Alestorm New Zealand Show Announced

Brace yourself for a boatload of fist-pumping singalongs as Scottish "Pirate Metal" masters Alestorm are returning to our shores this coming February, for a headline show at Auckland's Whammy Bar. Since their humble land-lubbing beginnings in 2006, Alestorm's swashbuckling anthems have stormed the globe with five powerful albums including 2017's No Grave But The Sea. Alestorm's merry-making brand of Pirate Metal is described as a blend of power metal and folk, the group themselves declare they've "managed to convince hundreds of thousands of people from New Zealand to Argentina to Lithuania and everywhere inbetween (except Paraguay), that it's cool to wear a pirate hat and sing stupid songs about getting drunk and stealing ships." Bust out the rum and scope the details here...

UPDATE 10/01/19: Due to intense demand Alestorm's Auckland show has shifted to the larger capacity Galatos venue...

Alestorm
Wednesday 13th February - Galatos, Auckland
Tickets available HERE via UTR

Here's Alestorm's rabble-rousing single 'Drink' from 2014's Sunset On The Golden Age...

Press release:

Oh wow! From humble beginnings playing shows to farm animals in a field somewhere in Eastern Scotland, ALESTORM have evolved into an international party machine hellbent on conquering album charts and festival stages throughout the world, with their infectious brand of Pirate Metal and their dashing good looks. Somehow theyve managed to convince hundreds of thousands of people from New Zealand to Argentina to Lithuania and everywhere inbetween (except Paraguay), that its cool to wear a pirate hat and sing stupid songs about getting drunk and stealing ships. So prepare your spleens, because Alestorm are coming to kick ass and chew gum. And theyre all out of ass.

ALESTORM plays an infectious blend of modern folk and power metal with a unique piratical twist. After forming in 2006 and rapidly gaining a cult following in their local scene, the band signed to Austrias Napalm Records, and released five groundbreaking albums; with their latest album No Grave But The Sea (2017) continuing the merriment. Prepare to have your mind blown with some of the catchiest Pirate Metal anthems youve ever heard, with tales of mythological creatures, epic battles, and swashbuckling action thatll make you want to raise up a pint of rum and sing your heart out.