Christina Aguilera and Gwen Stefani are both set to play one-off Auckland shows at Vector Arena in July.

Following the Chili Peppers two sellout concerts this Saturday and Sunday, Good Charlotte will play at Auckland’s St James next Friday, before Pink performs at Vector Arena next month.

UK-based New Zealand singer Daniel Bedingfield said musicians were being forced to tour due to the loss of revenue from the illegal downloading of music.

“It’s a really tough time at the moment, for all of us actually. But you can’t stop it [illegal downloading].”

However, Bedingfield is pleased artists are being forced to perform live to earn their keep.

“Music should be live. You can’t hide behind auto-tune when you’ve got a stage in front of you. No amount of reverb can fix a bad performer when they’re live.

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