February 2026
An Evening Out With StupidSaysWHAT!? And Ratcry
Ladies, Gentlemen, and everyone else please put your hands together for “An Evening Out with StupidSaysWHAT!?”. On a mission to release their first album this year, StupidSaysWHAT!? take to the stage bringing you with them on a musical journey through nostalgia. With a set full of classic covers and pop-punk inspired originals, get ready to be taken all the way back to the 2000s. Joining them at darkroom for the first time are the incredible punk-powerhouse 'RatCry'. With an impressive…
Find out more »All Ages | Only You | Evergreen Terrace | ANTIBODY
LIVE FAST, DIE YOUNG PRESENTS: All Ages Gig w/ Only You, Evergreen Terrace & ANTIBODY. Performing live at Space Academy on February 27th! Only You are a female-fronted emo band blending 90s emo nostalgia and the intensity of modern hardcore. Inspired by Title Fight, Scowl, Have Heart, and pretty much anything else that is suffixed by "core." Evergreen Terrace are a new 4-piece emo/melodic hardcore adjacent band from Springfield, or close enough! (Ōtautahi, Aotearoa). Taking inspiration from bands like Modern…
Find out more »Early Cthulu Rising
One32nd are a newly formed, guitar driven, alt Goth band whose members come from a wide variety of musical backgrounds. Expect soaring operatic vocals mashed up with screaming growls and atmospheric guitar backed up by a solid back line to hold the groove. Footage link: https://www.facebook.com/reel/727614433757997 Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578132437654 The Psychic Maps are a mash up of members of legendary indie bands Loves Ugly Children, Pumpkinhead and Squirm. Their richly textured layers of sound will wash over you, lift you…
Find out more »Elizabeth and the Coven, Morgan La Fae, The Charlotte Sometimes
We get asked all time how people can support Darkroom amongst the changing cityscape as residential development pops up around us, and the answer is simple: come to a gig!!! If you've been meaning to make it down for a while, make it happen on Sat Feb 28th cos we've got some old friends and new faves lined up to take to the stage!! Join us for a night celebrating local Ōtautahi live music , with sets from self-described "corporate…
Find out more »Prosa South Island Tour w/ Hoihoi and Mental Joy
Tāmaki Makaurau post-punk/post-hardcore band PROSA are bringing their EP release tour to the South Island After touring the North Island in December and playing shows with the likes of Dick Move, Back to the Hillside, Dead Empire and Late To Chelsea, Prosa are ready to bring their infectious blend of 80s post punk and 90s post hardcore to the South Island Joined in Ōtautahi Christchurch by two of the city's best local bands at the sublime Space Academy, this will…
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