December 2026
A Thursday Noise Situation
A Thursday Noise Situation is a monthly event showcasing a variety of experimental, ambient, noise, and art music. Ranging from traditional rock-band line-ups to a person with a drill. Come down and enjoy the more out there side of music, last Thursday of the month at Darkroom. Doors 8pm, music from 8:30pm Free entry R18 R.O.A.R
Find out more »January 2027
Kōwhai Grove 2027
Kōwhai Grove returns to Gunns Bush, Waimate for 2027. Three days in the bush on one of the best sound systems in the country. No big sponsorships, no funding bodies. Just a CHCH community that drives south every January because the music, the people and the place are worth it. We've always been honest about what it takes to keep something like this alive in Aotearoa right now. Every ticket is a direct vote for independent underground music in this…
Find out more »A Thursday Noise Situation
A Thursday Noise Situation is a monthly event showcasing a variety of experimental, ambient, noise, and art music. Ranging from traditional rock-band line-ups to a person with a drill. Come down and enjoy the more out there side of music, last Thursday of the month at Darkroom. Doors 8pm, music from 8:30pm Free entry R18 R.O.A.R
Find out more »Flamingo Pier – Woven Together
After more than a decade of building dancefloors around the world, Flamingo Pier return home this spring to celebrate the release of their new album, WOVEN TOGETHER. After more than a decade of building dancefloors around the world, Flamingo Pier return home this spring to celebrate the release of their new album, WOVEN TOGETHER, with a six-date New Zealand tour. Don't miss the chance to experience WOVEN TOGETHER live, as Flamingo Pier bring their full live band to the stage…
Find out more »February 2027
UK Indie-Folk: Good Habits Album Release Tour
Doors 8:00 Starting at 8:30 (no support) We’re Good Habits! A joyous and unexpected fusion of folk, jazz and more ft vocals, cello, accordion, synths and drums. We used to be a folky-duo who began our musical journey when we became stranded in Aotearoa across the pandemic. A few years later, we have a different sound, a new album, and we bring a new line up back over! To get to know us / how we sound watch this -…
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