September 2025
Pig Destroyer
PIG DESTROYER boil metal down to its muscle, sinew, and bone - razor-sharp guitar, percussive pummelling, and a lone, stark howl - and use them to commit a vicious assault. The lyrics paint loathsome, frightening images of pitch-black self-hatred and the frailty of the human experience. These musical manifestations only serve to cement their already legendary status. Having not been in Australia and New Zealand since 2008, PIG DESTROYER’s long overwaited return has just one goal. To unnerve the unprepared…
Find out more »Bleed Black: Emo Party
Tombstone Entertainment Presents... ? BLEED BLACK: Emo Party ? Step back into those feels and relive the glory days of eyeliner, Bebo, and emotional anthems! Bleed Black is your throwback to that early 2000s heartbreak, the FRINGE, checkered Vans, and all your favorite songs from the bands that got you through your teenage hell. Featuring a tear-drenched DJ set by DJ Cry4help, spinning all your favourite bangers, from Taking Back Sunday to Paramore, from My Chemical Romance to Dashboard Confessional,…
Find out more »Lovers Anonymous, The Perfect Gun and The Charlotte Sometimes
Come on down for a gig on Sat Sept 13th to celebrate the success of Darkroom's Boosted campaign and check out some live, local music from Lovers Anonymous, The Perfect Gun, and The Charlotte Sometimes! We had planned this gig as a fundraiser where we would put the ticket money into Darkroom's Boost Ōtautahi campaign. Plot twist - the Chch music community is so incredible that we exceeded our fundraising goal within a few hours of posting our Boosted link!…
Find out more »Shaun Kirk – New Zealand Tour 2025
Hailing from the music-filled streets of Melbourne, Australia, Shaun Kirk is an award-winning blues and soul troubadour recognized for his exceptional talent as a born entertainer. His unique talent has not only earned him many accolades but also much praise from fellow artists, such as three-time Grammy Award Winner Fantastic Negrito, who has declared his show as One of the best one-man shows he’s ever seen! Kirk's vocals exude a gritty, soulful depth that seems to transcend far beyond his…
Find out more »Carne Verde 2
CARNE VERDE return to 03 Sessions with another evening of unfettered bass & drums indulgence! With a penchant for lush tones and bizarre textures with eye-watering polyrhythms, this duo will captivate you with a haze of cinematic sci-fi prog fusion jazz funk and sonic exploratory surgery. CARNE VERDE is the malformed brainchild of percussionist extraordinaire Doug Brush and bass iconoclast Mike "Fud" Fudakowski, with special guests. 03 SESSIONS // Original and improvised music from Ōtautahi and beyond. $20 - General…
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