With their new concert, the multi-Grammy® and Emmy Award®-winning SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR return to Aotearoa 2026 to perform a joyful program of South African freedom songs, traditional spirituals and some classics.
On Saturday March 28, Soweto Gospel Choir will be visiting the Waikato Regional Theatre in Kirikiriroa Hamilton before heading to the Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland on Sunday March 29, then on to Pōneke Wellington at the St James Theatre on Tuesday March 31 before ending the Aotearoa tour in Ōtautahi Christchurch at the Christchurch Town Hall on Wednesday April 1, 2026.
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Tickets for Soweto Gospel Choir will be available to purchase by the General Public on Friday, September 19 at 11am local time.
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The new concert by 3-time Grammy®-winning SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR; celebrates songs and anthems of Nelson Mandela’s Freedom Movement in South Africa and the Civil Rights Movement of Dr Martin Luther King’s America.
Opening with a rousing program of South African freedom songs, the repertoire moves down through time to the USA, with beautiful renditions of the protest music of the Civil Rights Movement and more contemporary classics, including works by legendary artists Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, Cynthia Erivo, Stevie Wonder and the one-and-only Aretha Franklin.
Formed to celebrate the unique and inspirational power of South African Gospel music, SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR is dedicated to sharing the joy of faith through music with audiences around the world, receiving critical acclaim and audience adoration for their powerful renditions of African American spirituals, gospel and classics.
“It’s impossible to spend an hour with them and not leave with a big smile on your face” In Daily ★★★★
“Soweto Gospel Choir … a reminder of our collective humanity and the importance that the arts play in bringing meaning and value to our world. “ Arts Hub ★★★★★
“undeniably synchronized, appears unshakable, and simultaneously expresses universality and individuality” (San Francisco Classical Voice)
“Uplifting harmonies that fill your soul” ★★★★★ Play and Go Adelaide
SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR
Presented by Live Nation & Andrew Kay
WAIKATO REGIONAL THEATRE, HAMILTON
SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2026
KIRI TE KANAWA THEATRE, AUCKLAND
SUNDAY, MARCH 29 2026
ST JAMES THEATRE, WELLINGTON
TUESDAY, MARCH 31 2026
CHRISTCHURCH TOWN HALL, CHRISTCHURCH
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 2026