Steve Gunn Returning To New Zealand In October

New York-based songwriter and guitar virtuoso Steve Gunn is returning to Aotearoa for solo headline dates in Auckland, Wellington and Hastings this October, his first local shows since the pre-pandemic days of 2019. Articulating a deep knowledge of folk and experimental traditions of all varieties via his own finely crafted, gently psychedelic creations, Gunn's recent recorded work includes this year's Nakama EP and his critically lauded 2021 album Other You (Matador) — which features contributions from such fellow musical luminaries as Juliana Barwick, Mary Lattimore, Jeff Parker (Tortoise) and longterm friend Justin Tripp. Heading back our way for his fourth New Zealand jaunt, don't miss the ever-questing US artist at the following dates...

Steve Gunn

Thursday 20th October - The Tuning Fork, Auckland
Sunday 23rd October - Meow, Wellington
Monday 24th October - The Deerstalkers Association Hall, Bridge PA, Hastings (Labour Day)

General public tickets available HERE from Banished Music

Take in the hypnotic animated visuals for the title track to Gunn's 2021 album Other You...

Watch the video for country-tinged single 'Vagabond' from Gunn's 2019 album The Unseen In Between...

Press release:

Steve Gunn makes his glorious return to New Zealand, his first since the release of Other You, his brilliant sixth studio album released last year by Matador. A regular visitor to New Zealand, the New York-based guitarist and songwriter will play three solo shows across the country this October marking his fourth visit to our shores. His previous three tours have included headline shows across both islands, performances alongside The Chills, and a festival performance at the Southern Fork Americana fest. His last time here in 2019 was to tour his critically acclaimed fourth album The Unseen In Between.

With a career spanning nearly fifteen years, Gunn has produced volumes of critically acclaimed solo, duo, and ensemble recordings, steadily processing his inspirations into a singular, virtuosic stream. Close listening reveals the influence of blues, folk, ecstatic free jazz, and psych in his continually unfolding output.