{"id":260587,"date":"2025-11-25T08:06:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T19:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.muzic.nz\/?post_type=feature&p=260587"},"modified":"2026-02-06T05:34:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T16:34:04","slug":"the-datsuns-bring-rock-roll-back-to-aotearoa","status":"publish","type":"feature","link":"https:\/\/www.muzic.nz\/feature\/the-datsuns-bring-rock-roll-back-to-aotearoa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Datsuns Bring Rock & Roll Back to Aotearoa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Datsuns blazed into global consciousness with their 2002 self-titled debut, a record that topped the NZ charts and hurled them onto stages with Metallica, The White Stripes, and Queens of the Stone Age. Over the past two decades, they\u2019ve released seven albums, worked with Led Zeppelin\u2019s John Paul Jones, and carved out a reputation as one of New Zealand\u2019s fiercest rock exports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, for the first time since 2018, The Datsuns return home for a six-date Aotearoa tour. Kicking off in March 2026, the run promises joyous savagery, riffs honed to perfection, and the raw energy that has defined the band\u2019s legacy. Scandinavian drummer Adam Lindmark is taking up the thundering seat, joining lead string wrangler Christian Livingstone, Phil Somervell on the rhythmic weavings, and Dolf de Borst conjuring hooks across hemispheres, bringing a lifetime of Datsun lessons to the stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Audiences can expect the full sweep of The Datsuns\u2019 catalogue, from the anthems that scorched their early path to the first sparks of their eighth studio album, set to arrive in 2026. Leading the charge for their 2026 record, the single \u2018Ugly Leather\u2019 tears in with jagged riffs, and unrelenting fire \u2013 old energy, new fuel, same unstoppable inferno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets are on sale now via www.thedatsuns.com<\/a>. Prepare yourselves: the Datsuns are back, and the rock will rise again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE DATSUNS AOTEAROA TOUR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presented by Under The Radar (UTR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thu 12 March \u2013 Smash Palace, Gisborne
<\/strong>w\/ Arthur Ahbez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fri 13 March \u2013 Totara St, Mt Maunganui
<\/strong>w\/ Arthur Ahbez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sat 14 March \u2013 Homegrown, Hamilton
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Wed 18 March \u2013 Loons, Lyttelton
<\/strong>w\/ Adam Hattaway<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thu 19 March \u2013 Loons, Lyttelton – SOLD OUT
<\/strong>w\/ Best Bets<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fri 20 March \u2013 San Fran, Wellington
<\/strong>w\/ Warm Leather<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sat 21 March \u2013 Hollywood Avondale, Auckland
<\/strong>w\/ Warm Leather<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM www.thedatsuns.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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