Aotearoa Rock’n’Roll Icons The Narcs charged harder than ever into 2022. The trio of Andy Dickson (guitar / vocals), bassist Tony Waine and drummer Josh Sorenson released their fifth studio album Suburbs in June and have now announced their second tour of this year, which will take place across the country in November. Celebrating 41 years together as a band (that’s a year older than even Canterbury legends The Bats), The Narcs ruled the New Zealand singles charts in the 80s with such massive anthems that went viral. echoed through the ages as ‘heart and soul‘ and ‘Diamonds and China‘. Sharing the stage with Icehouse at Tāmaki’s Aotea Center just before the global pandemic ruined everyone’s concert plans, The Narcs recently gifted fans with a historically crucial, freshly remastered archive of their video releases on YouTube and launched a crystal new release of ‘Heart and Soul’ in 2020 (featured on the new record). Promising early classic hits (including “Over My Head”, “No Turning Back”, “Stay Away” and “Look The Other Way”) as well as songs from their latest album, learn even more about their story at AudioCulture and don’t miss the Narcs partying this spring…
“The shows we played in June this year had been rescheduled three times since early 2021, so it was a relief to finally play them. The audience was amazing and the atmosphere was so good that we can’t wait to continue the show. party by bringing The Narcs kick ass 3-piece back this spring!” — vocalist/guitarist Andy Dickson
The Narcs – NZ Spring Tour
Friday November 4 – Southland Musician Club, Invercargill, with Triple Shot
Saturday November 5 – At Rolling Stone, Christchurch, with Bayley
Sunday, November 6 – Salle TWENTY5, Nelson, with Genre Fluid
Thursday November 10 – Wine Cellar, Auckland, with Mikaela Cougar Band
Friday 11 November – Smash Palace, Gisborne, with the Karuthers Brothers
Saturday 12 November – The Cabana, Napier, with Serial Chillers
Tickets available HERE via UTR
Watch the video for the Narcs’ 1984 synth-rock hit “Heart and Soul”…
Check out the incredible visuals of The Narcs’ 1985 single “Diamonds on China”…
Listen to the Narcs’ new album, Outskirts…
Press release:
It will explode! The Narcs will perform some of their classic early hits like Heart and Soul, Diamonds on China, Over My Head, No Turning Back, Stay Away, Look The Other Way as well as songs from the new album Outskirts.
2022 has been busy for the group. They released their fifth album Outskirts and played to sold-out crowds around Aotearoa to celebrate. The new album included 5 singles: Not The Man, Always Stay, I Don’t Want To Go To Work Today, Not Over & Summerhill Stone plus Heart and Soul 2020, a new remake of the 1984 hit and the song RIANZ from the ‘year. The band also toured with The Jon Stevens Band on their recent New Zealand tour.
Since their raucous debut in Christchurch in 1981, the Narcs have won numerous music and songwriting awards, signed to major labels and released hit singles, seen their music used in TV commercials, box office tours closed and supported international artists such as Queen, Elton John, Midnight Oil, Cold Chisel, Split Enz and Icehouse.
