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March 2025
AutoMatic80s Live at The Loons 2025
🎸 Automatic80s are Back in Christchurch - New Venue! 🎸  WE HAVE A NEW VENUE! đź—“ Saturday, 8th March 2025 đź“Ť The Loons, 16 Canterbury Street, Lyttleton, Christchgurch  🚨 Limited Tickets are on SALE NOW — don’t miss out on your chance to experience New Zealand’s #1 80s tribute band LIVE! 🚨  Automatic80s are known for delivering an electrifying performance, recreating the magic of the decade that gave us iconic hits, wild fashion, and unforgettable music. With…
Find out more »DARTZ with This Dog & Bin Day
DARTZ (the band from Wellington, New Zealand) return to Christchurch for a one-off show at Loons in Lyttelton, one year after the release of their #1 charting album "Dangerous Day to be a Cold One" with support from locals This Dog and Bin Day under 18s may attend only if supervised by a parent/guardian
Find out more »The D4
Louder, wilder, and more combustible than ever, NZ’s finest punk n’ rollers, The D4, will be hitting home shores this coming February / March. They will be celebrating the FIRST EVER VINYL pressing of sophomore album Out Of My Head dropping February 7, 2025 via Warner Music. The D4 are running hot from a riotous, untamed tour across their spiritual stomping ground of Japan, and are now primed to explode back onto the local stage. With appearances at Kickdown Festival, opening for Shihad on their final…
Find out more »Pretty Stooked & The Knews
Pretty Stooked & The Knews are back in ĹŚtautahi for the first time since 2023! After relocating to Melbourne, brothers Eddie and Cullen Kiesanowski are bringing their projects home for a special one-off show at The Loons in Lyttelton, following their performance at Two Minds Festival. Joined by their full bands, they'll be performing a mix of new tracks and old favourites, with a special guest yet to be announced.
Find out more »Stone Temple Pilots / Radiohead / Nirvana Tribute
THE DEAD CIRCUS IS BACK AND READY TO ROCK YOUR WORLD! After SOLD OUT shows across New Zealand in 2023 and 2024—and epic performances at the Tauranga Smoke Festival (Nov 23, 2024) and Otautahi Smoke Festival (Dec 14, 2024)—The Dead Circus, the world's #1 STP tribute band since Stone Temple Pilots, is bringing their high-octane tribute to The Loons, Lyttelton on Saturday, March 22, 2025! Get ready for a mind-blowing set packed with Stone Temple Pilots classics from Core, Purple,…
Find out more »MJ Lenderman & The Wind – NZ Tour 2025
Banished Music & Strange News Present MJ Lenderman & The Wind New Zealand Tour - March / April 2025 Sunday 30 March - Loons, Lyttelton Monday 31 March - Meow, Wellington Tuesday 1 April - Double Whammy, Auckland Pre-sale tickets - 10AM, Friday 22 Nov General tickets - 10AM, Monday 25 Nov “the Poet Laureate of Indie Rock” — Interview Magazine “Manning Fireworks is a masterpiece about quotidian misery that’s as playful and comforting as a best friend.” — Stereogum…
Find out more »April 2025
The Doors Live
Come and celebrate the music of Jim Morrison and The Doors with The Doors Live! The world’s greatest Doors tribute band. You will be transported to the past as you dance and sing your heart out to 2.5 hours of classic Doors songs including Light My Fire, Riders On The Storm, Break On Through and many more. Doors open at 7:30, music starts at 8.30pm.
Find out more »May 2025
Old Mervs Album Tour
Australia’s fastest rising indie-rock outfit and loveable larrikins Old Mervs are heading on an absolutely mammoth tour around Australia & New Zealand in 2025. Kicking off in May, the WA duo are celebrating the release of their highly awaited debut album, released 21 March 2025. Recorded with ARIA award-winning producer Chris Collins, the self-titled album features “What You’ve Lost”, “Parched”, “Forget It”, See You Again, Everyone One Will See It and a stack of new tunes. Old Mervs have quickly…
Find out more »Bootleg Rascal | Christchurch
Kia ora, New Zealand! Get ready to groove as Bootleg Rascal hits our shores for an epic tour this May! The Aussie legends are bringing their infectious mix of reggae, rock, and hip-hop to four amazing cities, and they’ll be joined by special guests The Darlings from Tauranga. Tour Dates: - Thursday, 15th May 2025 - Auckland - The Mothership - Friday, 16th May 2025 - Wellington - San Fran - Saturday, 17th May 2025 - Christchurch - The Loons…
Find out more »Aotearoa Prog Alliance 2
We’re stoked to announce the return of the Aotearoa Prog Alliance Tour, featuring Pull Down the Sun, Claemus, and Elidi! The first round was an absolute blast, so we’re hitting the road again to bring an epic mix of progressive heaviness to Wellington, Christchurch, Whanganui, and Auckland.
Find out more »August 2025
Amigo The Devil (solo)
In the vast realm of modern folk and alternative rock, Amigo The Devil is an artist who channels a voice of unsettling beauty and raw truth. Nestled within the corners of his haunting melodies and daring experimentation is a tale as profound as the dirges he sings. Despite his growing notoriety, Amigo the Devil remains enigmatic. He isnt one to bask in the limelight, choosing once again to let the music speak for itself.
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