{"id":2412940,"date":"2026-05-12T08:49:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T08:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2412940"},"modified":"2026-05-12T08:49:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T08:49:56","slug":"macey-announces-first-headline-show-in-three-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/macey-announces-first-headline-show-in-three-years\/","title":{"rendered":"MACEY Announces First Headline Show in Three Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MACEY has announced a special show in celebration of his new album, <em>Once<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>MACEY <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/macey-announces-album-once-new-single-we-still-happened-93772\/\" target=\"_blank\">announced his second album last month<\/a>, with <em>Once<\/em> set for\u00a0release on July 3rd via FiveAM\/Warner Music New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>On the same day the album drops, the T\u0101maki Makaurau-based singer-songwriter will take to the stage at hometown venue Tuning Fork, in partnership with Live Nation\u2019s Next On series.<\/p>\n<p>MACEY\u2019s Tuning Fork performance will be his first show in over three years.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets go on sale to the general public on Thursday, May 14th at 10am local time. The venue pre-sale begins on Wednesday, May 13th at 10am local time. Ticket information is available <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livenation.co.nz\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fans can expect to hear tracks like \u201cWe Still Happened\u201d, the latest taste of MACEY\u2019s forthcoming album.<\/p>\n<p>Written in London during a first-time collaboration with producers Luis Issermann and Will Farquarson, \u201cWe Still Happened\u201d captures a moment of emotional uncertainty that spiralled into something universal.<\/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<p>\u201cI was thinking about my partner at the time, and how I didn\u2019t know if we\u2019d always feel so in love \u2014 that \u2018what if\u2019 anxiety,\u201d MACEY explained. \u201cThen that line \u2018we still happened\u2019 came together. Even if we love and lose someone, or if the world ends in a natural disaster\u2026 we still happened. It\u2019s a celebrate of the fact that I\u2019m here, alive, and how lucky I am to even have that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"op-interactive\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"We Still Happened\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LQXXrPCWnSI?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 data-start=\"1415\" data-end=\"1823\">\u201cWith this album, it feels like I\u2019m looking at everything from a more mature and reflective place rather than reactive,\u201d MACEY added. \u201cI flew to London to do some writing sessions, and every day I was surrounded by people from every walk of life. I was observing everything \u2014 every character, every interaction \u2014 and of course, I started writing about what I was seeing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2146\" data-end=\"2492\">Lyrically, <em>Once<\/em> moves through weightier terrain \u2014 capitalism, politics, love, grief, and resilience \u2014 without losing the intimacy that defined his 2023 debut, <em data-start=\"2479\" data-end=\"2491\">The Lovers<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2494\" data-end=\"2799\">That first record debuted at No. 3 on the NZ Albums Chart and earned a spot in <em>Rolling Stone AU\/NZ<\/em>\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-lists\/80-best-new-zealand-albums-of-the-2020s-so-far-78646\/\" target=\"_blank\">Best New Zealand Albums of the 2020s So Far<\/a>, setting a high bar for what follows.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2494\" data-end=\"2799\"><em>MACEY\u2019s Once arrives July 3rd and can be <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/lnk.to\/MACEYONCE\" target=\"_blank\">pre-saved<\/a> now.<\/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>MACEY has announced a special show in celebration of his new album, Once. 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