29 November 2023 - 1 Comment
The best-selling American female group of all time, TLC announce their 2024 CrazySexyCool 30th Anniversary New Zealand show presented by Mai FM.
Kicking off their Australasian tour in Aotearoa with one show only on February 29 at Trusts Arena Auckland, this iconic line up then heads to across the ditch to tour Australia in March.
TLC - Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas – will perform selections from their 1994 Diamond-certified album, 30 years after its release plus additional hits. The 90's themed shows will feature fan interaction, 90's fashion, and more surprises. Joining TLC are Busta Rhymes and En Vogue.
One NZ pre-sale begins Monday, December 4 at 11am, running for 48 hours.
Live Nation pre-sale commences Wednesday, December 6 at 1pm, concluding on Thursday, December 7 at 12pm.
General public tickets go on sale on Thursday, December 7 at 1pm (All times local).
Chilli says, “I'm so excited to return to New Zealand! This is the album that put us on the map with Kiwi fans and showed the world who we really are. And to mark 30 years, this will be quite the celebration!”
CrazySexyCool is TLC’s second studio album that featured the hit single Waterfalls. In New Zealand the album was a massive success, reaching number 1 in the album charts and remaining in the charts for 28 weeks.
With over 85 million records sold worldwide, TLC is not only the best-selling American girl group of all time; with 4 Grammy Awards, 4 multi-platinum albums (two of which went Diamond), four number one singles and ten Top 10 singles, theirs is an influence - across pop, hip-hop, R&B, fashion and female empowerment - which defines generations. In 2017, TLC released a self-titled album, their first in over fifteen years which hit #1 on Billboard’s Independent Album Chart.
A two-hour special “Biography: TLC” premiered in 2022, chronicling the group’s powerful, emotional journey and their survival against all odds as T-Boz and Chilli revealed their story for the first time in a feature documentary. Directed by Matt Kay, executive-produced by Academy Award-winning and Emmy Award-Winning director Roger Ross Williams (“The Apollo”) and his production company with Emmy Award-winning producer Geoff Martz, One Story Up.
TLC CRAZYSEXYCOOL 30TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR
AOTEAROA 2024 SHOW
TRUSTS ARENA, AUCKLAND - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29
Partner pre-sale begins Monday, December 4 at 11am, running for 48 hours.
Live Nation pre-sale commences Wednesday, December 6 at 1pm, concluding on Thursday, December 7 at 12pm.
General public tickets go on sale on Thursday, December 7 at 1pm (All times local).
R&B icons TLC have cancelled their upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand, citing “unforeseen circumstances”.
The US girl group, which now consists of Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins and Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas – were set to celebrate the 30th anniversary of 1994’s CrazySexyCool. They were set to be joined by special guests, rapper Busta Rhymes and vocal girl group En Vogue.
“Due to unforeseen circumstances, TLC’s upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand, with Busta Rhymes and En Vogue, will no longer be proceeding,” said the announcement on TLC’s Facebook account.
“To our incredible Australian and New Zealand fans, with heavy hearts, we regret to announce the cancellation of our upcoming tour. Unforeseen circumstances have made it impossible to proceed, and we sincerely apologise for any disappointment.
They continued, “Your support means everything, and we promise to make it up to you.”
“We can’t wait to be back in your beautiful countries soon. Thank you for your understanding and love.”