Kiwi pop sensation BENEE coming to Tauranga Photo: Zara Mirkin. '); } else { // } Hey you! Be Supalonely no more, because rising global superstar BENEE is coming to Tauranga for the first time. The 21-year-old indie-pop sensation announced this morning that she is bringing her groove worthy energy to Trustpower Arena on August 20. The Tauranga gig is part of a nationwide Aotearoa tour in August, in which Benee will visit every corner of the country, hitting eight different towns and cities. The regional tour follows a whirlwind 18 months for the ‘Supalonely’ and ‘Soaked’ superstar, whose real name is Stella Bennett. After releasing her debut album ‘Hey U X’, she wowed fans in a sold-out eight-date tour in October 2020, and was named on Forbes 30 under 30 Asia 2021 list. She recently took home the APRA Silver Scroll, adding to her haul of Music Award Tuis (now totalling eight in the past two years). In both 2019 and 2020, she consecutively won Single of the Year, Best Solo Artist and Best Pop Artist at the New Zealand Music Awards.