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THE SMITHS Music Night
Sanctuary Events present An evening of THE SMITHS Music Night with DJ Regress Come dance and sing the night away to all your favourite Smiths songs! We will attempt to play every Smiths song in a 4 hour showcase! Tickets available from UTR.co.nz R18 R.O.A.R
Darkroom Free Pub Quiz
Join us for a FREE pub quiz hosted by Feather Unsure. Last Wednesday of every Month Doors open at 7pm Quiz kicks off 7:30pm Darkroom 336 St Asaph St Free entry! Teams of up to 6 people welcome. Bar tab up for grabs for the winning team, plus spot prizes throughout the night. Bookings essential, email info@darkroom.bar to book a table for your team R18. R.O.A.R.
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
Euphonic | Monster Mash
Calling all ghouls, ghosts, goblins and golems, you have been summoned down to the Monster Mash Euphonic, Boom Candy, Sydenham Underpass, and DJSoc have come together to bring you the spooookiest rave this spring. Trick or treat! 10 DJs will be going head to head from genre to genre. Dnb, Techno, Breaks, Jungle, 140s and more. The sun will set and the monsters will come out to play, with horrifying and terrifying decorations, you’ll be engulfed in a mist of…
OTHER VOICES perform the music of THE CURE
Sanctuary Events present The Music of THE CURE Performed Live by OTHER VOICES A 30+ song showcase of music from THE CURE’S most prolific period, 1979 to 1989. OTHER VOICES will be performing a selection of songs from EVERY album throughout that decade. Expect to hear fan favourites, deep cuts and classic songs from the albums; Three Imaginary Boys, Boys Don’t Cry, Seventeen Seconds, Faith, Pornography, Japanese Whispers, The Top, Head on the Door, Standing on a Beach, Kiss Me…
Darkroom Open Mic Night
Join us for our Open Mic Night, on the first Weds of each month! Doors open 6:30pm with music from 7pm Sound person, drum kit, mics, and bass and guitar amps provided. Sign up on the blackboard on the night to play for up to 15mins. Spots are limited, first in first served. Musicians and bands of any genre, and any musical ability/experience level welcome to perform. Solo acts and group acts all welcome! Free entry R18 R.O.A.R.
Bilders Empathetic Dustbin Tour
Bilders not only play tunes from the 2024 LP Dustbin of Empathy but also from their new album, which launches with this tour. The band is the strongest ever, with multi-instrumentalists Alex McManus and Matt Swanson (mostly bass) making the trip from the USA. Magnet Magazine described Direen standing with Chris Knox in the vanguard of the country’s non-conformist rock pantheon; he’s another guy who has led by example, and hung in there through some cruel ups and downs. He’s…
Stone Temple Pilots / Radiohead Tribute Show – Christchurch!
THE DEAD CIRCUS – Live at The Loons, Lyttelton | 2025 After sold-out shows in 2023, 2024, and 2025, Christchurch’s own THE DEAD CIRCUS – the world’s #1 Stone Temple Pilots tribute – return to stages across Aotearoa with their high-voltage set, packed with 90s alt-rock energy. Get ready for full-throttle performances of Plush, Interstate Love Song, Creep, Down, and many more STP anthems! Joining them are KNIVES OUT, delivering a haunting, powerful tribute to Radiohead. Expect all-time favourites like…
Darkroom Free Pub Quiz
Join us for a FREE pub quiz hosted by Feather Unsure. Last Wednesday of every Month Doors open at 7pm Quiz kicks off 7:30pm Darkroom 336 St Asaph St Free entry! Teams of up to 6 people welcome. Bar tab up for grabs for the winning team, plus spot prizes throughout the night. Bookings essential, email info@darkroom.bar to book a table for your team R18. R.O.A.R.
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
Darkroom Open Mic Night
Join us for our Open Mic Night, on the first Weds of each month! Doors open 6:30pm with music from 7pm Sound person, drum kit, mics, and bass and guitar amps provided. Sign up on the blackboard on the night to play for up to 15mins. Spots are limited, first in first served. Musicians and bands of any genre, and any musical ability/experience level welcome to perform. Solo acts and group acts all welcome! Free entry R18 R.O.A.R.
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…
Scattered Sound Sessions Vol 3
Darkroom presents Scattered Sound Sessions - showcasing our fave poets, wordsmiths, and folk, indie & acoustic musicians performing in nooks and crannies, cosy corners, and unusual spots throughout Darkroom live music venue and Art Hole gallery. Volume 3, the Summer Edition, is coming up on Thurs Dec 11th! 7pm doors, music from 7:30pm Presales available from Under the Radar The spaces will be full of cosy rugs, couches, cushions, and arts & crafts to keep things comfy at this sit…
SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES Music Night
Sanctuary Events present An evening of SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES Music Night with DJs Regress & Pris Come dance the night away to all your favourite Banshees songs! We will be playing a 4 hour showcase featuring a selection of classic singles, fan favs and deep cuts from their most iconic albums. Tickets available from UTR.co.nz R18 R.O.A.R
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