Códigos de preventa de Home Brew: Last Week AUS NZ Tour

The Auckland trio built its name on candid storytelling, jazz-smudged beats, and humor that lands close to the bone. After years of pauses while Tom Scott explored side paths, the core chemistry with Haz Beats and Lui snaps back into focus under the Last Week banner.

A decade away, not out of shape

Their 2012 double album Home Brew split day and night moods, and that two-sided thinking still shapes the arc of a set.

The songs likely to surface

Expect staples like Alcoholic and Underneath the Sun, with fresh sketches threaded between older favorites. The room pulls a friends-of-friends energy: students and hospo workers up front, longtime Aotearoa hip-hop heads near the bar, and trans-Tasman expats mouthing every punch line. Many early beats were built on bedroom rigs and tape-warm samples before Haz scaled it up; that DIY grit still flickers in the live mix. Treat these notes like a weather forecast for rap gigs: informed, but clouds can change. Call-and-response hooks swell fast, then ease into reflective verses while the drums keep a lazy swing.

Scenes from the aisle: small truths, loud hearts

The scene leans practical: rugby jerseys over hoodies, worn-in sneakers, and tote bags stuffed with records.

Kit and cloth, how fans show up

You’ll hear pockets of Te Reo greetings at the bar and a low, unison chant for the group name before the lights drop. When the first bass thud lands, phones go away and drinks tilt; the chorus to Alcoholic carries the room without being asked. Merch lines favor black tees with block letters and a small back print of the tour title; vinyl moves early if it’s on the table. Between songs the jokes are dry and quick, and people actually laugh; it feels like a neighborhood room even in a big hall.

Little rituals, big chorus

If you have been waiting to see how the new tunes sit against the classics, it’s worth catching them when this run swings through your city. After the closer, the exit is slow and talky, friends comparing favorite lines and planning the next show.

Bars, beats, and the warm hiss between

Live, Tom’s delivery sits conversationally on the snare, with Lui tagging key phrases so the punch lines land clean. Haz rides sample-rich drums with a lazy swing, and a bassist or keys player often fattens the low end when they bring a band. They like to open verses over stripped loops, then drop the full kit on the second half for a head-nod lift. Hooks get doubled by a backing mic and sometimes stacked with a simple third above, making crowd sing-alongs feel bigger without shouting. On older cuts they stretch outros, flipping a half-time feel so the story’s last line hangs in air. The BPMs hover in the mid-80s to low-90s, roomy enough for breath and ad-libs without rushing. Lighting favors warm ambers and deep blues, with VHS-grain visuals and Auckland street snaps drifting behind the risers.

Kinship on the bill: who else scratches that itch

If you ride with [Avantdale Bowling Club], you already know Tom Scott’s voice in a more jazz-leaning frame, and that same candor lifts Home Brew on stage. Fans of [David Dallas] will clock the clean hooks and grounded NZ storytelling, even when the beats get dustier. [Ladi6] shares the soul-forward chorus work and a crowd that wants groove before gloss. SWIDT bring the West Auckland bounce and sharp local references; their people tend to show up for HB too. Across these acts, the overlap is a love of mid-tempo pocket, conversational bars, and shows that feel social rather than staged.