Chase & Status and Bryan Adams announced for two Dunedin shows in March 2027
Chase & Status are booked for Forsyth Barr Stadium on 5 March, followed by Bryan Adams at Dunedin Town Hall on 13 March. The stadium show would end a gap in major international concerts there.
Chase & Status have been announced for a 5 March 2027 show at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin, New Zealand, while Bryan Adams is booked to perform at Dunedin Town Hall on 13 March, the NZ Herald reported on 19 October 2026. The stadium booking would bring a major international concert back to a venue whose last such show was Pink’s performance in March 2024, according to the Herald.
The British drum and bass duo will bring their full live production to the stadium for what the Herald described as their first New Zealand stadium show. Dunedin Venues is billing it as the act’s biggest concert in the country. Adams’ Bare Bones show is an acoustic performance at the smaller Town Hall, giving the city two markedly different international bookings eight days apart.
Why Forsyth Barr Stadium’s booking matters
The Herald described the Chase & Status announcement as the first major headline booking under Dunedin Venues chief executive Phil King. It reported that the venue has sought ways to accommodate acts drawing audiences smaller than a full stadium crowd, including proposed retractable curtains that could create a 3,000- to 5,000-person mini-arena. Dunedin Venues describes Forsyth Barr Stadium as a covered, multipurpose venue with flexible seating and staging and capacity of up to 38,000; that figure is the venue’s general maximum, rather than an announced capacity for this concert.
King said the stadium booking suited Dunedin’s university audience. ‘When I said I believed a golden age of events was coming to Forsyth Barr Stadium, this is exactly what I meant,’ the Herald quoted him as saying. He estimated that about 60% of stadium crowds travel from outside Dunedin and expected the show to attract fans from across the South Island and farther afield.
The partnership behind the March concerts
The Chase & Status booking follows a 10-year partnership between Dunedin Venues and Ticketek announced in March. Ticketek Entertainment Group chief executive Cameron Hoy said the show reflected what the partners intended when they made that agreement. According to the Herald, Hoy credited Handsome Tours with securing the act and King and Dunedin Venues with providing the venue.
The duo’s tour also includes Hamilton and is supported by the New Zealand Government’s one-off Events Attraction Package. Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston said the funding was intended to attract visitors and support regional businesses. Dunedin Mayor Sophie Barker predicted that visiting concertgoers would benefit local accommodation, hospitality and retail businesses; the economic effect has yet to be measured.
Frontier Touring chief executive Dion Brant said the Town Hall suited the stripped-back format of Adams’ Bare Bones show. The announced dates place Adams at the Town Hall on 13 March, after Chase & Status play the stadium on 5 March.
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Sources and context
- Dunedin's three-year concert drought ends with two international acts announcedNZ Herald
- VenuesDunedin Venues
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