Conciertos de Flight of the Conchords 2012

Get your best pair of jandals on because finally the rumours are confirmed - Flight of the Conchords will touch down in New Zealand for a nationwide tour, but you’ll have to be quick to nab a ticket!

This almost award-winning fourth-most-popular folk duo last performed in Aotearoa in 2009. But this June the wait is over. Bret and Jemaine are back on stage together – and what better place to do it than the country where it all began!

Formerly NZ’s fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo….

The Edge presents FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS -TOUR OF NZ!

The rumours have been confirmed - Flight of the Conchords are touring the country.

Following the success of their self-titled HBO hit TV series, Flight of the Conchords have sold out tours across the United States and Europe performing at landmark venues like the Hollywood Bowl, New York’s Radio City Music Hall and London’s Wembley Arena. They’re finally bringing the live show back home with an extensive tour of New Zealand.

“It’s going to be great to play New Zealand again. I can’t wait to perform where people can understand our accents” said McKenzie.

“We’re looking forward to our very first New Zealand national tour. This will be by far the most convenient tour we've ever done." enthused Clement.

Their story is well known in New Zealand; TVNZ turned them down and HBO picked them up. Since then they’ve been nominated for Emmy Awards, they’ve won a Grammy Award, they’ve been on The Simpsons and they’ve met David Bowie (in a dream).

For New Zealand fans, the wait is over. This June is Business Time. Bret and Jemaine are going to Rock the Party. So leave your epileptic dogs at home cause there’ll be Too Many Dicks on a Dance Floor near you.

After attending countless band meetings and dealing with a number of pressing agenda items, New Zealand's favourite folk-rap duo Flight Of The Conchords have finally announced an Australian tour.

As we hinted at a few months back, Bret and Jemaine will make their first headline visit to the country this July for a 7-date tour taking in the sights of Perth, Brisbane, Newcastle and number of other spots in between.

"We are finally returning to Australia. Mostly to apologise," Jemaine said of the announcement.

Joining Tom & Alex on triple j Breakfast, the other half of the comedy pairing, Bret Mckenzie, gave fans an exclusive insight as to what to expect at the shows.

"We just play the songs and chat away inbetween. It's pretty low key."

The wait is over - New Zealand’s much loved folk comedy duo Flight Of The Conchords are finally coming to Australia! The Frontier Touring Company will be bringing Kiwi funny men Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement to visit fans on the other side of the Tasman for their first ever run of Australian headline shows this July.

In a buoyant career spanning almost fifteen years, Flight Of The Conchords has become one of Australia’s favourite comedy and musical acts, with the band gaining notoriety for their hilarious ditties including ‘Carol Brown’, ‘Foux Da Fafa’, ‘Epileptic Dogs’ and many more.

New Zealand’s self-proclaimed ‘fourth most popular folk-parody duo’ make musical comedy an art form. Throughout their live performances the duo picks up multiple instruments, including the ukulele, toy piano, keytar, synth and a ‘1987 Casio DG-20 Casio electric guitar set to mandolin’ to create the sounds of some of the most bizarrely wonderful crowd singalongs heard on-stage.

After getting their start in stand up comedy, Bret and Jemaine created a radio series for BBC Radio 2 before launching into acclaimed HBO comedy series Flight Of The Conchords which propelled the duo into the limelight on a global scale. The series spanned two seasons and earned them a massive 10 Emmy nominations and a WGA nomination for Best Comedy Series.

The musical musings of Flight Of The Conchords formed the backbone of their much loved, self titled series and were celebrated in two highly successful soundtracks; Flight Of The Conchords and I Told You I Was Freaky (out now through Sub Pop). These albums earned the band six spots in the Triple J Hottest 100 over two years for hits like ‘Business Time’, ‘Hurt Feelings’ and ‘Too Many Dicks on the Dancefloor’.

First Australian Tour

After attending countless band meetings and dealing with a number of pressing agenda items, New Zealand’s favourite folk-rap duo Flight Of The Conchords have finally announced an Australian tour.

As we hinted at a few months back, Bret and Jemaine will make their first headline visit to the country this July for a 7-date tour taking in the sights of Perth, Brisbane, Newcastle and number of other spots in between.

“We are finally returning to Australia. Mostly to apologise,” Jemaine said of the announcement.

Joining Tom & Alex on triple j Breakfast, the other half of the comedy pairing, Bret Mckenzie, gave fans an exclusive insight as to what to expect at the shows.

“We just play the songs and chat away inbetween. It’s pretty low key.”

After attending countless band meetings and dealing with a number of pressing agenda items, New Zealand's favourite folk-rap duo Flight Of The Conchords have finally announced an Australian tour.

As we hinted at a few months back, Bret and Jemaine will make their first headline visit to the country this July for a 7-date tour taking in the sights of Perth, Brisbane, Newcastle and number of other spots in between.

"We are finally returning to Australia. Mostly to apologise," Jemaine said of the announcement.

Joining Tom & Alex on triple j Breakfast, the other half of the comedy pairing, Bret Mckenzie, gave fans an exclusive insight as to what to expect at the shows.

"We just play the songs and chat away inbetween. It's pretty low key."

The wait is over - New Zealand's much loved folk comedy duo Flight Of The Conchords are finally coming to Australia! The Frontier Touring Company will be bringing Kiwi funny men Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement to visit fans on the other side of the Tasman for their first ever run of Australian headline shows this July.

Jemaine said of the announcement; "We are finally returning to Australia. Mostly to apologise."

In a buoyant career spanning almost fifteen years, Flight Of The Conchords has become one of Australia’s favourite comedy and musical acts, with the band gaining notoriety for their hilarious ditties including ‘Carol Brown’, ‘Foux Da Fafa’, ‘Epileptic Dogs’ and many more.

New Zealand’s self-proclaimed ‘fourth most popular folk-parody duo’ make musical comedy an art form. Throughout their live performances the duo picks up multiple instruments, including the ukulele, toy piano, keytar, synth and a ‘1987 Casio DG-20 Casio electric guitar set to mandolin’ to create the sounds of some of the most bizarrely wonderful crowd singalongs heard on-stage.

After getting their start in stand up comedy, Bret and Jemaine created a radio series for BBC Radio 2 before launching into acclaimed HBO comedy series Flight Of The Conchords which propelled the duo into the limelight on a global scale. The series spanned two seasons and earned them a massive 10 Emmy nominations and a WGA nomination for Best Comedy Series.

Jemaine said of the announcement; "We are finally returning to Australia. Mostly to apologise."
In a buoyant career spanning almost fifteen years, Flight Of The Conchords has become one of Australia’s favourite comedy and musical acts, with the band gaining notoriety for their hilarious ditties including ‘Carol Brown’, ‘Foux Da Fafa’, ‘Epileptic Dogs’ and many more.

New Zealand’s self-proclaimed ‘fourth most popular folk-parody duo’ make musical comedy an art form. Throughout their live performances the duo picks up multiple instruments, including the ukulele, toy piano, keytar, synth and a ‘1987 Casio DG-20 Casio electric guitar set to mandolin’ to create the sounds of some of the most bizarrely wonderful crowd singalongs heard on-stage.

After getting their start in stand up comedy, Bret and Jemaine created a radio series for BBC Radio 2 before launching into acclaimed HBO comedy series Flight Of The Conchords which propelled the duo into the limelight on a global scale. The series spanned two seasons and earned them a massive 10 Emmy nominations and a WGA nomination for Best Comedy Series.

In a buoyant career spanning almost fifteen years, Flight Of The Conchords has become one of Australia’s favourite comedy and musical acts, with the band gaining notoriety for their hilarious ditties including ‘Carol Brown’, ‘Foux Da Fafa’, ‘Epileptic Dogs’ and many more.

New Zealand’s self-proclaimed ‘fourth most popular folk-parody duo’ make musical comedy an art form. Throughout their live performances the duo picks up multiple instruments, including the ukulele, toy piano, keytar, synth and a ‘1987 Casio DG-20 Casio electric guitar set to mandolin’ to create the sounds of some of the most bizarrely wonderful crowd singalongs heard on-stage.

After getting their start in stand up comedy, Bret and Jemaine created a radio series for BBC Radio 2 before launching into acclaimed HBO comedy series Flight Of The Conchords which propelled the duo into the limelight on a global scale. The series spanned two seasons and earned them a massive 10 Emmy nominations and a WGA nomination for Best Comedy Series.
New Zealand’s self-proclaimed ‘fourth most popular folk-parody duo’ make musical comedy an art form. Throughout their live performances the duo picks up multiple instruments, including the ukulele, toy piano, keytar, synth and a ‘1987 Casio DG-20 Casio electric guitar set to mandolin’ to create the sounds of some of the most bizarrely wonderful crowd singalongs heard on-stage.
After getting their start in stand up comedy, Bret and Jemaine created a radio series for BBC Radio 2 before launching into acclaimed HBO comedy series Flight Of The Conchords which propelled the duo into the limelight on a global scale. The series spanned two seasons and earned them a massive 10 Emmy nominations and a WGA nomination for Best Comedy Series.
After getting their start in stand up comedy, Bret and Jemaine created a radio series for BBC Radio 2 before launching into acclaimed HBO comedy series Flight Of The Conchords which propelled the duo into the limelight on a global scale. The series spanned two seasons and earned them a massive 10 Emmy nominations and a WGA nomination for Best Comedy Series.

The musical musings of Flight Of The Conchords formed the backbone of their much loved, self titled series and were celebrated in two highly successful soundtracks; Flight Of The Conchords and I Told You I Was Freaky (out now through Sub Pop). These albums earned the band six spots in the Triple J Hottest 100 over two years for hits like ‘Business Time’, ‘Hurt Feelings’ and ‘Too Many Dicks on the Dancefloor’.

“It's safe to say this is the most endlessly playable comedy album of the new millennium.” – Uncut

“I Told You I Was Freaky is a smart, funny, musically vast album, giving everyone's favourite Kiwis a chance to broaden the canvas of their twitchy, awkward, displaced brand of comedy.” – musicOMH

“Even shorn of their comedic context, the best of these tracks still have the power to rupture internal organs at 20 paces... What separates this from any other comedy pastiche is the quality of the songs.” – Pitchfork

Far from strangers to the spotlight, Flight Of The Conchords have come a long way from winning Best Newcomer at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival more than a decade ago.

Most recently, both performers have been pursuing the big screen. Bret took on the role of Music Supervisor for The Muppets movie and recently won the Best Original Song Oscar for his composition Man Or Muppet. This track beat out its counterpart from the film Rio to win the award, a film that coincidentally featured Bret’s partner in crime and upcoming Men In Black III star Jemaine Clement.

It’s hard to pinpoint what has kept the duo from touring our shores all this time, was it band manager Murray’s inability to get the guys a gig outside of an aquarium, Bret’s commitments to his sign holding job or Jemaine’s fear that his Aussie ex-girlfriend Keitha would be waiting eagerly for his arrival? Regardless, one thing’s for sure – it’s going to be one heck of a good time.

Between the incredible songwriting, witty on stage banter and catchy melodies that will be stuck in your head for days, Bret and Jemaine are reuniting once again for these very special shows to guarantee a night of fun that will leave you singing about ‘Sugarlumps’ and the epic ‘Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros’ rap battle for days afterwards.

Come hang out with New Zealand’s best export after sheep’s wool, as Flight Of The Conchords woo you with their fearless rhymes, tough urban beats and the best daggy jumpers their country has to offer.