September 2026
Dad Bods & Rock Gods
Calling all dad & aspiring dads. It’s time to break out the polo shirt, denim shorts, walking socks and white New Balance shoes! Father’s Day weekend is approaching, so it’s we celebrate those that make terrible puns and utter the phrase ‘that’s not going anywhere’ when loading a trailer. Celebrate father’s day weekend at Wunderbar Lyttelton with the masters of the BBQs Rust Wire. This time they’re supported by nautical enthusiasts, Steampunk Fish, & new on the scene, Heavenly Creatures.…
Find out more »HEAT II
Friday 4 September | 10PM–2AM The Galaxy — A Dive Bar 206 Barbadoes Street Opposite One New Zealand Stadium, Christchurch The Galaxy is turning up the temperature for Round Two of HEAT. Spring is coming. The nights are getting warmer, the pressure is building, and now is the time to get out, party, eat, sleep repeat. HEAT II is dedicated to the harder end of the electronic music spectrum, bringing you a night of HARD HOUSE & HARD CORE Your…
Find out more »The Broken Heartbreakers – Album Release Tour
*Just announced, Violet French & The Woolston Operatic Society will be joining in support at the Space Academy show!* Ōtepoti’s longstanding indie folk favourites The Broken Heartbreakers have emerged from the mists to announce their brand new album, as well as a full nationwide tour this September. Imagine If We Could Just Keep Driving marks the band’s fifth album and debut on Nadia Reid’s boutique Slow Time Records label, set to be unveiled on July 17th. FULL BAND ALBUM RELEASE…
Find out more »Hannah Everingham Big Surprise Album Tour
BIG SURPRISE!!!!! ARE YOU COMING TO THE SHOW???? Hannah Everingham tours New Zealand in celebration of her new album Big Surprise, out August 7th 2026. Featuring the songs ‘Judi Dench’ & ‘Want You’ - Big Surprise, Hannah Everingham’s third album, holds a magic in its name. How could a surprise be big or small? Seemingly defining and defying its own contradictions, here is an artist who sings of crabs, earthquakes, shopping in New York, Judi Dench and a lover who…
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