Their biggest gig since COVID hit…

COVID has definitely hit live music across the world hard AF since it first hit last year, with the festivals and concerts of old put on hold until further notice. But throughout it all, it’s definitely fair to say New Zealand has been the one country who’s managed to maintain the most normalcy for the longest period of time. And they’ve just taken that winning streak to another level, recently pulling off their biggest concert since COVID first hit.

The concert, which was 20,000 people strong, had zero social distancing and was held in Waitangi by New Zealand supergroup Six60. At one point even band member Chris Mac interacted with the audience, in a move that would seem unimaginable to most artists right now.

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Telling local publication the Northern Advocate, singer from the band Matiu Walters “Being here and able to get together while the rest of the world basically can’t has really given us a good appreciation of how well our country has done in managing COVID and just how lucky we are. I feel really proud that we have got our act together so well on COVID.”

The show comes after their New Year’s Eve festivals Rhythm and Alps, which similarly had crowds of over 10,000 people and didn’t require social distancing. It looks like the huge gigs aren’t gonna stop anytime soon after, with Six60 set to tour New Zealand as they take their live show to Hastings, New Plymouth, Christchurch, Wellington, and Hamilton. Jealous doesn’t begin to describe how we’re feeling, but we’ll definitely get there one day.