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US rapper A$AP Rocky announces one-off New Zealand show

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US rapper A$AP Rocky has announced a one-off New Zealand show for December as part of his world tour.

Rocky will play his single show on December 12 at Auckland's Spark Arena.

It will be his first visit to New Zealand in eight years.

The first set of tickets will be available through an artist and Westpac presale beginning on Wednesday, October 14 at 12pm.

Presales will continue through the week before general tickets go on sale on Friday, October 26 at 1pm.

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