaline Trio and Glassjaw on an already jaw-dropping bill....
Concert
Lily Allen announces Australia & New Zealand tour for 2026
This marks a long-awaited return for an artist whose influence has only grown in her time away from touring, with West...
Single Reviews
BIG SPECIAL Keep It Real, Raw and Unapologetically Human on New Single ‘SLUGLIFE’
★★★☆☆
SLUGLIFE sounds like it was built from exhaustion and defiance in equal measure. Hicklin’s voice hits like poetry shouted down a...