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News: The Beths announce national headline shows for 2026

New Zealand’s The Beths will return to Australia in April 2026 for their biggest headline shows yet, touring Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne behind their new album Straight Line Was A Lie.

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Live Review: The Beths – Whelans, Dublin 31.05.2023

Photos and words David McEneaney The Beths played a jam packed set list to a jam packed Whelans on Wednesday 31st May, and it was absolutely delightful.When the New Zealand four…

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Live Review: Live At Leeds: In The Park, Leeds 28/05/23

*Photos of Maximo Park by Huw Williams Following on from a punk-rock filled night on Friday with headliners NOFX, Saturday saw a change in genre with Live At Leeds: In…

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TRACK: The Beths release new single Expert in a Dying Field, title track from third album set for release in September

The Beths have produced a joyous track which suggests is poured out from the heart. ‘Expert in a Dying Field‘ is the latest single and title track from their forthcoming…

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Live Review: The Beths – O2 Forum Kentish Town, London 04.04.2022

After being cooped up in Auckland for a couple of years it’s appropriate that The Beths give us a lesson in ornithology halfway through this gig. Keen to promote the…

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Track: New Zealand power popsters The Beths unveil ebullient fizzy single with a dark message ‘A Real Thing’, and announce signing to Ivy League Records.

New Zealand band The Beths‘ ability to delivery frenetic ebullient pop is never more evident than in their endearing new single ‘A Real Thing’: a powerhouse of a track that…

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See: The Beths new single ‘Out of Sight’ and 2021 tour

The Beths do power pop and they do it very well with the pizazz, attention to detail and inventiveness that hints at their jazz past. The foursome from Auckland, NZ…

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See: The Beths release new video for “I’m Not Getting Excited”

The Beths’ video for “I’m Not Getting Excited”, the subsequent release to lead single “Dying to Believe”, foreshadows the release of their next album “Jump Rope Gazers”. The band have…

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See: The Beths reveal new video for ‘Dying to Believe’

If you enjoyed Future Me Hates Me, the debut album from New Zealand indie rock band The Beths, you’ll be delighted to see them back and preparing for the release…

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See: The Beths release new video for ‘Future Me Hates Me’

New Zealand’s The Beths have revealed the video for their new single, Future Me Hates Me, taken from their forthcoming album on the same name, out via Carpark Records on…

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