Ne-Yo to play New Zealand as part of Champagne and Roses tour

Three-time Grammy award-winner Ne-Yo has announced he's returning to New Zealand for an Auckland concert later this year.

The 'Because of You' singer will perform at Spark Arena on Saturday, October 5 as part of the Australian leg of his Champagne and Roses tour.

Ne-yo was last in Aotearoa as part of the Juicy Fest tour in January 2023.

General tickets to his October show go on sale from Monday, April 22.

In January 2023, Ne-Yo along with fellow Juicy Fest performers Pretty Ricky and Xzibit, was honoured with a pōwhiri after flying into New Zealand for the Juicy Fest events.

In a video posted by Juicy Fest on its social media accounts at the time, the rappers were shown standing in front of the Māori welcoming ceremony, which was performed by kapa haka group KaiHaka at Auckland airport.

Ne-Yo responded by singing his 2006 song 'So Sick' back to the group.