November 2026
Kina:suttsu (jpn). Are You Or Have You Ever Been. Pumportation
Join us from 8pm, 26nov, at darkroom for our very special guest from Japan, Kina:suttsu. she will be supported by darkroom favourites, are you or have you ever been, and the debut of Pumportation. As usual the event will be free but koha for kina's travel expenses will be greatly appreciated. Kina:suttsu is a Japanese experimental artist whose practice combines music, performance, visual art, and film. Using saxophone, electronics, noise, and field recordings, she creates immersive performances that blur the…
Find out more »Aldous Harding
Aotearoa artist Aldous Harding today announces her Train on the Island New Zealand tour dates for November. Last month, Harding announced her first headline shows since 2023 touring across the UK and Europe. Following this tour she will bring her live show to Aotearoa, celebrating her fifth studio album, Train On The Island out on 8th May 2026.
Find out more »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…
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