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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,…
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
Lewis Parke X Hotel Emily
Lewis Parke is an artist with a bite, blending new wave influence with a modern alt indie pop sound. Whether it’s his live performative antics, striking social media content or his studio releases, he’s an artist that captures your attention and inspires what’s achievable with passion. His veteran drummer 'Ralph Hall' needs no introduction, playing expert drums live alongside all of the studio releases, with decades of experience under his belt. This music lives in the dark, the mysterious, the…
DARTZ
Daniel Vernon, Clark Mathews, Hakopa Kuka-Larsen and Christan Pianta will perform at Churchills Tavern in Christchurch on Friday 23 October 2026. Their band is called DARTZ. DARTZ are a rock band from Wellington, New Zealand. Their last Ōtautahi show sold out Space Academy in January. They intend to sell out Churchills in October. Next January, they plan to assist Foo Fighters in selling out One New Zealand Stadium. More importantly, they have just finished making their third album. Most people…
Warm Soup – Presented by Wheke Sound
Join us for some warm soup and warm vibes as we serve you up a night of delicious doof and chunky croutons, celebrating all the Libra birthday peeps out there! Featuring local DJ’s and producers playing House, Dub Techno, Prog, Bush Tech and Progressive Trance We’re excited to announce: Weka Tek Willy Styles Optic Swerve Ooz (Debut producer / DJ set from Andy Tron’s new project) Doors open from 7pm with warm up tunes and actual…
High Altar
Alternative art/noise electronic jazz rock. with Medal
10 Years Of Witchcult
Ōtautahi stoned rockers Witchcult reunite for one night only at their spiritual homeland the darkroom to celebrate love, marriage and their double digit milestone. That's right 10 years of Sabbathic Riff Piracy, Decibel Excess & Standing on Hills in Skirts. 10 Years - 10 Dollars - Nau mai Haere mai. darkroom - 24/10 - Support from Bin Day.
Vaegon – Omega Species Eradication Tour Christchurch show
Vaegon are inbound to bring destruction and desecration to NZ! With a dedicated following in their home country of Canada and beyond, they have set their sights on NZ as their next port of call to bring their brand of Brutal Tech Death metal and show us how Canada throws down. If crushing riffs, precise technicality, and music as cerebral as it is devastating is your jam, this one is NOT to be missed! Support acts to be…
Footmahi World Cup 2026 Release Party (CHCH)
HAT’S RIGHT PEOPLE THE BIG FRESH COLLECTIVE IS BACK FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY! It’s the TWIN CITIES Footmahi 2026 World Cup launch parties and we’re going out with a BANG! Ōtautahi AND Te Whanaganui a Tara will simultaneously host two of the HOTTEST gigs of the calendar year ❤️? MARK THE DATE Sunday 25th October (day before Labour Day)! This will be the first two BFC run shows in well over a year and it also doubles down as an extra…
Tim Mahon And Kerfuffle
Following the release of the single 'Vote' on May 11th, Tim Mahon unleashes his new album The Great Kerfuffle, and he'll be hitting the road with his band – also named The Great Kerfuffle. Tim Mahon has a track record in multiple areas of Aotearoa music, and somehow he's also found the time to keep writing his own music. His first solo album Music From a Lightbulb from 2002, was cleverly released under the name The Moth. As the former…
Sulfate – And It Wants – Album Release Tour
Feral, devolved and running on instinct, the six songs on Sulfate’s third album ‘And It Wants’ grapple between David Harris unleashing on his drum kit, Zac Arnold conjuring fuzz and feedback and Peter Ruddell’s taut, wiry guitar-work and commanding baritone. Written and recorded in New Lynn’s industrial area, this new batch of songs were created on a diet of Cormac McCarthy novels, Adam Curtis documentaries and the madness of gothic horror. Since recording, Sulfate's line up has expanded once 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
Louis Baker ‘Trouble’ Album Release Tour
Critically acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer Louis Baker returns with a nationwide headline tour celebrating his forthcoming second studio album, Trouble, released on 9 October. To celebrate the release of Trouble, Baker will embark on a 9-date nationwide tour across Aotearoa throughout October and November, performing songs from the new album alongside favourites from across his catalogue. The tour begins with a series of intimate solo performances before expanding into full-band shows. Written, produced and arranged by Baker across 2024…
Luna And The Aether – The Metanoia Album Tour
Visceral, heavy and expansive, Luna and the Aether’s debut album ‘Metanoia’ is “a record that presents itself both as a musical statement and as a pilgrimage through grief, surrender, forgiveness and spiritual renewal.” - John Hastings, 13th Floor. The project, birthed at the convergence of tenderness and turmoil, blend ethereal textures, heavy rock elements and vulnerability. Luna's dark folk essence exists at the heart of the heavy instrumentation, “moving between moments of intimacy and intensity” - John Hastings, 13th Floor.…
Mixed Doubles: T. G. Shand And Death And The Maiden
2 bands ● 4 sets ● no opener ● all headliner Flannel Hound presents, MIXED DOUBLES! Two acts will play two sets each, rotating through the night. They'll be covering some of each others songs and generally working together to put on a completely one-off performance. This show is all about mixing up the gig format, encouraging artist collaboration, and producing a truly unique experience that has to be seen IN PERSON! Our performers this evening are T. G. Shand…