Auckland record store Flying Out to close

Thursday, 18 June 2026

Iconic Auckland record store Flying Out has announced it will close its doors.

Managing director Matthew Davis said the closure was due to a number of factors.

“Over the last few years, a pandemic, 3 festival cancellations, the effects of ongoing roadworks, the CRL construction and the continuing economic downturn has become an unpleasant, perfect storm,” he wrote on the store’s Facebook page.

“Flying Out has been a true labour of love, and we’re incredibly grateful to everyone who helped make it what it was – our F|O team (past and present), customers, suppliers, artists, and wider community.”

Davis said what happens next will be announced in the coming weeks.

“Please go out and support small locally owned businesses (especially Record Stores!), they are a labour of love from someone in your community and supporting them supports your neighbourhood.”

Flying Out Records was established in 2013.