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Highly Suspect

TSB Arena , Queens Wharf, Wellington

• Sun 19 Nov 2023, 8:00pm–11:00pm

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NEW UPDATE 12th June: The show has been upgraded to an even bigger venue for the Wellington show, now set to happen at TSB Arena.

Due to huge demand, Destroy All Lines and Highly Suspect have upgraded to a bigger venue for the Wellington show, a new moving to Shed 6.

All tickets purchased for the San Fran, Wellington show remain valid for the Shed 6, Wellington upgrade.

The group will traverse NZ playing Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington shows, performing crowd favourites from across their discography and cuts from their latest record THE MIDNIGHT DEMON CLUB, released in late 2022.

Never content to follow, Highly Suspect push rock music forward by trusting their instincts and raising a middle finger to everything else. The multi-GRAMMY® Award-nominated and multiple gold-certified band don’t just talk about burning the rules and breaking the mould; they actually do.

The band’s chemically imbalanced mix of gritty guitars, haunting piano, off-kilter synths, hip-hop production, cinematic vision, and beautifully possessed vocals transformed them into a phenomenon, beloved by a diehard global fanbase known as MCID (My Crew Is Dope).

After grinding it out as an underground curiosity, they scraped a path to mainstream infamousness with their 2015 full-length debut, MISTER ASYLUM. It earned a GRAMMY® Award nomination in the category of Best Rock Album as the single ‘Lydia’ received a nomination for Best Rock Song and was certified platinum by RMNZ.

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Highly Suspect  will performing crowd favourites from across their discography and cuts from their latest record  THE MIDNIGHT DEMON CLUB , released in late 2022.

Never content to follow,  Highly Suspect  push rock music forward by trusting their instincts and raising a middle finger to everything else. The multi- GRAMMY®  Award-nominated and multiple gold-certified band don’t just talk about burning the rules and breaking the mould; they actually do.The band’s chemically imbalanced mix of gritty guitars, haunting piano, off-kilter synths, hip-hop production, cinematic vision, and beautifully possessed vocals transformed them into a phenomenon, beloved by a diehard global fanbase known as  MCID  ( My Crew Is Dope ).

After grinding it out as an underground curiosity, they scraped a path to mainstream infamousness with their 2015 full-length debut,  MISTER ASYLUM . It earned a GRAMMY® Award nomination in the category of  Best Rock Album  as the single ‘ Lydia ’ received a nomination for  Best Rock Song  and was certified platinum.

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Highly Suspect Adds Shows to 2023 NZ National Tour

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Due to unprecedented demand, Destroy All Lines and Highly Suspect have now added a new Auckland show to be held at Trust Arena, alongside their two sold out Powerstation shows. In addition to this new Auckland show, phenomenal demand requires the Christchurch and Wellington shows both upgrade to bigger venues.

All tickets purchased for the Friday 17 November show, originally at Loons Christchurch, remain valid for the venue upgrade to the Town Hall, Christchurch.

  All tickets purchased for the Sunday 19 November San Fran and/or Shed 6 Wellington shows remain valid for the venue upgrade to TSB Arena, Wellington.

DAL Pre-Sale starts on Tuesday 13 June at 10am NZST – Sign up HERE

General On-Sale starts on Thursday 15 June at 10am NZST

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HIGHLY SUSPECT – NZ TOUR DATES

  SUN 12 NOV | TRUST ARENA, AUCKLAND – NEW SHOW ** TUE 14 NOV | POWERSTATION, AUCKLAND – SOLD OUT * WED 15 NOV | TOWN HALL, CHRISTCHURCH – SOLD OUT ** FRI 17 NOV | TOWN HALL, CHRISTCHURCH – VENUE UPSIZE FROM LOONS ** SAT 18 NOV | POWERSTATION, AUCKLAND – SOLD OUT * SUN 19 NOV | TSB ARENA, WELLINGTON – VENUE UPSIZE FROM SHED 6 **   * R18+  |  ** Licensed + All Ages   Tickets on-sale Thursday 15 June at 10am NZST from destroyalllines.com

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The 2016 gold-certified follow-up  The Boy Who Died Wolf  roared to life with the platinum-selling ‘ My Name Is Human ,’ which catapulted to #1 on the  Billboard  Mainstream Rock Chart and garnered a Grammy® Nomination for  Best Rock Song . 2019’s gold-certified MCID  album affirmed them as the rare outfit who could collaborate with Young Thug and Gojira on the same record.  Loudwire  hailed the latter among the “ 50 Best Rock Albums of 2019 .”  

Highly Suspect have had an astounding 12 x Top 5 Rock Radio Chart hits, with ‘ Bloodfeather ’; ‘ Lydia ’ and the gold-certified ‘ Little One ’ all taking out the #1 spot on the Rock Radio Singles chart. Other top radio tracks include their third NZ platinum-certified single ‘ 16 ’, and gold-certifications for both ‘ Canals ’ and ‘ Seratonia ’, with the band spending an impressive total of 349 weeks inside the charts across all their singles.

With hundreds of millions of streams and sold out shows on multiple continents, Highly Suspect charge ahead of the pack again on 2022’s  THE MIDNIGHT DEMON CLUB   with no compromises and no apologies as they challenge rock to be dangerous and maybe even life-changing again.  

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• My Name Is Human Play Video
• Claudeland Play Video
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• Mexico Play Video
• For Billy Play Video
• Suicide Machine Play Video
• Serotonia ( Snippet of 'Breathe' by Pink Floyd ) Play Video
• Blue Eyed Devil Play Video
• Bath Salts Play Video
• Lydia Play Video
• Lost ( Rich Meyer on vocals ) Play Video
• Run For Your Death Play Video
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• Canals Play Video
• Look Alive, Stay Alive Play Video
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• Nov 17 2023 Christchurch Town Hall Christchurch, New Zealand Start time: 8:50 PM 8:50 PM
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Highly Suspect Announce Australia and New Zealand Tour

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US rockers Highly Suspect are heading to Australia and New Zealand later this year.

Beginning in New Zealand with shows in Christchurch, Auckland and Wellington, The Cape Cod-based outfit will then visit Australia to perform in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane throughout November (see full dates below).

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Tuesday, May 23rd at 10am AEST. The early bird pre-sale begins on Monday, May 22nd at 10am AEST (sign up here ).

Highly Suspect are touring in support of their latest album, The Midnight Demon Club . The Grammy-nominated band will also play fan favourites on their upcoming tour.

“A shot to the mind in a world which often feels numbed by social media feeds, hypocrisy, and insincerity,  The Midnight Demon Club  strikes all the right nerves,” Cryptic Rock hailed in a five-star review.

The Midnight Demon Club was the highly-anticipated follow-up to 2019’s MCID (My Crew Is Dope) , which Loudwire named as one of the 50 Best Rock Albums of that year.

Highly Suspect will be busy on the touring front elsewhere in 2023. They’re part of the Blue Ridge Festival lineup in September alongside the likes of Slipknot , Pantera, Lamb of God and Evanescence. They’ll also take ‘The Midnight Demon Club Tour’ across their home country in December.

The following year, Highly Suspect will take to the seas in February for Shipwrecked, performing on a cruise with Killswitch Engage, Beartooth and more.

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General sale begins Tuesday, May 23rd (10am AEST) Pre-sale begins Monday, May 22nd (10am AEST)

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Highly Suspect announce NZ tour

Destroy All Lines are proud to announce that Cape Cod-based rock band HIGHLY SUSPECT will be returning to New Zealand in November 2023.

The group will traverse NZ playing Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington shows, performing crowd favourites from across their discography and cuts from their latest record THE MIDNIGHT DEMON CLUB, released in late 2022.

Destroy All Lines presents HIGHLY SUSPECT Plus special guests

Friday 17th November | Christchurch | The Loons Saturday 18th November | Auckland | Powerstation Sunday 19th November | Wellington | San Fran

Early bird tickets on sale: 12pm, Monday 22nd May General Public on sale: 10am, Tuesday 23rd May

Tickets available from destroyalllines.com

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Never content to follow, Highly Suspect push rock music forward by trusting their instincts and raising a middle finger to everything else. The multi-GRAMMY® Award-nominated and multiple gold-certified band don’t just talk about burning the rules and breaking the mould; they actually do.

The band’s chemically imbalanced mix of gritty guitars, haunting piano, off-kilter synths, hip-hop production, cinematic vision, and beautifully possessed vocals transformed them into a phenomenon, beloved by a diehard global fanbase known as MCID (My Crew Is Dope).

After grinding it out as an underground curiosity, they scraped a path to mainstream infamousness with their 2015 full-length debut, MISTER ASYLUM. It earned a GRAMMY® Award nomination in the category of Best Rock Album as the single ‘Lydia’ received a nomination for Best Rock Song and was certified platinum by RMNZ.

The 2016 gold-certified follow-up THE BOY WHO DIED WOLF roared to life with the platinum-selling ‘My Name Is Human,’ which catapulted to #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart and garnered a GRAMMY® Nomination for Best Rock Song. 2019’s gold-certified MCID album affirmed them as the rare outfit who could collaborate with Young Thug and Gojira on the same record. Loudwire hailed the latter among the “50 Best Rock Albums of 2019.”

Highly Suspect have had an astounding 12 x Top 5 Rock Radio Chart hits, with ‘Bloodfeather’; ‘Lydia’ and the gold-certified ‘Little One’ all taking out the #1 spot on the Rock Radio Singles chart. Other top radio tracks include their third NZ platinum-certified single ’16’, and gold-certifications for both ‘Canals’ and ‘Seratonia’, with the band spending an impressive total of 349 weeks inside the charts across all their singles.

With hundreds of millions of streams and sold out shows on multiple continents, Highly Suspect charge ahead of the pack again on 2022’s THE MIDNIGHT DEMON CLUB with no compromises and no apologies as they challenge rock to be dangerous and maybe even life-changing again.

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Highly suspect announces 2023 australia and new zealand tour.

The Cape Cod rock band will be touching down in November.

The genre-bending modern rock back will be coming down under this summer for a quick three-date jaunt.

Starting with a few shows over in New Zealand, they’ll head on over to Melbourne’s Stay Gold on November 23 before making their way over to Sydney and Brisbane.

Highly Suspect Australian Tour 2023

• Nov 17 – The Loons, Christchurch
• Nov 18 – The Powerstation, Auckland
• Nov 19 – San Fran, Wellington
• Nov 23 – Stay Gold, Melbourne
• Nov 24 – Crowbar, Sydney
• Nov 25 – The Brightside, Brisbane

Keep up with the latest music news, festivals, interviews and reviews  here .

In 2022, the American five-piece released their latest album, The Midnight Demon Club – fans can expect to hear songs from this release on tour in November. The new album features the singles Pink Lullabye and Natural Born Killer.

With it, the band added an electro-pop twist to their traditional alternative rock sound, giving them a fresh edge and keeping fans on their toes.

Highly Suspect got their start as a local cover band, playing songs by classic rock favourites including Sublime, Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix.

After dropping a series of EPs in their early days, they released a self-titled compilation album that saw them rise to new heights, touring with Stone Temple Pilots and the Deftones.

With four studio albums, a handful of Grammy nominations and years worth of world tours under their belts, it’s likely the guy will deliver a rockin’ live show when they come to town.

Presale tickets to see Highly Suspect on their Australia and New Zealand tour are set to unlock on May 22 at 10am AEST. General admission will go on sale the following day.

To sign up for the Highly Suspect presale, head  here .

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Highly suspect (usa) australian & new zealand tour - venue moved to shed 6, event details.

Never content to follow, Highly Suspect push rock music forward by trusting their instincts and raising a middle finger to everything else. The multi-GRAMMY®Award-nominated and gold-certified band -Johnny Stevens [vocals, guitar], Ryan Meyer [drums, vocals], Rich Meyer [bass, vocals], Matt Kofos [guitar] and Mark Schwartz [synths] -don’t just talk about burning the rules and breaking the mold; they actually do so. The band’s chemically imbalanced mix of gritty guitars, haunting piano, off-kilter synths, hip-hop production, cinematic vision, and beautifully possessed vocals transformed them into a phenomenon beloved by a diehard global fanbase known as “MCID” [My Crew Is Dope]. After grinding it out as an underground curiosity, they scraped a path to mainstream infamousness with their 2015 full-length debut, Mister Asylum. It earned a GRAMMY® Award nomination in the category of “Best Rock Album” as the single “Lydia” received a nomination for “Best Rock Song” was certified gold by the RIAA. The 2016 follow-up The Boy Who Died Wolf roared to life with the gold-selling “My Name Is Human,” which catapulted to #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart and garnered a GRAMMY® Nomination for“Best Rock Song.”2019’s MCID affirmed them as the rare outfit who could collaborate with Young Thug and Gojira on the same album. Loudwire hailed the latter among the “50 Best Rock Albums of 2019.” With hundreds of millions of streams and sold out shows on multiple continents, Highly Suspect charge ahead of the pack again on 2022’s The Midnight Demon Club with no compromises and no apologies as they challenge rock to be dangerous and maybe even life-changing again.

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We've answered a few of the most frequently asked questions about Highly Suspect below, so get to know them and their tunes - and scroll down further to see the latest content and updates about the band.

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Who are the members of Highly Suspect?

Highly Suspect are made up of three band members:

Johnny Stevens (vocals, guitar) Rich Meyer (bass, backing vocals) Ryan Meyer (drums, backing vocals)

How did Highly Suspect get their name?

Highly Suspect got their name from a line in a song called "Highly Suspicious" by the band My Morning Jacket. According to an interview with the band, they were listening to that song and misheard the lyrics as "highly suspect" instead of "highly suspicious." They found the phrase intriguing and decided to adopt it as their band name, feeling that it had a mysterious and edgy quality that suited their music and image.

How many albums have Highly Suspect released?

As of today (7 June 2023), Highly Suspect have released four studio albums -  Mister Asylum (2015), The Boy Who Died Wolf (2016), MCID (2019) and their most recent album, The Midnight Demon Club (2022).

Prior to that, the band released four EPs - First Offense (2009), The Gang Lion (2010), The Worst Humans (2012) and Black Ocean (2013).

What are Highly Suspect's most popular songs?

Some of Highly Suspect's most popular songs include: "My Name Is Human", "Lydia", "16", "Bloodfeather", "Natural Born Killer", "Little One", "These Days", "Serotonia", "Wolf", "Bath Salts", "Look Alive, Stay Alive", and "Upperdrugs".

What is the story of Highly Suspect?

The story of Highly Suspect begins in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where brothers Rich Meyer (bass) and Ryan Meyer (drums) grew up. They had a deep passion for music and played in various bands throughout their youth. In 2009, they met Johnny Stevens (vocals, guitar) when he moved to Cape Cod. The three musicians quickly bonded over their shared love for rock music and decided to form a band together.

Highly Suspect started playing gigs at local venues, honing their sound and building a dedicated local following through their energetic live performances. Their music drew influences from alternative rock, blues rock, grunge, and post-grunge, creating a unique and captivating style. The band's raw and powerful sound, along with Stevens' emotionally charged vocals, set them apart and helped them gain attention.

In 2012, Highly Suspect self-released their debut EP, "The Worst Humans," which showcased their talent and caught the attention of record labels. They signed with 300 Entertainment and released their breakthrough debut album, "Mister Asylum," in 2015. The album received critical acclaim, featuring hits like "Lydia" and "Bloodfeather." It earned them a nomination for Best Rock Album at the 2016 Grammy Awards.

With their growing success, Highly Suspect embarked on extensive touring, captivating audiences with their electrifying live performances. They continued to release music that resonated with fans, including their sophomore album, "The Boy Who Died Wolf," in 2016, which featured the chart-topping single "My Name Is Human."

Throughout their career, Highly Suspect has garnered a dedicated fanbase and achieved significant milestones. They have received multiple Grammy nominations, won various awards, and toured globally, sharing their music with audiences around the world. Their albums and singles continue to receive critical acclaim, and they have collaborated with other notable artists, further expanding their musical reach.

Is '16' by Highly Suspect a true story?

Yes. "16" tells the heartbreaking true story of Highly Suspect frontman Johnny Stevens falling in love for the first time when he was 16 years old. After seven years together, his girlfriend told him that she was pregnant but upon the baby's birth, he found out the baby was of a different race and therefore wasn't his. His world came crashing down in the space of one minute. Ouch.

It took me 16 years to find ya One second to love ya Seven years to hold ya One minute to lose ya Oh, God Where did I go wrong?

What genre or style of music does Highly Suspect play?

Highly Suspect are known for their raw and powerful sound, characterized by gritty guitars, intense vocals, and emotionally charged lyrics. Their music often combines elements of rock, blues, and grunge, creating a unique and captivating style.

Have Highly Suspect won any awards or received critical acclaim for their music?

Highly Suspect has won several awards throughout their career. Here are some notable awards they have received:

Grammy Awards: Nominated for Best Rock Album for "Mister Asylum" (2016)

Boston Music Awards: Rock Artist of the Year (2016) Rock Artist of the Year (2015) Album of the Year for "Mister Asylum" (2015) Song of the Year for "Lydia" (2015)

iHeartRadio Music Awards: Best Rock Song for "16" (2020)

Kerrang! Awards: Best International Newcomer (2017)

And of course, the best award of them all - The Rock 2000. Since 2015, Highly Suspect have been stalwarts in The Rock 2000 countdown, with 14 songs appearing in The Rock 2000 2022 countdown. Notable Rock 2000 achievements include: 

"My Name Is Human" #10 in 2017  |  #17 in 2018  |  #16 in 2019  |  #42 in 2020  |  #50 in 2021  |  #26 in 2022

"16" #206 in 2019  |  #53 in 2020  |  #66 in 2021  |  #83 in 2022

"Lydia" #22 in 2015  |  #28 in 2016  |  #28 in 2017  |  #19 in 2018#53 in 2019  |  #75 in 2020  |  #76 in 2021 |  #65 in 2022

Are Highly Suspect playing in New Zealand?

Yes they are! Highly Suspect are returning to New Zealand for five shows this November 2023. They'll be playing shows in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch - check out The Rock presents Highly Suspect NZ Tour for more details.

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LISTEN: Highly Suspect drop two new tracks 'Ice Cold' and 'New California'

Highly Suspect announce new album 'The Midnight Demon Club', drop two new songs

LISTEN: Highly Suspect release two new songs 'Upperdrugs' & '16'