Missed out on Electric Avenue? Good news. Kings of Leon have locked in a one-off Auckland concert, bringing their World Tour 2027 to Live At The Domain on Wednesday, February 24, with Aussie psych-rock favourites Ocean Alley along for the ride.
The announcement is a lifeline for fans who struck out on tickets to Christchurch's Electric Avenue festival, where the Nashville band had already been announced as headliners — and that event sold out. It's also their first New Zealand date since October 2022, when they played two nights at Auckland's Spark Arena over Labour Weekend, ending a 13-year absence from the country.
The timing is deliberate. The tour coincides with the band's 10th studio album, O My Beloved, out November 6. Few international acts sell as consistently here: Kings of Leon have landed five No 1 albums on the New Zealand charts — Only by the Night, Come Around Sundown and WALLS among them — and Sex on Fire is certified 10 times platinum in New Zealand, with Use Somebody at six times platinum.
Support act Ocean Alley are no strangers to Kiwi audiences either. The six-piece's 2022 album Low Altitude Living hit No 5 on the New Zealand albums chart, and their latest release, Love Balloon, reached No 13.
The Government has a stake in this one too. Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston confirmed the Events Attraction Package helped land the concert, pointing to the economic bump, support for local businesses and community buzz that big-name touring acts bring. For visitors, that means an excuse to plan a late-summer Auckland trip around a stadium-sized show.
How to get tickets: fans who pre-order the new album online before 6pm on Wednesday, October 21 unlock access to a pre-sale from noon on Thursday, October 22. Everyone else will need to move fast when general sales open — the Christchurch sell-out suggests demand will be fierce.
If you're coming from Australia or further afield, February is one of Auckland's best months: warm, settled weather, long evenings and a full events calendar. The Domain, the city's oldest park, sits minutes from the CBD, so pairing the concert with a city break — harbour-side dining, Waiheke Island wineries, west coast beaches — is an easy add-on rather than a logistical slog.
