February 2026
Port Noise
PORT NOISE 2026 Ōhinehou / Lyttelton — Saturday, February 21st A multi-venue music & arts festival across the port. Port Noise returns for its fourth year, transforming Ōhinehou/Lyttelton into a community-charged celebration of singular voices from across the motu and abroad. One ticket unlocks every venue, every performance, and the full atmosphere of the port’s biggest party. 2026 Lineup: Aaki • Craigslist DJs • Die! Die! Die! • Fazed on a Pony • G1 is Jack Peter Kettley • Georgia…
Find out more »All Ages | Only You | Evergreen Terrace | ANTIBODY
LIVE FAST, DIE YOUNG PRESENTS: All Ages Gig w/ Only You, Evergreen Terrace & ANTIBODY. Performing live at Space Academy on February 27th! Only You are a female-fronted emo band blending 90s emo nostalgia and the intensity of modern hardcore. Inspired by Title Fight, Scowl, Have Heart, and pretty much anything else that is suffixed by "core." Evergreen Terrace are a new 4-piece emo/melodic hardcore adjacent band from Springfield, or close enough! (Ōtautahi, Aotearoa). Taking inspiration from bands like Modern…
Find out more »Early Cthulu Rising
One32nd are a newly formed, guitar driven, alt Goth band whose members come from a wide variety of musical backgrounds. Expect soaring operatic vocals mashed up with screaming growls and atmospheric guitar backed up by a solid back line to hold the groove. Footage link: https://www.facebook.com/reel/727614433757997 Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578132437654 The Psychic Maps are a mash up of members of legendary indie bands Loves Ugly Children, Pumpkinhead and Squirm. Their richly textured layers of sound will wash over you, lift you…
Find out more »Prosa South Island Tour w/ Hoihoi and Mental Joy
Tāmaki Makaurau post-punk/post-hardcore band PROSA are bringing their EP release tour to the South Island After touring the North Island in December and playing shows with the likes of Dick Move, Back to the Hillside, Dead Empire and Late To Chelsea, Prosa are ready to bring their infectious blend of 80s post punk and 90s post hardcore to the South Island Joined in Ōtautahi Christchurch by two of the city's best local bands at the sublime Space Academy, this will…
Find out more »Luna And The Aether w/ Enfire and Ragweed
333 - Triple threat all three-piece line up! Ōtautahi’s very own gothic alt-rock band ‘Luna And The Aether’ make their debut February 28th at Churchills Tavern, alongside the much awaited return of Stoner doom legends ‘Enfire’ and heavy hitting alt-metal lads from ‘Ragweed’ who are making serious waves in the Chch scene! Crushing riffs, melodic dream states and infectious grooves. Doors at 8:30pm
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