Coast welcomes Ben Elton to New Zealand in April and May 2025

Coast is thrilled to welcome Ben Elton, the undisputed godfather of modern stand-up, and his new show, Authentic Stupidity, to New Zealand this April and May.

Due to overwhelming demand, FIVE new shows have just been added in five more cities!
The Authentic Stupidity tour is now coming to Hamilton, Rotorua, Tauranga, Napier and Dunedin, as well as Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch.

The world has changed a lot since Ben last toured—a whole new existential threat has emerged to challenge our very existence: artificial intelligence. Apparently, it’s going to render all human life meaningless, but Ben is here to warn you that AI is not the greatest threat that we face; it’s Authentic Stupidity!

Sat 19 April | Hamilton, Clarence St Theatre - NEW SHOW
Tue 22 April | Rotorua, Sir Howard Morrison Centre - NEW SHOW
Wed 23 April | Tauranga, Baycourt Addison Theatre - NEW SHOW
Sat 26 April | Wellington, Michael Fowler Centre
Mon 28 April | Auckland, Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre
Wed 30 April | Napier, Napier Municipal Theatre - NEW SHOW
Thu 1 May | Dunedin, Town Hall - NEW SHOW
Fri 2 May | Christchurch, Town Hall

Tickets are on sale now. Full details at LiveNation.co.nz

Please note the show starts at 7:30pm.

Ben Elton’s multi-award-winning career spans over four decades and includes seminal and groundbreaking television shows (The Young Ones, Blackadder, Upstart Crow), West End plays (Popcorn, Upstart Crow), West End musicals (We Will Rock You, The Beautiful Game, Close up: The Twiggy Musical), best-selling novels (Stark, Dead Famous, Two Brothers) and feature films (Maybe Baby, Three Summers, All is True).

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