After enjoying years of success locally, Mads Harrop and her band are making their way on tour for the first time around the mōtu!! Hitting several locations across Tāmaki Makaurau, The Bay of Plenty, and Ōtepoti, these are gigs you will not want to miss!!
Mads is promoting her new single, “Skyline”, a tale about friendship and adventure, which will be released on November 21st, 2025. Come see Mads play Skyline and her other hits live at 605 in Tāmaki Makaurau, on December the 4th. Bring yourself. Or even better, bring a few friends along as well, to experience a night of delicious food and drink, great live music, and good vibes.
Gig dates:
3.12.25 @ Whammy Bar, Tāmaki Makaurau, opening for Hot Machine
4.12.25 @ 605, Tāmaki Makaurau, with support from Model and Capricore
5.12.25 @ The Jam Factory, Tauranga, with support from Sophie Maude
6.12.25 @ Grrunk Festival, Galatea
20.12.25 @ The Crown Hotel, Ōtepoti, opening for Left or Right
For more information on tickets, head to Mads' Linktree webpage.
Mads Harrop is a singer-songwriter, composer, and musician from the Waitaki Valley in North Otago, New Zealand. Her first song, Contagious World, written during lockdown in 2020, went to number one on the New Zealand Student Radio Music Charts. Her songs are both joyous and poignant, and have received wide critical acclaim.
The Mads Harrop Band has supported international acts such as The Chats, Guitar Wolf, Reb Fountain, Ha the Unclear, and many others. Mads writes songs mostly about the challenges she faces and ideas related to neurodiversity (she has Autism, Anxiety, and Tourette Syndrome).
In between gigs, work, and play, Mads is also a music producer and sound engineer. She holds multiple qualifications, most recently a Master of Music (endorsed in Music Production) from the University of Otago (her Master's is yet to be finalised).
As an original songwriter with a love for vintage instruments, effects, and style, Mads strives for an authentic sound using analogue gear.
Mads was suddenly struck with Tourette Syndrome at 19, and her ongoing journey to keep her life on track is inspirational. Her songs are a testimony to her love of music and her commitment to overcoming life’s hurdles. She is currently working on new music, which will be released in the not-too-distant future.
