November 2026
Cat Power | The Greatest
Saturday 28th November - James Hay Theatre - Christchurch With Lawrence Arabia Twenty years on, The Greatest still sounds like midnight. This summer, Cat Power returns to New Zealand for a run of special shows performing her seminal 2006 album The Greatest in full, alongside songs spanning one of the most singular catalogues in contemporary music. Recorded in Memphis with members of the legendary Hi Rhythm section, The Greatest remains a defining statement from Marshall: smoky, soulful and heartbreakingly intimate.…
Find out more »DECEITS Aotearoa tour 2026
Los Angeles post-punk band DECEITS has been building something real from the ground up. Since forming in 2021, longtime friends Kevin Moreno (Vocals/Instruments) and Francisco Saenz (Drums/Percussions) have self-released their entire catalog, quietly amassing millions of streams, selling out tours, and pressing vinyl that disappears just as quickly as it arrives. Their momentum has carried them from the underground to stages like Cruel World 2025 and across their first European tour, all while earning coverage from Post-Punk.com and the Los…
Find out more »Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses) ‘Sugar On Blackstone’ 2026 Album Release Gig Christchurch
An artist hugely beloved by Aotearoa audiences, Kristin Hersh of Throwing Muses is welcome to tour our shores whenever she pleases. Bookending last year with Moonlight Concessions dates (first solo and then with her aforementioned band), the US alt-rock royal will be back down under just in time to kick off summer, touring her forthcoming new album Sugar on Blackstone nationwide — rolling into Ōtautahi Christchurch Sunday Nov 29th late arvo 4.30 pm A major figure of the late 20th…
Find out more »December 2026
THE NOMAD REGENERATE NZ TOUR CHRISTCHURCH
THE NOMAD BRINGS 30 YEARS OF BASS CULTURE TO AOTEAROA ReGenerate – 30 Year Anniversary NZ Tour After three decades of making music, DJing and pushing Aotearoa’s bass culture forward, The Nomad returns to the road this October, November and early December for his national ReGenerate – 30 Year Anniversary NZ Tour. Joined by MC Antsman and featuring immersive visuals from warpTV, the tour will bring The Nomad’s signature blend of dub, reggae, house, jungle and drum & bass to dancefloors across Aotearoa, with local…
Find out more »Gates Below
Tombstone Entertainment presents... GATES BELOW An evening to celebrate the end of 2026, with a fine balance of quality riffs and outright brutality. Expect to audibly plummet into the depths of Old School Brutal Death Metal, Hardcore, Thrash, and Sludge/Doom. Featuring: BORER CRISIS KURUPTED EXANIMUS BLUDGEONER CASTRATOR EXENTERA Saturday, 5th December Churchills Gates open 4:30 PM First band on 5:00 PM
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