May 2026
RDU Friday Drive LIVE!
RDU98.5FM is celebrating New Zealand Music with two very special additions of Friday Drive, broadcasting live from Three Boys Brewery! Head on down from 4pm on the 22nd and 29th of May and witness RDU’s Friday Drive, LIVE! And stick around to see and hear RDU’s top DJs bringing the heat with 100% kiwi tunes all night long! Or at least until they kick us out! Plus, the last keg of the golden anniversary RDBRU is being tapped, so you…
Find out more »Sentient Mud – EP Tour – Christchurch
The first stop of Sentient Muds south island tour to celebrate releasing our second EP. With support from: Saint Peter's Thursday The Perfect Gun $10 Door sales R18 R.O.A.R.
Find out more »Lewis Parke
? LEWIS PARKE - LIVE AT DARKROOM - SATURDAY 23 MAY - DOORS 7:30PM ? SUPPORT FROM EVERGREEN TERRACE Lewis Parke is an emerging indie songwriter from the Christchurch area, indie with a bite: The act features Lewis's lush vocals and intricate guitarwork alongside Ralph Hall's delicate percussion and sampling. The set is a portfolio of released and unreleased material from his catalog. The two just played their first headline show last month which sold out, this emerging duo is…
Find out more »Tommy Emmanuel: Living In The Light Tour 2026
World-renowned guitarist and master entertainer TOMMY EMMANUEL, CGP is thrilled to announce what is sure to be an unforgettable tour of New Zealand in May 2026. The five-date tour takes in Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Wellington and Christchurch. TOMMY EMMANUEL, CGP is a living legend in the world of acoustic guitar, celebrated for his jaw- dropping technique, innovation, and boundless musicality. He has enthralled audiences around the globe with his dazzling fingerstyle performances, and now, New Zealand will have the…
Find out more »Wednesday ‘Bleeds’ NZ Tour with Mim Jensen
BANISHED MUSIC & STRANGE NEWS PRESENT WEDNESDAY ‘BLEEDS’ NZ TOUR FRIDAY 22 MAY - SAN FRAN, WELLINGTON with MUDGOOSE SATURDAY 23 MAY - LOONS, LYTTELTON with MIM JENSEN SUNDAY 24 MAY - HOLLYWOOD AVONDALE, AUCKLAND with AWNING Tickets from www.banishedmusic.com When North Carolina’s noise makers Wednesday first visited Aotearoa off the back of their album RAT SAW GOD, audiences were taken by surprise in the best possible way. A 95bFM review called the band’s Whammy show “a sold out countrygaze…
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