Biography

Mini Simmons is an Auckland based Rock n Roll band, dreamt up on the pacific highways of Mexico in 2017. Over the past five years, the band have established themselves firmly as one of the premier live acts in the NZ music scene, gracing the stages of Rhythm & Vines, Splore, Sound Splash and Nest Fest. They were a guest performer of Benee’s ‘Soaked’ at the 2019 APRA Silver Scrolls, supported 'The Darkness' during their 2022 NZ tour and have headlined their own successful tours of Australia & New Zealand. 2019 saw Mini Simmons release their debut, self-titled album to critical acclaim, with internationally renowned ‘Classic Rock Magazine’ praising the “sunkissed bath of gorgeous harmonies” on their lead single 'A Way With Murder'. The band's debut album was the first to be pressed to vinyl in NZ for over 30 years, selling out the first press of 150 copies in under a week. After 6 sold out dates across New Zealand in support of their 2021 single 'Push And Pull', Mini Simmons are back with a refined sound and a prolific arsenal of new material. They are due to head on the road again for an 8 date national tour when they release their sophomore album 'Make Up' on April 5th 2023.