July 2026
Vera Ellen NZ Tour
Aotearoa Music Award-winning and Taite Award-winning artist Vera Ellen releases her new album Heaven Knows What Time. on May 1 via Flying Nun Records. Alongside the album release, Vera Ellen returns to Aotearoa in July for a six-date national tour in celebration of Heaven Knows What Time. The title Heaven Knows What Time. arrived while Vera was lying on the top bunk of a house truck in Buenos Aires, nearly two years after writing the record and almost a year…
Find out more »A Thursday Noise Situation
A Thursday Noise Situation is a monthly event showcasing a variety of experimental, ambient, noise, and art music. Ranging from traditional rock-band line-ups to a person with a drill. Come down and enjoy the more out there side of music, last Thursday of the month at Darkroom. Doors 8pm, music from 8:30pm Free entry R18 R.O.A.R
Find out more »In Rotation: Live
In Rotation: Live brings together up-and-coming artists and music lovers for an evening of live performance, community and great music. Whether you're discovering someone new or supporting local talent, this lineup is guaranteed to leave you wanting more. Join us at Darkroom in Christchurch City on Friday, July 31st. Doors open at 7pm with the first act starting at 7:30pm. Please be aware of other events that may be on in the city, baring in mind of traffic and parking.…
Find out more »Lyttleton Street Slash!
Indefinite descent, Kurupted, and Bludgeoner are all shredding the Wunderbar! Indefinite Descent will open it up soft and emotive working their way heavier with their razor sharp riffs and throat tearing vocals. Then straight out of the pit Kurupted will takeover with their street metal, expect high energy circle pits and walls of death! And then headlining! Bludgeoner is gonna wipe the floor with their genre bending death metal that incorporates elements of black metal and can only be described…
Find out more »HEAT : Harder Styles of Electronica
HEAT — Friday 31 July | 10PM till late Presented by WaxformatsNZ The Galaxy Bar — 206 Barbadoes St, Christchurch Galaxies are born from pressure, collision, creation and expression. On 31 July, that energy becomes HEAT. WaxformatsNZ presents a line-up of gurus from the harder end of the electronic music spectrum — bringing the rave pressure, the pounding rhythms, the hard kicks, the big builds and the late-night dancefloor release. Come. Dance. If you like it hard, this one is…
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