15 March 2022 - 0 Comments

American alternative-pop music duo The Driver Era, consisting of brothers Rocky and Ross Lynch, today announce their New Zealand tour in September 2022. The project came to fruition naturally in 2018 after spending 10 years making music and touring with their siblings as R5. The Driver Era aims to embrace the present moment, creating songs that reflect each experience and feeling as it comes. It’s a philosophy that pervades all of the duo’s releases, from their debut single Preacher Man to their 2019 album X to their latest effort, Girlfriend.

Tickets go on sale at 10am, Friday March 18.

My Live Nation members can secure tickets first during the exclusive presale beginning 10am, Thursday March 17.

For complete tour and ticket information, visit: livenation.co.nz

Meet & greet upgrades available at thedriverera.com/tour

The new album, written and produced by Ross and Rocky in their home studio, encapsulates the past few years of their lives, including songs that date back to 2016 alongside songs written in 2021. The tracks showcase a variety of influences, like INXS, Bruce Springsteen and Prince, and the album features a diverse array of styles, notably pulling on the musicians’ love of hip-hop producers like Pharrell and will.i.am. It’s an album connected by its creators, rather than an overall theme, and it contains only a handful of the massive amount of songs the pair has written recently.

The Driver Era’s fanbase has grown since their inception, encompassing both longtime fans of R5 and new listeners. The band has accumulated 150+ million streams, with over 28 million global followers on social media. The Driver Era was featured on People Magazine’s “Emerging Artists” list and the duo has sold out shows all over the world, from Asia to the U.S. to Europe and South America. In R5, toured extensively and spent hours in the studio, skills they’re now able to apply to The Driver Era. Ross is also an acclaimed actor and notably starred in Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and biopic film My Friend Dahmer, after spending five years playing Austin Moon on the popular Disney Channel Original Series, Austin & Ally. Girlfriend brings all these years of work together and reveals a band ready to step out into their next chapter.

THE DRIVER ERA
NEW ZEALAND 2022

POWERSTATION, AUCKLAND
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 28

TICKETS ON SALE 10AM, FRIDAY MARCH 18
Live Nation pre-sale: 10am Thursday March 17 - 9am Friday March 18

For complete tour and ticket information, visit: livenation.co.nz

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