{"id":2312720,"date":"2026-03-04T20:32:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2312720"},"modified":"2026-03-04T20:32:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:32:23","slug":"wednesday-announce-2026-new-zealand-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wednesday-announce-2026-new-zealand-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday Announce 2026 New Zealand Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Wednesday are returning to Aotearoa.<\/p>\n<p>The acclaimed US rockers will be back in the country this May, presented by Banished Music and Strange News, playing shows in Wellington, Lyttelton, and Auckland. Check out the band\u2019s full local New Zealand dates below.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets to the tour go on sale to the general public on Monday, May 9th at 10am local time. The pre-sale begins on Friday, May 6th at 10am local time.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, no Australian tour dates have been confirmed by the band.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday are touring in support of latest album <em>Bleeds<\/em>, which received rave reviews from critics across the world.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cRock records don\u2019t come much better than this,\u201d <em>NME<\/em> wrote in a highly positive review.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThere\u2019s an ever-present joy, even during the most harrowing songs\u2026 this is catharsis personified,\u201d <em>Exclaim! <\/em>praised.<\/p>\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<figure class=\"op-interactive\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wednesday - Elderberry Wine (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uE0waEdE2Pw?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 dir=\"ltr\">In an 8.7 appraisal, <em>Pitchfork<\/em> wrote that \u201cKarly Hartzman leads her North Carolina band in another triumph. The careful songwriting and coiled performances wrestle with the many fiascos of life and love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWednesday\u2019s <em>Bleeds<\/em> might be the rock album of the year,\u201d declared NPR last year, while <em>The Guardian<\/em> considered it to be \u201cthe year\u2019s best alt-rock album.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The band\u2019s last visit to New Zealand also received widespread praise. In a glowing review, 95bFM called their Auckland show at Whammy Bar a \u201csold out countrygaze extravaganza.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWednesday on a Thursday\u2026the North Carolina noise-rockers rolling into Auckland\u2019s Whammy Bar only to find a sold-out audience waiting to be rocked, entertained and challenged. And that\u2019s just what happened,\u201d wrote <em>The 13th Floor<\/em>.\u00a0<span id=\"more-180034\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Wednesday 2026 New Zealand Tour<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Presented by Banished Music and Strange News<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Pre-sale begins Friday, May 6th (10am local time)<\/em><br \/><em>General sale begins Monday, May 9th (10am local time)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Ticket information available <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.banishedmusic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Friday, May 22nd<\/strong><br \/>San Fran, Wellington<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Saturday, May 23rd<\/strong><br \/>Loons, Lyttelton<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sunday, May 24th<\/strong><br \/>Hollywood Avondale, Auckland<\/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>Wednesday are returning to Aotearoa. 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