Shihad front man John Toogood says he wants to spend more time with his children as he prepares for his final show. 

The iconic Kiwi rock band will play its last ever performance at Wellington's Homegrown festival tomorrow. 

Toogood told Mike Hosking now is the right time to end. 

He says it's something they've been thinking about for a while, and he just wants to put his family first. 

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