April 2026
Swamp Meet Single Release – w/ Evergreen Terrace and Plastic Manor
Swamp Meet are back, releasing their debut single as a fully formed band and performing live at Darkroom on the 18th of April for their 2nd headlining show SWAMP MEET is a riffy, hard-hitting, chorus-loving grunge band based in Ōtautahi, made up of 3 guys from small and rainy Westport. Inspired by rock through the ages, such as (mainly) Nirvana, Black Sabbath, and AC/DC. After a couple of years now under their belts, the guys are feeling at home and…
Find out more »DROOK (USA) & ALH Mini-Festival – Christchurch
Very special two venue, mini-festival at Darkroom and Space Academy. Bands alternate so you can see everyone 🙂 7:00PM Doors Open 7:30PM Jess Aspinwell - Darkroom 8:00PM Grifthorse - Space Academy 8:30PM U-No Juno (DUD) - Darkroom 9:00PM Wurld Series - Space Academy 9:30PM Marsha - Darkroom 10:00PM Drook (USA) - Space Academy 10:40PM Trekkers Hotel (WKA) - Darkroom 11:10PM Slur (IVC) - Space Academy BANDS: Drook (USA) https://www.alowhum.com/drook Slur (IVC) https://www.facebook.com/SLURNZ/ U-No Juno (DUD) https://www.instagram.com/u_no_junoband/ Trekkers Hotel (WKA) https://www.instagram.com/trekkers_hotel/…
Find out more »ANZAC Weekend Saturday – BnP, Salad Boys & Music Sucks
Come to Space Academy this ANZAC Saturday for a greeeeaaat show ~~featuring~~ -- BnP -- Don't miss this EXTREMELY RARE performance by BnP (featuring old, very old, and brand new songs). John will be bringing the trombone. Ben is turning 40! https://thebnp.bandcamp.com/album/welcome-to-mediocrity -- music sucks -- music sucks has existed since 2011 as a vehicle for Sam Wilkinson's weird, funny, sad songwriting - performing with a rotating cast of band members through the years. Now based in Nelson with a…
Find out more »Ritual – A Night Of Divine Feminine Magick
Ritual - A Night of Divine Feminine Magick An ethereal night of all femme fronted acts, featuring psychedelic soulful rockers ‘Moonflower’, the mystical gothic alt-rock trio ‘Luna and the Aether’ and emotive dark alternative duo ‘Pyyrhic’. Each, a force to be reckoned with in their own rights, will take you on a journey from shadow work realms through to catharsis, til we rise from the ashes together. Doors at 8pm, first act on at 8:30pm. R18. R.O.A.R.
Find out more »A Thursday Noise Situation
Join us from 8pm, 30apr, at darkroom for three new bands; Vomitare L’Anima, Haahlon Keiyon, and LK-99. Vomitare L’Anima “They invent a howling theatrical language through which it becomes possible to express the grief of the whole world, a language understood by no one but the two of them.” ― Unica Zürn. Haahlon Keiyon mutilates and sacrifices melodies on an altar of beats, noise, and performance to shake off psychic trances in order to reassess perception - with a view…
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