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A bigger bang

Adam Granduciel, main man of the American band the War on Drugs, is enthusiastic about getting back on tour after some downtime at home; in December the band returns to New Zealand.

And their trajectory here mirrors the increasing international acclaim they’ve enjoyed since forming in Philadelphia almost 20 years ago. When they played Auckland in 2014, it was the Powerstation; this time it’s Spark Arena.

These days, they are used

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