May 2026
A Thursday Noise Situation
Join us from 8pm, 28may, at darkroom for the debuts of Blank Susan vs Lazy Susan, Barren Landscape and Trine. Blank Susan vs Lazy Susan: Lazy Susan decelerates like a music box ballerina. Blank Suzan walks into the sunset humming a tune. Barren Landscape: On the beach. Waves hit the shoreline as a strong wind rushes through. The smell of salt is strong, and the sand kicks up. You think you hear seagulls, but they died out years ago. All…
Find out more »RDU Friday Drive LIVE!
RDU98.5FM is celebrating New Zealand Music with two very special additions of Friday Drive, broadcasting live from Three Boys Brewery! Head on down from 4pm on the 22nd and 29th of May and witness RDU’s Friday Drive, LIVE! And stick around to see and hear RDU’s top DJs bringing the heat with 100% kiwi tunes all night long! Or at least until they kick us out! Plus, the last keg of the golden anniversary RDBRU is being tapped, so you…
Find out more »Playlunch Sex Ed New Zealand Tour
Forged in the depths of lockdown in a share house home-studio somewhere in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, Playlunch is the chaotic, genre-bending brainchild of producer and multi-instrumentalist Liam Bell. A wild blend of retro dance music, late ‘90s/early 2000s Aussie nostalgia and unapologetic suburban swagger, Playlunch aren’t just riding a wave—they’re creating their own: a loud, proud, and irresistibly fun genre they call Bogan Funk. Since bursting onto the scene in April 2022, Playlunch have gone from a cult curiosity to…
Find out more »Mim Jensen EP Release Tour
This May sees Jensen take her new EP on the road performing three headline shows beginning at Auckland’s Whammy Bar on Thursday 7 May, followed by Space Academy in Christchurch on Friday 29 May before wrapping up at Pearl Diver in Dunedin on Saturday 30 May. Mim Jensen continues to carve out a space as one of Aotearoa’s most unique emerging voices, unafraid to explore the messiness of love, loss, and self-discovery. With The Muse, Jensen settles more firmly into…
Find out more »Sola Rosa – In The Mids Tour – Christchurch
Celebrating 25 years of making music as Sola Rosa, Andrew Spraggon, the force behind one of Aotearoa’s most enduring musical projects, returns with his eighth studio album In The Mids, due for release on Friday 10 April. To mark the upcoming release, Sola Rosa returns to the touring circuit with the In The Mids Album Release Tour, taking place throughout New Zealand in May and June. Presenting both new material and longstanding favourites, the live show has evolved alongside the…
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