Counting Crows to play Christchurch, Auckland and Wellington in 2023

Counting Crows will play three shows in New Zealand in 2023 in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington as part of The Butter Miracle Tour.

The band, who achieved global fame with hit 'Mr Jones' in 1993, will start their tour off in the South Island, playing Christchurch's Town Hall on Thursday, March 23.

They'll then head to Auckland's Spark Arena on Saturday, March 25 before concluding their New Zealand dates at Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre on Monday, March 27.

In 2021, Billboard Magazine rated the band in its top 10 Greatest Of All Time: Adult Alternative 25th Anniversary Chart. 

The group released their newest record Butter Miracle, featuring hit single 'Elevator Boots', in April 2021.

In 2004, Counting Crows recorded the chart-topping 'Accidentally in Love' for animated motion picture Shrek 2

The song earned them an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song at the 2005 Academy Awards, a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song, and a Grammy Award nomination for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.

Tickets to the New Zealand shows go on sale from Monday, November 14.