December 2025
Nadia Reid Enter Now Brightness Tour
This December acclaimed songwriter Nadia Reid journeys back to New Zealand and Australia in celebration of Enter Now Brightness; her critically lauded fourth album which was released on Chrysalis in February 2025. December 5 / Christchurch / The Piano Presale 10am (NZST), Wednesday 16th April General on sale 10am (NZST), Friday 18th April Register for presale at banishedmusic.com/subscribe The Manchester-based expatriate New Zealander is known for her ruminative and well-crafted folk-inflected songwriting, and with Enter Now Brightness she presents a…
Find out more »Weezier 2025
It's weezier time again. This year there will be songs from the Blue, Red, Green, Black, Make Believe, Pinkerton, Every Thing Will Be Alright in the End and Maladroit albums, oh yes, and at last a song from the White albummm! So freshen up on all those songs and head on down to the darkroom, it's going to be pretty neat. Straight into it, no warmup band required.
Find out more »Polson – Let Them All Dance – EP Release Party
After months of building momentum in the ’03 music scene, POLSON are finally ready to unveil some new tracks. Known for their experimental, highly varied, and high-octane sets, POLSON are sure to have your ears wanting more. Joining them are upcoming talents from the '03 underground, Gracie Snow and BWD. Gracie Snow blends dreamy vocals with warm, off-kilter electronic productions, crafting songs that feel intimate yet expansive and one-of-a-kind. BWD make sounds, maybe not pleasant ones, but certainly memorable. Expect…
Find out more »Medal / Kaiwhatu
This Friday Dec 5 sees MEDaL team up with good friends KAIWHATU to make their yearly excursion out of the cave to entertain the masses. Formed six years ago MEDaL have released two vinyl albums, gigged sporadically and largely maintained an underground presence in the bowels of Lyttelton. This may change, but probably not... KAIWHATU , who also enjoy exploring the Space/Kraut Rock side of the universe, describe themselves : Kaiwhatu — to weave, to lead, to guide — is…
Find out more »Carnival For Change
Celebrate resistance, block coal, and dance ya socks off at this festival-protest celebrating activism and art in Ōtautahi! Everyone is invited to this festival of arts, music, kai, and learning. The problems we face are even bigger than just climate and ecological breakdown. That's why those working for peace, protecting Te Tiriti, defending workers rights, and other aligned causes are also invited to help create the big allied movement that we need. The festival is being organised by Climate Liberation…
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