Māori artist TEEKS will play his first ever arena-headlining date in Auckland this November.
Te Karehana Gardiner-Toi will perform at Spark Arena on November 12 in a special round-the-stage setting.
It follows the soul singer's sell-out Matariki performances with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra last year.
Tickets for the show go on sale on Tuesday, August 30 from livenation.co.nz
Teeks capped off 2021 by winning three Aotearoa Music Awards. He took out the prizes for Best Solo Artist, Best Soul/R&B Artist, Best Māori Artist and Best NZ Act at the MTV European Music Awards.
In August, it was announced TEEKS would be one of five national artists who are part of a curated street museum that will be showcased across the country.
The exhibit was the first of its kind in Aotearoa, allowing audiences to have an immersive experience with the artists and their untold stories.
He's the first-ever Māori music artist to be part of this project.
"Tino Waimarie, I runga I te ngakau iti, te ngakau maori, e mihi ana ki te hunga nei kua pohi mai i tenei, tenei tama no roto o Nga Puhi, roto o Tauranga Moana," he said.
("I'm very lucky, and humbled. I feel so fortunate and truly thank those involved in this project and supporting this boy from Ngāpuhi and Tauranga Moana.")
The soul singer shot to fame in 2017, with his voice described as 'deep and smooth as butter' - even Vogue magazine referred to him as the male Adele.
