MIKE LOVE at LEIGH SAWMILL

Sunday 11th October – Straight from Hawaii, roots reggae singer-songwriter Mike Love returns with his internationally recognised one-man band show to the Mill. With celebrated Māori artist, activist & “Queen of Loops” Māmā Mihirangi opening, its sure to be a very special gig.

Hawaiian roots reggae artist Mike Love returns to New Zealand this October for a five-date solo headline tour.

Marking his first Aotearoa run in support of new music and setting the stage for his upcoming appearances alongside Katchafire on their Revival World Tour across Australia this October and November.

Known for his one-man-band live show – built entirely in real time with guitar, keyboard, melodica and a pedalboard loaded with loopers – Mike layers bass lines, beatboxed rhythms and harmonies live on stage with nothing pre-recorded. Blending roots reggae with rock, soul, blues, folk and hip hop, he calls it his own “revolutionary consciousness music.” Off the back of his 2025 album Teachers, and with 250-plus shows a year under his belt through his own label, Love Not War Records, Mike brings that genre-blurring solo show to fiv...