30-04-2025
Sir Dave Dobbyn announces one-off Auckland Town Hall concert in June for Winter Concert Series
In a Facebook post announcing his diagnosis, Dobbyn said the news has given him a 'wider appreciation of life'.
'Of late, I have a tremor in my right hand which gives my guitar playing a new kind of twang. I have to do what I love, so it's business as usual and on with the show, singing all the way.'
He first gained notoriety in the Kiwi music scene with Th' Dudes in 1979 alongside Rikki Morris and Peter Urlich, enjoying further success with his band DD Smash and then as a solo artist.
Songs such as Slice of Heaven, Whaling, and Bliss have become local anthems, with Dobbyn and his band a regular fixture at popular events, including Jim Beam Homegrown and Rhythm and Vines.
Reporting on a performance with L.A.B in Tauranga in 2023, where Dobbyn and his band appeared instead of US band Sublime with Rome, NZ Herald journalist Alex Cairns said the then-66-year-old 'rasped 'Aaasiaaan cigarettes' (lyrics to Th' Dude's Be Mine Tonight) like it was recorded yesterday, and the quintessential Slice of Heaven really got the Domain crowd moving".
He has also won countless New Zealand Music Awards, Apra and Aria awards, as well as a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.
Dobbyn was knighted in 2020 and in 2003 was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to music.
The details
Who: Sir Dave Dobbyn and his band
Where: Auckland Town Hall
When: Wednesday, June 4
Concert tickets for the general public go on sale Monday, May 5 at 11am.
My Live Nation members may secure tickets first during the pre-sale beginning Friday, May 2 at 11am through to Monday, May 5 at 10am.
