October 2026
STARS Ōtautahi 2026
It’s time for the iconic Stars In Their Eyes now rebranded as STARS Ōtautahi 2026 talent quest. Come and support your friends or cheer on the amazing everyday legends that enter and give it their all. Contestants sing live on stage with our legendary house band all hosted by the master himself Keith Preene (aka Shay Horay). This show sells out without fail, so grab your tickets now while you still can. It’s guaranteed to be best night out this…
Find out more »Minerva With The Perfect Gun And Plastic Manor
Ōtautahi alt-rock, shoegaze band Minerva are returning to Space Academy after a brief hiatus for new material and out of town shows! Excited to be joined by two other local acts: rock n roll The Perfect Gun and the alt-rock, post-punk Plastic Manor!!
Find out more »Out Of Luck! Please Leave The TV On Album Party Christchurch
OUT OF LUCKS! ALBUM RELEASE SHOW FOR THE 4TH OUT OF LUCK ALBUM CALLED PLEASE LEAVE THE TV ON October 17th at darkroom with hardcore band Stitched up and pop punk band Peaking in highschool. come along for a fun time! The 4th out of Luck Album is 4 Years! We Recorded it over 4 days but I think it was only about 13 hours all up. It's a fun party punk album ya know? Girls, skateboarding, Sasquatch and UFOs.…
Find out more »Beyond Music Special Interest Mini Lecture Night Vol 3
Join us for an evening of short presentations from some of our Darkroom community members about what they get up to beyond making music, performing & attending gigs here! Darkroom's music community is a wonderfully diverse and interesting group of people, and while we know everyone loves live music, we want to give folks from the Darkroom community an opportunity to share what else they do outside of music. This series welcomes folks to talk about their hobbies, studies, work,…
Find out more »Dull Drones, Near Death Experience, The Space
dull drones Near Death Experience The Space At the Wunderbar Friday October 23 $10 door UTR doors at 8pm
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