Shihad Announce Second Auckland Headline Date - Loud Forever The Final Tour

Demand for Shihad's The Final Tour: Loud Forever has been so red hot the iconic Aotearoa heavy rockers have completely sold out their upcoming Auckland Spark Arena event — reportedly "the most tickets ever sold to a New Zealand headlined hard rock concert". Fans slow off the mark and / or rabid for more don't need to tear their hair out in panic though, as Jon Toogood, Karl Kippenberger, Phil Knight and Tom Larkin have announced a second, more intimate send-off show at The Powerstation on Wednesday 12th March, site of many ear-blasting Shihad gigs over the years.

Notably the setlist will be different for the new Powerstation show, featuring the entirety of "Killjoy (1995) and The General Electric (1999) played back-to-back". Read Toogood's career-spanning conversation with Nathan Hickey (Beastwars) HERE and don't blow your last chance to experience these titans live in their element, next week in the City of Sails and at Wellington's Homegrown festival...

"After performing at the Powerstation countless times over the past 37 years, including our very first Auckland show in 1989, it feels only right to tread the boards one last time and say goodbye to a place that’s always felt like home to us, and say thank you to all who have supported us for so long". 

Loud Forever - The Final Tour

Wednesday 12th March - The Powerstation, Auckland (new show)
Friday 14th March - Spark Arena, Auckland w/ The D4, Dick Move (sold out)
Saturday 15th March - Homegrown, Wellington

Tickets on sale now from www.shihad.com

Hit play on 'My Mind's Sedate' from Shihad's 1999 album The General Electric...

Press release:

Shihad, New Zealand's most legendary rock band, has announced a surprise performance at the Powerstation, Auckland - Wednesday, 12th March, 2025. This one off special show comes fresh off the heels of the announcement that their Spark Arena show on Friday, 14th March has SOLD OUT. This is a monumental milestone for the band, marking the most tickets ever sold to a New Zealand headlined hard rock concert.

For those who missed out on the Spark Arena show, this surprise Powerstation gig promises an intimate experience, it’s going to be hot, sweaty, and electric and a rare opportunity to see Shihad in a more personal setting before they close out their historic run on The Final Tour: Loud Forever.

For this exclusive show, fans can expect to be treated to Killjoy (1995) and The General Electric (1999) played back-to-back - something different from their Loud Forever tour, which features a greatest hits set from the band’s full 10 album catalogue.