July 2026
HEAT : Harder Styles of Electronica
HEAT — Friday 31 July | 10PM till late Presented by WaxformatsNZ The Galaxy Bar — 206 Barbadoes St, Christchurch Galaxies are born from pressure, collision, creation and expression. On 31 July, that energy becomes HEAT. WaxformatsNZ presents a line-up of gurus from the harder end of the electronic music spectrum — bringing the rave pressure, the pounding rhythms, the hard kicks, the big builds and the late-night dancefloor release. Come. Dance. If you like it hard, this one is…
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You Should Be Dancing @ The Loons
You Should Be Dancing is back again for one last dance! A disco dancing celebration. A boogie wonderland featuring classic tunes groovy enough to make even a statue move. A club night of super danceable disco hits! If you love disco, or just want to shake your thing and have a great time, this night is for you. All kinds of nice people are welcome. Dress up or down. Good times will be had on the grooviest dance floor with…
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OPIUO returns to Christchurch after a 4 year hiatus. Join us for a funk fuelled basstastic evening of good vibes and tasty sonic treats at the Sydenham Underpass - Friday 14 August. DOORS at 2000. Opiuo is a genre-bending plethora of auditory and visual masterclasses. Born in 1984 in ruralNew Zealand, his parents provided the land upon which music festivals were held. This extremely formative growth surrounded by the early incarnations of Aotearoa’s electronic music scene exposed him to the…
Find out more »Women in the Mix: Sweet as Sin (1st Birthday)
It's our first birthday and we're celebrating… sinfully. Take a bite of the forbidden fruit and join us for one year of WOMEN IN THE MIX! An all-wahine, all-night, multi-genre takeover at Sin After Dark. Friday, 14 August | 10:30PM – 3AM Original Sin 76 Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011 Featuring: BNZY (DNB Liquid Rollers), BAD BIRDS B2B SAVVY (DNB), DAMAGE CONTROL (Dubstep), INDECISIVE (UKG), MISS JANE (Tech House) , SPACELLA (DNB), MC JENNALYNN
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AS THE SUN SETS ON E LĒ GALO LE TAI, COCA TOI MOROKI AND BROWN TOWN INVITE YOU JOIN US IN CELEBRATING THE STORIES AND CONNECTIONS THAT HAVE SHAPED THIS HAERENGA. THIS IS TŪĀTEA. WHERE THE WAVES BREAK, WE PARTY. LET THE TIDE CARRY YOU TO THE DANCE FLOOR AND KANIKANI TO THE SONIC OFFERINGS OF OUR SELECTORS: AKCEPT ꩜ BBYFACEKILLA ꩜ N3YN3Y TŪĀTEA IS HELD THROUGH SOUND, VISION, AND MOVEMENT. THIS CELEBRATION WILL BE BROUGHT TO LIFE WITH MAHI FROM: BROWN BOY MAGIK ꩜ KEELIN BELL ꩜ KĀWAI SOUND SYSTEM…
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