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Beats By Bingo
On the first Thursday of the month Beats By Bingo takes over Winnies! Join DJ Nacoa for a bingo night of guilty pleasure tunes, seat dancing, bad singing, a bit of banter and some awesome prizes! all free to play, contact Winnies today to book your table.
Bill Hammond: Playing the Drums
3 August 2019 – 19 January 2020 A selection of work by Aotearoa New Zealand's favourite painter/drummer From his early frenetic interior views where crazed rock singers scream for attention, to his famous paintings of elegant bird-humans staring silently into the distance, this curatorial collaboration between artist Bill Hammond and curator Peter Vangioni provides a welcome opportunity to view works by one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s favourite painters. Hammond is also a musician – a drummer – and musical references…
Lee Martin live at O.G.B
Come and enjoy the live acoustic sounds of Lee Martin at the award winning bar O.G.B
Lee Martin live at O.G.B
Come and enjoy the live acoustic sounds of Lee Martin at the award winning bar O.G.B
Lee Martin live at O.G.B
Come and enjoy the live acoustic sounds of Lee Martin at the award winning bar O.G.B
SCAPE Public Art Season 2019
Local and internationally renowned artists will bring a sense of solidity and location during this year’s six-week Season in central Christchurch from 5 October – 20 November 2019. Focusing on materiality and place, the artworks will be linked via the SCAPE Public Art Walkway and the theme of Rock (heft, in terms of both physicality and concept). Managing Curator, Emma Bugden has designed the Season as the first of a 3-year programme entitled Rock : Paper : Scissors, which invites…
Lee Martin live at O.G.B
Come and enjoy the live acoustic sounds of Lee Martin at the award winning bar O.G.B
Lee Martin live at O.G.B
Come and enjoy the live acoustic sounds of Lee Martin at the award winning bar O.G.B
Wunderbar Showcase & Open Mic
EVERY TUESDAY: WUNDERBAR OPEN MIC We love open mic night at the Wunderbar and we're now giving you even more time to play. Open mic will now play from 7-10pm, with no showcase to break up the flow. Why the change? Part of our M.O. is to develop talented local musicians. While the showcase was good, it just wasn't growing our musicians to the next level. We have some big plans for our experienced musicians, those who are ready for…
Strange’s Comedy – Free open mic night
Strange's Comedy! Seats fill up fast so get in early! Show starts at 8pm Strange's Comedy is one of NZ's premier open mic comedy nights! Come see the freshest talent giving it a go and some experienced pro's trying out some of their freshest material. Winner of Best Regular Show at the Chch comedy awards. Held at the Winner of Best Venue - Strange & Co. It will no doubt get a little strange, heck it'll even get a bit…
MAINZ Christchurch – Open Night
If you're looking for a career in the music and audio industry then come to the MAINZ Christchurch Open Night. Check out our facilities and chat to tutors about the different programmes we have to offer. - Catch MAINZ DJS - Watch a LIVE BAND RECORDING - WIN some awesome prizes on the night
Joan As Police Woman – Christchurch
US songwriter Joan As Police Woman aka Joan Wasser is touring Aotearoa for the first time ever this coming October, with intimate headline events lined up for Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. The critically revered artist will play songs from her superbly titled new career-spanning collection Joanthology, a mammoth 43 track retrospective gathering together material from over a decades worth of albums, rarities and live recordings. Along with her own extensive back catalogue, the New Yorker has collaborated with such significant…
Crypt Kicker 5
The Crypt Kicker 5 are a one off project featuring members of Adam Hattaway + The Haunters and friends and they are here to help you celebrate the spookiest night of the year (a week early) with a couple of sets of tunes by artists like Tom Waits, Blue Oyster Cult, David Bowie, Warren Zevon and Screamin' Jay Hawkins. The Crypt-kicker 5 presents a night of spooky tunes and creepy instrumentals. The band of wretched souls..... Adam - shrieks and…
Stormforge ‘Madness & Might’ Tour
Described as a “chest-pounding heavy metal juggernaut” (Six Noises) and “New Zealand's answer to DragonForce” (Metal Temple), Stormforge have been astonishing Antipodean audiences for close to a decade. Inspired by icons such as LOST HORIZON, Helloween, Blind Guardian, and Wintersun, Stormforge’s combination of theatrical songwriting and maestro musicianship has been enthusiastically received at home and overseas. Stormforge now embark on a 3 date tour of New Zealand in October, with the South Island shows presented by Tombstone Entertainment Christchurch: 25th…
Salad Boys, Transistors, Local Tourist
Salad Boys (Christchurch, NZ) head across the ditch this November for a string of dates up Australia's east coast, but not before gearing up with three shows in their native Aotearoa. Joining them at Space Academy will be the absolutely sensational Transistors (freshly pulled from retirement) and slick new up and comers Local Tourist. Salad Boys on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4ptQCy5dKNSFIsWSvk1fc4?si=CMUNX3EhRPiZk1xWBv0m9g Transistors on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1bNs1uIIWopZg8ocdfEDUa?si=LbjKOZ83TIe8H-_IlqND2w Local Tourist on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/localtouristband/colours-demo