{"id":2170081,"date":"2025-11-21T09:42:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T09:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2170081"},"modified":"2025-11-21T09:42:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T09:42:43","slug":"bic-runga-announces-new-album-au-nz-tour-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/bic-runga-announces-new-album-au-nz-tour-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"Bic Runga Announces New Album, AU\/NZ Tour Dates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bic Runga has officially announced her new album, <em>Red Sunset<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Set for release on Friday, February 13th, one day before Valentine\u2019s Day, Red Sunset was recorded in Paris during the winter of 2025. It\u2019s Runga\u2019s first collection of all-original material since 2011\u2019s <em>Belle<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Red Sunset<\/em> features the title track,\u00a0described as \u201ca powerful torch song of longing and desire,\u201d which \u201cevokes the tumultuous emotions of being the one left behind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The accompanying music video premiered on <em>Rolling Stone AU\/NZ<\/em> this morning \u2014 watch it for the first time below.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"op-interactive\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bic Runga - Red Sunset (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EFFwuLre0Gg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Runga\u2019s forthcoming album also features previous singles\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/bic-runga-sets-new-album-with-lead-single-its-like-summertime-84581\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cIt\u2019s Like Summertime\u201d<\/a>, a song in which Runga recalled her carefree past while looking towards a hopeful future, and \u201cParis in the Rain\u201d, a cinematic anthem inspired by the titular French city.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"op-interactive\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Red Sunset\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"400\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7xp4WMkjX9w1cWg4qJaScM?si=LB9MdNBATNaSVId2Motrdg&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<div class=\"observer-sub-form justify-content-center my-3 p-0 d-flex align-items-stretch bg-dark text-white\">\n<div class=\"observer-sub-form-info p-3\" style=\"justify-content: start;\">\n<h2 class=\"h5 mb-0 observer-title\">Love Music?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"observer-desc mb-2\"> Get your daily dose of everything happening in Australian\/New Zealand music and globally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spinner d-none\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Runga will celebrate Red Sunset with a massive run of shows around Aotearoa and Australia, stopping in Hamilton, Christchurch, Melbourne, Sydney, and more cities (see full dates below). It was revealed yesterday that the Kiwi singer-songwriter is\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/bic-runga-and-more-to-receive-support-from-new-touring-fund-87231\/\" target=\"_blank\">one of the first recipients<\/a>\u00a0of NZ On Air\u2019s inaugural New Music Project Touring (NMPT) pilot.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets to the tour go on sale to the general public on Tuesday, November 25th at 11am local time. The artist pre-sale begins on Monday, November 24th at 10am local time, as do the Live Nation, Mastercard, and Westpac Mastercard pre-sales. The Spotify pre-sale commences on the same day at 12pm local time.<\/p>\n<p>At the 2023 Rolling Stone Aotearoa Awards, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/bic-runga-receives-icon-status-at-2023-panhead-rolling-stone-aotearoa-awards-50043\/\" target=\"_blank\">Runga was presented<\/a> with the prestigious Rolling Stone Icon Award. The Icon Award recognises an artist for achievements over the course of their career, and 2023 was the first time it was awarded at the Rolling Stone Aotearoa Awards.\u00a0She also stole the show on the night with an incredible live performance.<\/p>\n<p>The following year, Runga was part of a dreamy Kiwi pairing in our Musicians on Musicians series, sitting down with pop star BENEE for a touching conversation about music and life. Read their full Musicians on Musicians conversation <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/benee-bic-runga-musicians-on-musicians-69635\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Bic Runga\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ffm.to\/redsunset\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cRed Sunset\u201d<\/a> (single) is out now. Red Sunset (album) is out Friday, February 13th.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Bic Runga 2026 Australia and New Zealand Tour<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>With special guests Silicon<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Presented by Live Nation<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Ticket information available via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livenation.co.nz\/bic-runga-tickets-adp284213\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">livenation.co.nz<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Saturday, March 7th<\/strong><br \/>Black Barn, Hawke\u2019s Bay<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Saturday, March 21st<\/strong><br \/>Waikato Regional Theatre, Hamilton<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Friday, March 27th<\/strong><br \/>NZICC Theatre, Auckland<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sunday, March 29th<\/strong><br \/>Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Thursday, April 2nd*<\/strong><br \/>Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Thursday, April 9th<\/strong><br \/>Northcote Theatre, Melbourne<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Saturday, April 11th<\/strong><br \/>Princess Theatre, Brisbane<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sunday, April 12th<\/strong><br \/>Canberra Theatre, Canberra<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Thursday, April 16th<\/strong><br \/>Freo.Social, Fremantle<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>*With NZSO \u2014 Silicon not appearing<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');fbq('init','243859349395737');fbq('track','PageView');fbq.disablePushState=true;<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source au.rollingstone.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bic Runga has officially announced her new album, Red Sunset. 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