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February 2025
Marmalade | Amber Carly Williams | Leah Kelsey
Whether you're freshly dusty off the back of Electric Avenue or simply searching for something sweet to do on a Sunday evening, join us for a Sunday session at the Space Academy. We've gathered all our tastiest tunes and stripped them back to solo/duo formations to plate an entirely delectable and wholesome gig for your pleasure! Marmalade Swinging somewhere between folk-pop and indie-rock, Tāmaki Makaurau based Jemilah & Koen bring you a stripped-back version of their usual full-band sound. Their…
Find out more »The Audio Visual Drop Kicks: ‘Betterland’ Album Release Tour
Coinciding with the release of their debut album ‘Betterland’, The Audio Visual Drop Kicks are hitting the road and bringing their alternative-indie-rock sound from Ōtepoti to Ōtautahi once again! Joining them at Space Academy on February 28 are indie-garage rockers Monotones and upbeat post-punk legends Grift Horse. Doors at 8pm. Limited door sales will be available for $20.
Find out more »March 2025
CAITLIN – Live at Space Academy
Caitlin Bradley (CAITLIN) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter making a mark on the alternative music scene. Caitlin is known for her skilful lyricism, infectious energy, and her ability to win over audiences with captivating performances. Her first headline show in since 2022 follows the successful release of her alternative pop EP, ‘Legacy’, on the 8th of November, 2024. Her successful folk-pop single ‘Light Leak’ charted on the New Zealand Alt Music Charts and ‘What You Love’ reached #1 on the…
Find out more »das Lebewohl TTG
Berliner Thom Thom Geigenschrey (TTG) has been touring New Zealand performing his eclectic improv on electric violin with alumni from his favourite label Flying Nun. Favouring the driven mantric drive of the likes of Snapper, The Clean, Tall Dwarfs and Peter Jefferies he brings his Kraut Rock influences to share on instrumental versions of his top NZ picks along with variations on CAN, NEU and Faust. Sharing in this Kraut Kiwi Experience TTG will be joined at Space Academy by…
Find out more »Guitar Wolf NZ Tour 2025 – Jett Rock and Roll From Tokyo, Japan
GUITAR WOLF! JAPAN'S GREATEST 'JET ROCK'N'ROLL' BAND, RETURN TO AOTEAROA. Tokyo masters of rock&roll mayhem. 30 years young & the foot ain’t ever come off that car crash accelerator pedal. Still swerving, dead man curving, burnin’ out & danger driftin’. Link Wray overdriven guitar rumble fuzz & feedback, Joan Jett warm leatherette aesthetic obsession, locomotive rockabilly rhythms & early Ramones punk chunk thump. Noise, hiss & drone co-opted from fellow Japanese sound assault merchants High Rise & Mainliner. It’s a…
Find out more »Frankie and The Teardrops
Born out of sheer desperation to dance on stage like a silly goose, with a full noise hyper fem band painted in pink and all shades complementary, the Teardrops are a fun loving yet rebellious party. They sing and play for all humans, no matter what style, whatever vibe, there’s a song for you and all your pals! Alt pop turns danger disco, the Teardrops have a bad bitch only brass section to send you into the night with hooks…
Find out more »Monotones- A Night Of Song And Sound
Come join Monotones at Space Academy on the night of March 28th for evening of song and sound joined by Big John’s House, Detour, and Blister!
Find out more »April 2025
Phoebe Rings
Phoebe Rings started with Crystal Choi in 2019, eager for an outlet after finishing jazz school. “I got very sick of jazz. I just didn’t want that sound anymore,” she adds, “Dream-pop was my favourite thing to listen to. It fits the vibe and visuals of where I wanted to go.” Graham Reid praises the ethereal fantasy: “If the occasion arises for you to take a few moments to let the world go, this is the EP for you.” Choi…
Find out more »Womb – Album Release Tour – NZ/AUS
Join us for the release of our third album, One Is Always Heading Somewhere. With very special guest Mona Vasa! Love, Womb xx
Find out more »Tom Lark – Moonlight Hotel Tour
Shannon Fowler has announced his second full-length album as Tom Lark, Moonlight Hotel, along with dates for his first live shows in Aotearoa since May 2024. Moonlight Hotel sees the artist explore the parallels between his family's historical displacement following the 1929 earthquake that destroyed Murchison – a pioneer town in the upper West Coast of the South Island – and his own following the 2011 earthquakes that levelled much of Ōtautahi. The second single from the LP, 'Rock &…
Find out more »Mary Ocher (Berlin) – NZ Tour
CRISIS ARTIST: Western World Tour Following shows all over Europe and North America, Berlin-based Experimental pop artist Mary Ocher returns to NZ and Australia for the first time since 2019, armed with two vastly celebrated political records released only months apart: Your Guide to Revolution and Approaching Singularity: Music for The End of Time. Ocher's music is a bold confrontation of power and alienation. For those who crave music that defies convention, Mary Ocher is unmissable. Ocher has been pushing…
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