Past Shows

  • THREE DOG NIGHT


    THREE DOG NIGHT, one of the most successful American groups of all time, will tour New Zealand in May. Bookings now open. One Price house in 6 Cities - 2 price house in Auckland. DON'T MISS OUT - BOOK THE BEST NOW!! Plus you have a chance to win a Meet & Greet with the band in the city of your choice. Text DOG and your preferred city to 9090 once you have bought your ticket.

    Click here for the office link to THREE DOG NIGHT web site. These guys are responsible for a string of stirring pop anthems, still frequently heard on radio today. Between 1969 and 1974 they notched up eleven top ten hits and many more that made the top twenty. ‘Mama Told Me Not To Come’, ‘One’, ‘Eli’s Coming’, ‘Shambala’, ‘An Old Fashioned Love Song’ and the irrepressible ‘Joy To The World’ are just a few of their instantly recognised classics. Others include ‘An Old-Fashioned Love Song’, ‘Easy To Be Hard’, ‘Black and White’ and ‘Celebrate’.

    The group has always centred on the powerful lead vocals and harmonies of Danny Hutton and Cory Wells, who still lead the band to this day. Also featured in the current touring line-up are original keyboardist Jimmy Greenspoon and guitarist Michael Allsup.

    In an era of guitar heroes and drum solos, Three Dog Night stood out for their emphasis on vocal power and excellent songs. The Irish-born Hutton, who had already made a number of solo recordings, developed a distinctive and original style of harmony that influenced the likes of Crosby, Stills and Nash.

    Unlike most bands of the time, Three Dog Night were not precious about their own material – they simply wanted the best songs. Their hit recordings often drew attention to up-and-coming songwriters: Randy Newman (‘Mama Told Me Not To Come’), Harry Nilsson (‘One’) and Laura Nyro (‘Eli’s Coming’) are just a few who found greater fame once Three Dog Night had covered their songs

    After more than three decades, Three Dog Night continue to deliver their hit-filled set with exuberance, humour and soul, and their New Zealand tour promises a night of much more than nostalgia.

    You have a chance to win a Meet & Greet with the band in the city of your choice. Text DOG and your preferred city to 9090 once you have bought your ticket.

    Conditions of competition:
    - you must have a valid ticket for the concert you would like to meet the band at
    - winners will be randomly drawn 2 working days before each concert and contacted by phone
    - texts to 9090 cost the standard text rate of 20c
    - decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into


  • THREE DOG NIGHT - CANCELLED TOUR


    It is with much regret that promoters Stewart & Tricia Macpherson are cancelling all shows of the forthcoming Three Dog Night New Zealand tour scheduled to start in Rotorua on Friday 13th May.

    News of the last two months, both locally and worldwide, rising fuel prices, and even anticipation of the forthcoming budget have affected all.  The nationwide market has shown the availability of the discretionary dollar is tight.

    These shows were to be Three Dog Night’s first visit to New Zealand since the seventies. The group was eagerly anticipating returning to these shores and in an interview on Radio New Zealand, singer Danny announced he was planning to arrive earlier to spend time with friends.
    While all efforts have been made to retain the dates, it is evident on many levels, that it is currently not possible to make these shows work for all concerned.

    Promoters Stewart & Tricia Macpherson  apologise for any inconvenience caused to ticketholders, and thank them for their support.

    Please be in touch with your Ticketing Company (as below) for refunds. 

    TICKET MASTER:-  (Rotorua and New Plymouth)
    Full ticket refunds are available at point of purchase.
    If you have purchased over the phone or on the web you will be automatically refunded within 7 days.
    If you have any queries please do not hesitate to call the contact centre on 07 928 4500 or email  customer.service@ticketmaster.co.nz.

    TICKETEK:-  (Hamilton and Wellington)
    All patrons who have purchased their tickets either online or over the phone will receive an automatic refund back to the credit card used to make the original purchase, this will show within 10 working days.
    Patrons who have purchased their tickets over the counter, should go back to their original point of purchase to obtain a refund or return their tickets by mail to;- Refunds, PO Box 6334, Wellington.

    THE EDGE:   (Auckland)
    All patrons who have purchased their tickets either online or over the phone will receive an automatic refund back to the credit card used to make the original purchase, this will show within 10 working days.
    Patrons who have purchased their tickets over the counter, should go back to their original point of purchase to obtain a refund or return their tickets by mail to;- Refunds, PO Box 5143, Auckland.

    TICKET DIRECT:  (Taradale and Palmerston North)
    All patrons who have purchased their tickets to either of these venues - will be contacted for refunds. 
    Alternatively - you can contact the relevant Box Office:-
    Palmerston North;  Telephone:  06 350 2100 (Option 2)
    Taradale:   Telephone:  06 8459330

  • WILL MARTIN’S SOUTHERN CONCERT TOUR 2011


    At twenty-six, Will Martin has already packed in a lifetime of paying dues. Dedicated study of musical styles and vocal training of the highest calibre, together with an active 'performance apprenticeship' honed on worldwide stages, has turned this born and bred New Zealander into the complete entertainer. His very new album currently in the Top 40 Chart, 'Inspirations' takes a fresh look at classic popular songs by songwriters such as Elton John, Stevie Wonder and Sting. He will perform songs from both of these albums on this tour. The performance time on his coming South Island February tour is approximately 2 hours, inclusive of a 20-minute intermission, and post-show Will is delighted to meet the audience and autograph copies of both albums which we be available for purchase.

    At twenty-six, Will Martin has already packed in a lifetime of paying dues. Dedicated study of musical styles and vocal training of the highest calibre, together with an active 'performance apprenticeship' honed on worldwide stages, has turned this born and bred New Zealander into the complete entertainer. Since making the decision at the age of 18 to follow his musical dream, Will has gone from strength to strength: from entertaining on cruise ships and rocking the Hard Rock Café, to leading countries in their respective national anthems at some of the world's most prestigious sporting venues.
    His 2007 debut album - 'A New World' was an epic collection of classical crossover songs, which simultaneously reflected Will's origins and the scope of his unfaltering ambition. It also created history when it debuted on release in the UK at Number 1, making him the youngest tenor in musical history to top the classical charts. His very new album currently in the Top 40 Chart, 'Inspirations' takes a fresh look at classic popular songs by songwriters such as Elton John, Stevie Wonder and Sting. He will perform songs from both of these albums on this February South Island tour.


    The concert performance time starts at 7.30pm and is approximately 2 hours, inclusive of a 20-minute intermission.When making your booking a booking fee will apply.

    Will enjoys meeting his audience after a performance and will autograph copies of albums.

    Both the above albums will be available to purchase at the performance.

    For further information email Stewart Macpherson at Stetson Productions.

  • YOUNG@HEART CHORUS is alive and well


    The YOUNG@HEART Chorus have arrived from the USA. They came through Auckland Customs in fine form and excited about being in NZ. They were met by the 5 x Kiwis who will join the Chorus for their 7 NZ performances. A day of rehearsals follows - and then it's into performances.

    When Bob Cilman and Judith Sharpe organized the Young@Heart (Y@H) in 1982 all of the members lived in an elderly housing project in Northampton, MA called the Walter Salvo House. The first group included elders who lived through both World Wars. One of their members had fought in the Battle of the Somme as a 16 year old and another, Anna Main, lost her husband in the First World War. Anna was a stand-up comic who at 88 told jokes that only she could get away with. 

  • And Robin's Special Guests - THE POINTER SISTERS


    The Pointer Sisters’ career has successes spanning over three decades, the repertoire of these multi Grammy award-winning Artists has included such diverse genres as pop, disco, jazz, bebop, blues, soul, funk, dance, country and rock. Their debut album produced a massive hit for the funk cover of Yes We Can Can and they scored another home run with their sultry cover of Bruce Springsteen's Fire.

    The Pointer Sisters enjoyed a steady succession of vibrant and stirring hits throughout the 80s: He's So Shy, Slow Hand, I'm So Excited, Automatic, Jump (for My Love), Neutron Dance, and Dare Me. In 1985 both Jump (for My Love) and Automatic won Grammies.  

    The Pointer Sisters are: sisters Anita and Ruth with Ruth’s granddaughter, Sadako.

    The Pointer Sisters’ career has successes spanning over three decades.

    Their debut album produced a massive hit for the funk cover of Yes We Can Can and they scored another home run with their sultry cover of Bruce Springsteen's Fire.

  • ROBIN GIBB - 8, 10,12 November 2010


    His is a voice that set alight a million romances and as many dance floors and now Robin Gibb returns to New Zealand for three unforgettable evenings of BEE GEES Greatest Hits (with Special Guests The Pointer Sisters*) in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch this November 8, 10, and 12.

    Stewart Macpherson and a TVNZ crew went to Robin’s Estate in Oxfordshire where this item was filmed.   Robin was delightful and very giving of information – and expressed his enthusiasm for coming to NZ with his band and back up singers to perform the 3 NZ concerts.  Check out the CLOSE UP item.

    Expect all your favourites and so much more as Robin Gibb with an international band and singers performs his hit-laden shows…with Special Guests The Pointer Sisters at

    AUCKLAND – Vector Arena – Monday 8 November.

    WELLINGTON – TSB Bank Arena – Wednesday 10 November.

    CHRISTCHURCH – CBS Canterbury Arena – Friday 12 November.

    Robin Gibbs’ An Evening of BEE GEES Greatest Hits brings the hit list back to life and there is no need for cover versions here! Fans can expect to hear all the biggest songs - Massachusetts, How Deep is Your Love, Stayin’ Alive, Night Fever, You Win Again, Nights on Broadway, Jive Talking, I Started A Joke, Words, To Love Somebody, New York Mining Disaster and many more!

    Robin last performed here in 1999 when the BEE GEES One Night Only show attracted more than 60,000 to Auckland’s Western Springs – still one of the biggest concert attendances in New Zealand history.

    Says Gibb, "It's been a long time, but I'm really, really pleased to be coming back one more time to play for the New Zealand fans".


    (See below for THE POINTER SISTERS)


  • TODD RUNDGREN - 24 and 26 September 2010


    For the first time ever, New Zealand fans will get a taste of Todd Rundgren 'live' in September. Tickets now on sale - Auckland through Ticketmaster and Wellington through Ticketek.

     ON SALE NOW!

    For the first time ever, New Zealand fans will get a taste of Todd Rundgren 'live' in September. The new CD, not yet released anywhere else in the world, can be purchased only from Stetson Group’s web site.

     A musical pioneer, a software innovator, a renowned composer and producer, a conceptual and interactive artist and maybe even a wizard (if the name if of his 1973 solo album is anything to go by), Todd Rundgren has been shifting and shaping the musical and multimedia membrane for almost forty years, and now he brings the live experience of his brand new album Todd Rundgren’s Johnson to Auckland and Wellington in September, for two must-see shows.

    Check this link to get a taste of Todd thru the years -

    Todd Rundgren Video

    Rundgren may not be a household name in this country but his list of album productions will be familiar to any self-respecting music fan: Patti Smith, Meatloaf, Cheap Trick, Hall and Oates, Grand Funk Railroad and Psychedelic Furs, to name but a few. And you will surely recognize some of his own classic hits including Hello It’s Me, I Saw The Light, Can We Still Be Friends, and Bang The Drum.

    His latest project is a collection of classic bluesman Robert Johnson numbers, each performed with the Rundgren twist. Reviewers of his American shows have described the experience as reminiscent of late sixties Cream or early Led Zeppelin. Rundgren simply describes the show as “kick ass rock n’ roll”.

    Fans can expect about half the show set to be dedicated to Johnson’s material with the remainder of the concert featuring a full noise guided tour through the Rundgren catalogue. Guitar heroes: take note!

  • YOUNG @ HEART CHORUS


    SHsssssssh .... did you see the movie YOUNG@HEART???? Here they are - coming to NZ in December. Some you'll recognise from the movie. Tickets not on sale till mid September, but we were so excited, we just wanted you to know ..... The current performers in Young@Heart range in age from 73 to 89. There are some with prior professional theater or music experience, others who have performed extensively on the amateur level, and some who never stepped onto a stage before turning seventy five. The Chorus have kept alive the spirit of the early pioneers and continue to push the group into glorious new directions. Tickets on sale 20th September.

    When Bob Cilman and Judith Sharpe organized the Young@Heart (Y@H) in 1982 all of the members lived in an elderly housing project in Northampton, MA called the Walter Salvo House. The first group included elders who lived through both World Wars. One of their members had fought in the Battle of the Somme as a 16 year old and another, Anna Main, lost her husband in the First World War. Anna was a stand-up comic who at 88 told jokes that only she could get away with.

    Now Bob Cilman is bringing this amazing group of over 75 year olds to New Zealand.  In July Tricia and Stewart went to Rochester, NY to meet the group and see them perform to a sell out 2500 crowd.  An amazing performance …..

    Playing Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Palmerston North: 6-14 December 2010

    Tickets will be on public sale 20th September

    Check out:  www.youngatheartchorus.com

  • Spandau Ballet and Tears for Fears


    The ultimate 80s double bill spectacular. Two of the UK's hottest 80's band, played together in the same concert, for the first time in NZ on 29 April, 2010.

    Fresh from sell-out shows in London’s 02 Arena, both bands were visiting Australia, and we managed to convince them to play one date in Auckland’s Vector Arena.

    The original members of both bands played all their hits, so it was effectively 2 shows for the price of one.

    All five original members of Spandau Ballet, Tony Hadley, John Keeble, Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp and Steve Norman of Spandau Ballet performed Gold, True, Lifeline, I Don’t Need This Pressure On, To Cut A Long Story Short, and Only When You Leave, amongst others, in a 2-hour set. Opening the night were Tears For Fears whose hits include Shout, Mad World, Mother’s Talk, I Believe, Head Over Heels, Woman In Chains, Sowing The Seeds Of Love, and Everybody Wants To Rule The World.

    Emerging from Soho’s ultra hip Blitz Club in 1979, Spandau formed at school in North London before becoming the hottest unsigned band on the planet. From underground, fashion and music obsessed working class Londoners, to global superstars, the band set the pace, the styles and the sound of the 1980s. Not only did their albums sell by the millions, but their look and style impacted on the fashion world and beyond. They created their own style, combining creativity with entrepreneurship and the spirit of the youth of the early 80s.

    Tears for Fears, made up of duo Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, enjoyed similar success in the 80s when British bands were setting the commercial and cultural bar in regards to pop music. They have sold in excess of 22 million albums worldwide spawning massive the hits Everybody Wants To Rule The World, Shout and Head Over Heels. Roland and Curt split in 1990 after their meteoric rise through the pop charts only to reunite and release a new album in 2004. Since then Tears for Fears have continued to sell out shows throughout the world and maintain their status as one of pop music’s more productive musical collaborations.


  • BURN THE FLOOR


    The international dance sensation Burn The Floor visits New Zealand direct from its record-breaking run on Broadway! You've seen Ballroom dance on shows like "Dancing with the Stars" and "So You Think You Can Dance."

    Now, with Burn The Floor,  you will feel, live on stage, all the passion, the drama and the sizzling excitement of 20 gorgeous champion dancers, in a true theatrical experience, a performance with a grace and athleticism that The New York Times calls, "Dazzling!"

    From Harlem's hot nights at The Savoy, where dances such as the Lindy, Foxtrot and Charleston were born, to the Latin Quarter where the Cha-Cha, Rumba and Salsa steamed up the stage, Burn The Floor takes audiences on a journey through the passionate drama of dance. The elegance of the Viennese Waltz, the exuberance of the Jive, the intensity of the Paso Doblé - audiences will experience them all, as well as the Tango, Samba, Mambo, Quickstep and Swing.

    Burn the Floor-it's Ballroom.  Reinvented for 2010

    Following their New Zealand tour, the Company fly to London – to open at the Shaftesbury Theatre, West End.

    www.burnthefloor.com

  • The 7 Irish Tenors

    The 7 Irish Tenors

    The 7 Irish Tenors toured NZ during November 2009.

    Sensational. At every performance, a standing ovation for the wonderful Seven Irish Tenors!

    There was a lot of blarney, but also every song was instantly recognised from, ‘Irish Eyes Are Smiling’ and ‘Danny Boy’ thru to Queen’s ‘We Are The Champions’, The Beatles ‘Twist & Shout’ and, of course. a superb rendition of ‘Nessun Dorma’. And at every performance the tenors came out front of house to meet their patrons, and autograph the CD of the show – now available from our SHOP under CD’s for sale.

  • Starlight Express

    Starlight Express

    The fastest show on earth!

    Ch-Ch-Ch Boogie is one of the pre-show songs about trains that sets the mood in the arenas for a fabulous night of spectacle and fun in Andrew Lloyd Webber's amazing roller-skating musical STARLIGHT EXPRESS. People left the arenas buzzing with excitement about what they'd seen. The reviews were uniformly appreciative, with superlatives such as "magical", "high-energy", "spectacular", "awesome" etc., which is always very satisfying for us as Producers to hear and experience. Here is what one reviewer wrote. "If you're looking for deep and meaningful you've come to the wrong place, but the show never pretends to be anything other than what it is - a spectacular, feel-good entertainment with catchy tunes, bubblegum romance, outrageous costumes and rollerskates. The musical score - delivered ‘live’ by an impressive though unseen band - always strikes the right emotional chord and there is an appealing musical playfulness in many of the songs. The large cast are all highly accomplished singers and dancers with standout performances coming from some of the veterans of the show's extensive world tour. Alongside these seasoned professionals the large Kiwi contingent more than holds its own."