Castle Hill Album Tour

Plus1 proudly presents singer-songwriting luminary Mel Parsons live around Aotearoa in some of our country’s most beautiful theatres. Audiences are encouraged to act fast and sign up early for the CASTLE HILL tour presale to secure best seats:

Tuesday May 12 – 9am – 48-hour presale begins

Thursday May 14 – 9am – General sale opens

Expect soaring harmonies, a dynamic live show, and a feel-good vibe throughout as Mel Parsons
performs live this August and September. Come and celebrate one of Aotearoa’s finest live artists:

‘CASTLE HILL’ ALBUM RELEASE TOUR – 2026

Thursday August 27 – Theatre Royal, Nelson 

Friday August 28 – Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch

Saturday August 29 – Glenroy Auditorium, Dunedin 

Thursday September 3 – Clarence St Theatre, Hamilton  

Friday September 4 – Rangatira Q Theatre, Auckland  

Saturday September 5 – Opera House, Wellington 

Sunday September 6 – Globe Theatre, Palmerston North

‘Castle Hill’ – releases Aug 7

Taking its namesake from the remote mountain town in the Southern Alps where it was recorded,
‘Castle Hill’ was produced by Josh Logan and recorded live with Mel’s longtime band members
Aaron Stewart (bass) and Jed Parsons (drums); joined by Ben King (Goldenhorse, Grand Rapids) on
guitars. Parsons says of the sessions: “it was a full immersion recording experience over a stolen
summer holiday”

Following the release of SABOTAGE in 2024, multi-award winning Parsons toured the country with
Crowded House, performed in Canada and Australia, and has continued her stellar run including a
finalist nod for Best Folk Artist at the 2026 AMA’s.

Singles already released from the record include the alternative radio chart toppers, ‘Post High Slide’,
‘Brick By Brick’, ‘Be Here Now’, ‘Don’t Leave The Light On’, ‘Caravan’, as well as the most recent
single, ‘Grain by Grain’.

Praise for Mel Parsons:

“A performance that travels the map of the human heart” – 13th Floor

“Sabotage is pure triumph” – Rolling Stone Australia

“This album [SABOTAGE] really locates the mournful quality in Mel Parsons’ voice, and highlights what a remarkable instrument it is; oceans of feeling sounded out with apparently little effort” – Tony Stamp, RNZ

“Parsons and her band are world class – immaculate renditions of immaculate songs” – muzic.net

“A seasoned songwriter in her element” – UTR

“Hypnotic songs and clever arrangements” – Graham Reid, Elsewhere

Funded through NZ On Air and supported by the NZ Music Commission