May 2025
Greg Johnson – 30th Anniversary Tour – Vine Street Stories
Greg Johnson returns from Los Angeles in April 2025 for a six-date national tour celebrating his landmark album Vine Street Stories, originally released in 1995. Plus1 proudly presents Greg Johnson and band live in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton, Tauranga and Palmerston North. To coincide with the 30th Anniversary, Universal Music are releasing Vine Street Stories (1995) on vinyl for the first time, following on from the vinyl release this month of Greg Johnson’s Sea Breeze Motel (2000) double album. The…
Find out more »OTHER VOICES : Post-Punk Showcase
Sanctuary Events proudly present.. OTHER VOICES : Post-Punk Showcase After SOLD OUT shows in Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington & Auckland performing the music of THE CURE & SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES, OTHER VOICES are excited to announce a new show featuring the best music from the classic post-punk era. Expect to hear us perform music from; THE CURE, BAUHAUS, ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN, SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES, THE CULT, BUZZCOCKS, GANG OF FOUR, JOY DIVISION, KILLING JOKE, MAGAZINE, NEW ORDER, CHAMELEONS,…
Find out more »Cso And Rova Present: Ōtautahi Pasifika Legacy Project
Samiu Katoa Uatahausi – Conductor Pacific Underground 2025 marks the first collaboration between Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and the legendary Pacific Underground. Join us for a landmark evening as CSO’s symphonic power meets the soul and energy of Aotearoa’s vibrant Pasifika communities. Together, we’ll journey through 30 years of Pacific Underground's lush harmonies, driving rhythms, and stirring melodies that celebrate the cultural heartbeat of Te Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa (the Pacific ocean) and Ōtautahi Christchurch. This unmissable night of mana, moemoeā (dreams) and magafaao…
Find out more »Darren Pickering Small Worlds – ‘Three’ (Album Release Show)
Renowned Ōtautahi pianist Darren Pickering returns to the Space Academy stage yet again, to celebrate the release of his 3rd album 'Three'. Come hear his 'Small Worlds' jazz project live at 03 Sessions, with Heather Webb (guitar), Pete Fleming (bass), & Jono Blackie (drums). "With the 3rd instalment of their series of albums (following on from critically acclaimed ‘Volume One’ & ‘Volume Two’), Darren Pickering Small Worlds continue their through-composed & improvisational explorations into the melding of jazz, folk, song-based…
Find out more »Sassafras: Bluegrass From Blue Ridge Mountains North Carolina
The Sassafras Bluegrass Band invites you to a HOOTENANNY What is a HOOTENANNY? It is a banjo-brained hoedown-throwdown-don't slow down until the cows come home! Sassafras is from the Foothills and the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina in the USA, which is home to some of the best bluegrass music you will find. Sassafras pays homage to the Father of Bluegrass music, Bill Monroe, as well as other bluegrass pioneers such as the Country Gentlemen, Lester Flatt & Earl…
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