Māori metallers Alien Weaponry opened for US rock royalty Guns N’ Roses at Eden Park last night in front of a massive crowd.
The te reo Māori-singing thrash metal band arrived in Tāmaki Makaurau for their last show of the year freshfrom opening for the American rockers at a sold-out concert in the capital.
The band say they are keen for crowds to sing along with them in Māori but find it is a tough ask in Aotearoa compared to overseas.
The band wish NZ crowds would sing with them in Māori but find it is a tough ask compared to overseas. Photo / Supplied
“I mean that happened in Spain on our most recent tour. We were playing Kai Tangata [to] 15,000, 20,000 people,” bassist Tūranga Morgan-Edmonds (Ngāti Rārua, Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Hine) told Re: News on Friday.
“Everyone in the crowd, just ‘Anei Rā’, singing along”, said guitarist Lewis de Jong (Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Raukawa).
“Singing their absolute hearts out in Māori,” Morgan-Edmonds added.
Sat down with Re: News after our first show with Guns N' Roses 🤘
Auckland, See you later for our last show of the year!!
“They can hardly speak a word of English but they can sit down and learn the Māori words, pronunciation and all. It’s like, why can’t people in NZ do that?” said de Jong.
