Jon Toogood: Home Again

Part of VERB Readers and Writers Festival 2026

The songs we love don’t tell the whole story. 

Legendary frontman of Shihad and The Adults, Jon Toogood, pulls back the curtain on a 37-year career that helped define New Zealand rock, and the personal cost that came with it. From a music-obsessed childhood in Wellington to the roar of international stages, this is a life driven by sound.

Weaving powerful conversation with solo performances of his songs, Jon revisits the moments that shaped him, taking the audience on a VIP tour through a life of music, sharing untold stories, songwriting secrets, and the candid truths about mental health. 

Nick Bollinger joins him to explore the sounds and stories that forged an astounding career. This is more than a rock story.

7:30pm Saturday 26 September 2026

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