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SUMMARY:Lewis Parke
DESCRIPTION:? LEWIS PARKE – LIVE AT DARKROOM – SATURDAY 23 MAY – DOORS 7:30PM ? \nSUPPORT FROM EVERGREEN TERRACE  \nLewis Parke is an emerging indie songwriter from the Christchurch area\, indie with a bite: The act features Lewis’s lush vocals and intricate guitarwork alongside Ralph Hall’s delicate percussion and sampling. The set is a portfolio of released and unreleased material from his catalog. The two just played their first headline show last month which sold out\, this emerging duo is not one to miss live! \nThis show comes fresh after their most recent release; an explosive single titled ‘SHIVER’. \nWith support from Evergreen Terrace; on the heavier side of things\, Evergreen Terrace bring an emotional intensity into their music fueled by big guitars and heartfelt song writing\, with the kind of songs that hit even harder live. Inspired by the energy and vibe of bands like Scowl\, Joyce Manor\, and Modern Baseball\, taking a mix of midwest emo\, melodic hardcore\, and pop punk to create their sound. \ntickets available via under the radar. \nFirst tier tickets are available now! 🙂 \n? MAY 23RD!!! ?\nR18. R.O.A.R. \n
URL:https://soundsgood.guide/gig/lewis-parke/
LOCATION:Darkroom\, 336 St Asaph Street\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Tommy Emmanuel: Living In The Light Tour 2026
DESCRIPTION:World-renowned guitarist and master entertainer TOMMY EMMANUEL\, CGP is thrilled to announce what is sure to be an unforgettable tour of New Zealand in May 2026.\nThe five-date tour takes in Auckland\, Hamilton\, Palmerston North\, Wellington and Christchurch. \nTOMMY EMMANUEL\, CGP is a living legend in the world of acoustic guitar\, celebrated for his jaw- dropping technique\, innovation\, and boundless musicality. He has enthralled audiences around the globe with his dazzling fingerstyle performances\, and now\, New Zealand will have the privilege of witnessing his mastery up close and personal. \n“I feel like the Indiana Jones of the guitar world\,” says the globe-trotting fingerpicker. “I’m on this wild journey\, just making it up as I go\, and I’m thrilled that so many people are having fun joining along with me.” \nTOMMY EMMANUEL Hailed as “one of the best acoustic guitarists in the world” by NPR’s World Cafe\, Tommy Emmanuel got his start at the age of six\, when he first began touring his native Australia with his family’s band. As a teenager\, he earned a reputation as a highly sought after sideman and session player\, and by his early twenties\, Emmanuel was playing on chart-topping hits and performing with acts like Air Supply and Men at Work. \nInspired in part by his hero\, Chet Atkins (who would later become a friend\, mentor\, and collaborator)\, Emmanuel stepped out on his own as a solo artist in 1979\, releasing the first in a string of acclaimed instrumental albums that would make him an unlikely celebrity in his home country and beyond. In the decades that followed\, he would go on to headline everywhere from the Sydney Opera House to Carnegie Hall; tour with luminaries like Eric Clapton and John Denver; win a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement; perform for a televised audience of more than two billion at the Sydney Olympics; and collaborate with a who’s who of fellow guitar greats\, including Les Paul\, Mark Knopfler\, Joe Walsh\, Richard Thompson\, Jason Isbell\, and Billy Strings. \n“As I get older\, I find myself taking a lot more risks\, and having a lot more fun in the process\,” says Emmanuel\, who recently celebrated his 70th birthday. “When young people come to my shows and have this awakening that it’s okay to be different\, that the possibilities of music and self-expression are limitless\, that’s what it’s all about for me.” \nRecorded in just four days\, Emmanuel’s latest album\, Living In The Light\, stands as the most daring—and most rewarding—collection in the globetrotting fingerpicker’s remarkable catalog\, fusing his pop\, jazz\, classical\, and roots influences into a virtuosic masterwork as exhilarating as it is intimate. \nTommy’s forthcoming concerts promise an awe-inspiring musical journey as Tommy takes the stage with his beloved Maton guitar\, captivating hearts with each strum and pluck. Fans will be captivated by a diverse musical landscape\, from breathtaking ballads to exhilarating up-tempo tunes. \nTickets for the TOMMY EMMANUEL\, CGP Living In The Light New Zealand Tour 2026 are expected to sell out quickly\, so fans are encouraged to secure their seats early to avoid disappointment. Don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity to witness a true guitar virtuoso in action. \n“I never felt like I needed to prove anything\,” Emmanuel muses.\n“I’m always trying to get better\, of course\, but all I’ve ever cared about is entertaining people. If the ideas are flowing and the audience is having a good time\, that means more to me than any awards or reviews ever could.” \nTOMMY EMMANUEL\, CGP is delighted to announce that Mike Dawes will be joining him for his LIVING IN THE LIGHT upcoming New Zealand tour. \nMike Dawes is an English guitarist known for composing\, arranging\, and performing multiple parts simultaneously on a single guitar. He is regarded as one of the world’s most creative modern fingerstyle guitarists\, with a repertoire spanning original viral videos and popular arrangements\, alongside mainstream chart success performing with Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues. Mike was named ‘Best Acoustic Guitarist in the World’ two years in a row (2017 & 2018) by Total Guitar Magazine & MusicRadar reader polls\, with numerous 2nd place rankings in the proceeding years. His debut release\, a solo guitar arrangement of Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used to Know\,’ quickly became a viral hit with tens of millions of views on YouTube. This success has been duplicated and expanded upon numerous times since with songs like ‘One\,’ ‘The Impossible\,’ and ‘Jump’ across multiple video platforms. Mike has released three studio albums\, the most recent of which is Galactic Acid. \n
URL:https://soundsgood.guide/gig/tommy-emmanuel-living-in-the-light-tour-2026/
LOCATION:Isaac Theatre Royal\, 145 Gloucester St\, Christchurch Central\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8011\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Wednesday 'Bleeds' NZ Tour with Mim Jensen
DESCRIPTION:BANISHED MUSIC & STRANGE NEWS PRESENT\nWEDNESDAY ‘BLEEDS’ NZ TOUR \nFRIDAY 22 MAY – SAN FRAN\, WELLINGTON\nwith MUDGOOSE \nSATURDAY 23 MAY – LOONS\, LYTTELTON\nwith MIM JENSEN \nSUNDAY 24 MAY – HOLLYWOOD AVONDALE\, AUCKLAND\nwith AWNING \nTickets from www.banishedmusic.com \nWhen North Carolina’s noise makers Wednesday first visited Aotearoa off the back of their album RAT SAW GOD\, audiences were taken by surprise in the best possible way. A 95bFM review called the band’s Whammy show “a sold out countrygaze extravaganza”\, and everyone who came left with big hearts and even bigger smiles. \nNow\, with the band’s unbelievable sixth album ‘Bleeds’ out in the world\, it’s high time that Banished Music and Strange News had their fun pals from Asheville down for a repeat visit\, with three shows across Wellington\, Lyttelton\, and Auckland happening this May. \nBleeds is the album the band are calling “not only the best Wednesday record—it’s also the most Wednesday record”\, with all the elements that make the Southern rock magic of this rare group so special. NME put it beautifully in their five-star review of the album\, heaping well deserved praise on Wednesday’s “blown-out distortion\, weirdo-country slide guitar and serrated melodies”. \nFronted and founded by the fierce and fun Karly Hartzman\, whose songs are at once confessional and crack-up\, Wednesday have built a reputation for being one of the best – and most dynamic – live bands on the circuit. Joining Karly will be the inimitable and animated Xandy Chelmis on lap steel and pedal steel\, beat-keeper extraordinaire Alan Miller on drums\, brilliant bassist Ethan Baechtold\, and the band’s scorching touring guitarist Jake Pugh. \nIf you caught them last time\, there’s no way you’re missing this. If you missed them the first time\, it’s not too late to join the cult. Good times guaranteed. \n“There’s an ever-present joy\, even during the most harrowing songs… this is catharsis personified” – Exclaim! \n
URL:https://soundsgood.guide/gig/wednesday-bleeds-nz-tour-with-mim-jensen/
LOCATION:LOONS\, 16 CANTERBURY ST\, CHRUSTCHURCH\, LYTTELTON\, 8082\, New Zealand
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