We are deeply saddened to share that Colette passed away peacefully on Sunday 23 November 2025.
She had been bravely fighting cancer for over 2 years and never lost her drive to make music.

She will live on in the…

Our 3rd gig is tomorrow!
This is the last gig where we will be playing the full album from start to finish!

My band has been working hard since March to learn these songs- and bring my album to live…

Well, we've had such a beautiful time on the BACKYARD WONDER mini tour so far… I'm so grateful for the band who have helped me bring my album to life.

We have had such warm audiences- actively engaged and joining…

I am so excited to share this fantastic review by Daniel Jones at Muzic.nz
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Colette Rivers’ latest album, The Backyard Wonder, is an intimate and heartfelt journey into the themes of healing and recovery. Written and recorded in…

With a joyful heart, I am thrilled to announce that my new album, ‘THE BACKYARD WONDER’ is out!

If you would like to buy/download the album, it's available on bandcamp here: https://coletterivers.bandcamp.com/album/the-backyard-wonder
or if you're more inclined to streaming etc…

I'm so excited to say that for the launch of my new album, ‘The Backyard Wonder’ we are doing a small handful of gigs to celebrate and share this milestone. 
Words fail to describe how proud I am of this…

Woah!!!! Wait- what?
Yes, after a rather long time since I released my debut album, ‘Memory Lake’, I am going to be releasing an album, ‘The Backyard Wonder.' 
This is a celebration album. 

Many of you who follow me on…

Hi Folks! 

Fist gig back and what a big one it will be.

The Colette Rivers trio will be playing today fro 3-6 (phew!) at the Martinborough Brewery. 

It's a stunning day and we are excited!!!

I'll be joined onstage…

Well golly. 
I'm back!

If you follow my facebook page, you will know that in July 2023 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. So as you can probably imagine, my focus has been on getting though treatments and trying to…

Hi Folks, 

Well, I haven't talked about a few of the gigs we've done recently, because time has gotten the better of me!  
I DO want to talk about a gig coming up in Featherston for Matiriki on the 16th…