Celebrating 25 years of making music as Sola Rosa, Andrew Spraggon, the force behind one of Aotearoa’s most enduring musical projects, has returned with his eighth studio album In The Mids. To mark the upcoming release, Sola Rosa returns to the touring circuit with the In The Mids Album Release Tour, taking place throughout New Zealand in May and June.
Presenting both new material and longstanding favourites, the live show has evolved alongside the music itself, incorporating a newly developed visual and lighting design that reshapes how the songs are experienced. It’s a presentation that marks a clear shift for Sola Rosa, offering a live context unlike anything the project has explored previously. Tickets are on sale now at solarosa.com.
In The Mids is a ten-track body of work featuring seven collaborations with vocalists from Australia and Aotearoa. The album marks a creative shift for Sola Rosa, reflecting a renewed joy in studio-based production and an evolving set of influences.
25 years of making music is no mean feat, and over that time Sola Rosa has established himself as one of Aotearoa’s most enduring and genre-fluid musical exports. Since winning Best Electronic Release at the 2001 New Zealand Music Awards for his debut album Solarized, Spraggon has built an expansive catalogue blending soul, funk, R&B, jazz, hip-hop, and electronic music earning a devoted international following and over 200k monthly Spotify listeners. The continuing evolution of his artistry has seen him play stages at Secret Garden Party (UK), Green Man (UK), Shambala (UK), Kendal Calling (UK), Nostock (UK), WOMAD (NZ), Big Day Out (NZ), Splore (NZ), and many more.
Now he takes it up another notch with a six-date New Zealand tour, don’t miss the chance to hear In The Mids live on stage.
SOLA ROSA
In The Mids Album Release Tour
New Zealand May-Jun 26’
Funded through NZ On Air and supported by the NZ Music Commission
FRI 22 MAY
Double Whammy | Auckland
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SAT 23 MAY
Puketapu Community Hall | Hawkes Bay
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FRI 29 MAY
Deville | Nelson
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SAT 30 MAY
Hide | Christchurch
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FRI 5 JUN
The Mayfair | New Plymouth
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SAT 6 JUN
San Fran | Wellington
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