Te Whanganui-a-Tara hardcore reps Shuriken cram a whirlwind of mega-heavy guitar / drums pummel into just over two minutes, on their new single 'Bust A Move' ft. Big Ferg LH. Playing at Foundation Hardcore Fest III in Kirikiriroa this October! Get tickets via UTR.

Shuriken Share New Single 'Bust A Move' ft. Big Ferg LH

Playing at Foundation Hardcore Fest III in Kirikiriroa this October.

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U-No Juno combine no wave guitars with sweet / sinister pop smarts on their new single 'Frown'. Playing 4EPs release shows this week in Ōtautahi and Geraldine with Sivle Talk, Sogg & Vagina Dry! Get tickets via UTR.

U-No Juno Unveil New Single 'Frown'

Playing 4EPs release shows this week in Ōtautahi and Geraldine.

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Greatsouth's 'It's getting hotti' is a gently-paced waiata of resistance — embodying "everyday people, whānau and the local community still fighting the good fight." Catch Greatsouth at the all-star Going Global 2026 festival in late August! Get tickets via UTR.

Listen to Greatsouth's New Single 'It's Getting Hotti'

Tāmaki Makaurau artist is the all-star bill for 2026 Going Global festival.

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NYC-based Aotearoa songwriter Miriam Clancy is back home this month — playing tunes from her upcoming album FINAL GIRL and revisiting career highlights at Akl's Whammy Bar with Jol Mulholland & Wgtn's MOON with Joshua Winger! Get tickets via UTR.

Miriam Clancy Announces Girl About Town - 20YR TOUR

Performing in Auckland and Wellington this month.

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Rowena Wise's 'Unlearning Of Love' is a love song deconstructed — from the Australian songwriter's new album Bad Things Feel Good* out Friday. Don't miss Wise's debut solo tour of Aotearoa NZ this September! Get tickets via UTR & rowenawise.com

Watch Rowena Wise's Video For New Single 'Unlearning Of Love'

Naarm songwriter is touring her forthcoming new album Bad Things Feel Good*.

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Warm your frosty winter Tuesday with the raging sonic inferno that is the new split EP from Fiscal Hole and Maced — playing all-ages launch gigs this September in Tāmaki & Kirikiriroa + at Punkfest 2026! Get tickets via UTR 💀

Fiscal Hole & Maced Unveil Split EP + Announce Release Gigs

Playing launch events in Tāmaki Makaurau and Kirikiriroa this September + Punkfest 2026.

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HINE's debut KA MUA KA MURI EP bridges sonic worlds of taonga pūoro and jazz-folk songcraft — on tour in August, performing at St Peters Hall in Paekākāriki this Friday! Get tickets via UTR.

HINE Shares Debut EP 'KA MUA KA MURI'

Performing this winter in Pōneke, Ōhinehou and Paekākāriki.

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Home Brew present Last Week — touring Aotearoa NZ and Australia (first AUS headline shows in over a decade) this October & November 🙌 Hitting Ōtautahi, Pōneke, Kirikiriroa, Rotorua + a triple night residency at Tāmaki's Hollywood Avondale! Get tickets via livenation.co.nz

Home Brew Announce 'Last Week' AUS / NZ Tour

Aotearoa hip-hop champions are touring extensively this spring.

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Join Hun Lynch with full band celebrating her debut album Sycophant in the majestic setting of Kāhui St David's in Tāmaki Makaurau on 29th August — with special guest Sean Dioneda Rivera. Brought to you by Noa Records and Strange News! Get tickets via UTR.

Hun Lynch 'Sycophant' Album Release Show Announced

Performing with band at Auckland's Kāhui St David's with special guest Sean Dioneda Rivera.

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A reality-ripping noise-rock statement of intent nearly seven minutes in duration, 'Aqui' is the lead single from Sulfate's upcoming album And It Wants — out in October via Flying Nun Records & Holiday Records. They're playing a release gig THIS THURSDAY at Tāmaki's The Apartment! Get tix via UTR.

Sulfate Unveil New Single 'Aqui' + Announce Auckland Release Show

Tāmaki noise-rockers reveal the first single from their forthcoming album And It Wants.

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Co-starring Julia Deans, Boh Runga, Dianne Swann, Jazmine Mary and Vera Ellen, Atomic! are on tour this month — a high voltage celebration of women in pop & rock at James Hay Theatre in Christchurch, The Opera House in Wellington & Auckland Town Hall! Get tickets via atomicconcert.com ⚡️💥

Spotlight: Atomic! 2026 Tour ft. Julia Deans, Boh Runga, Dianne Swann, Jazmine Mary, Vera Ellen + More

Aotearoa’s ultimate femme rock supergroup hits Christchurch, Wellington & Auckland this August.

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Menzies' album release tour heads north this week — catch them Friday at Whammy Bar in Tāmaki with The EE Machine & Salt Water Criminals + Saturday at Raglan Town Hall with Tukana & Mondogreen! Get tickets via UTR 🖐

Menzies Share Debut Album 'Holding My Cold Hand, Even Though Yours Is Warm' + Announce Tour

Te Whanganui-a-Tara alt-rock collective are touring nationwide in this winter.

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DARTZ are back in Wellington this week — rocking the Mystery House with Cruelly & Ollie Bunnie Saturday! Get tickets immediately via UTR 🥳

DARTZ, Cruelly, Ollie Bunnie - Mystery House, Wellington

DARTZ, Cruelly, Ollie Bunnie, Mystery House, Wellington Sat, 08 August

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ŌHC Fest - Ōtautahi Hardcore Festival features six powerhouse acts from around Te Waipounamu, plus one secret headliner at @spaceacademy.bsky.social on 26th September! Get tickets NOW via UTR 🙌

ŌHC Fest - Ōtautahi Hardcore Festival 2026 Lineup Announced

Celebrating hardcore culture in Ōtautahi at Space Academy on 26th September.

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Kirikiriroa Hamilton is ground zero for Foundation Hardcore Fest III — brought to you by the NZHCPP crew, seventeen punk & hardcore acts over two relentless nights at The Local Tav! Get tickets & weekend passes NOW via UTR 💥

Foundation Hardcore Fest III Lineup Announced

NZHCPP bring you a stacked lineup of punk and hardcore at The Local Te Rapa on 16th & 17th October.

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Dive into our Release Radar — new & recent Aotearoa highlights from Cuticles, Romi Wrights, Roy Montgomery, Jonathan Bree, Sojourner, Same Name Confusion, ngaru, Gareth Thomas, and Kirsten Morrell ✨

Release Radar: Cuticles, Romi Wrights, Roy Montgomery, Jonathan Bree, Sojourner, Same Name Confusion + More

New and recent sonic gems from Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Tāmaki Makaurau's real deal boogie-rockers Magic Factory deliver the goods with their red hot new Wild Times EP — out today via 1:12 Records. Always great live, catch Magic Factory letting rip at Whammy Public Bar on 21st August! Get tickets via UTR 🎸🔥

Magic Factory Share New 'Wild Times' EP + Announce Release Party

Playing at Auckland's Whammy Public Bar on 21st August.

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Ebony Lamb and Gram Antler's homecoming tour rolls into Lyttelton Coffee Company this Saturday & Unitarian Church in Tāmaki Makaurau on 7th August. Touring Gram Antler's dreamy debut album Novel Lover — catch them both before they head back to Tokyo, Japan! Get tickets via UTR.

Ebony Lamb And Gram Antler New Zealand Tour - Tours at Undertheradar

Ebony Lamb And Gram Antler New Zealand Tour - SATURDAY 25 JULY 20267PM - DOORS 7.30PM - MUSIC STARTSGLORIA OF GREYMOUTH - Blaketown Greymouth$25 General Tickets + BF$35 Support The Artists On...

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Pōneke alt-rockers Dropper are back in Tāmaki Makaurau TONIGHT — playing at Whammy Bar with Homing & arielwose! Get tickets via UTR.

Dropper: Live At Whammy Bar - Whammy Bar, Auckland

Dropper: Live At Whammy Bar, Whammy Bar, Auckland Fri, 31 July

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Silver Scroll finalist HINA chatted with Tasha Tziakis about the genesis of her debut album Descending Dreams (out today!), her own growth as a songwriter + more. Don't miss next week's launch event with band & special guest Na’amah at Kāhui St. David's, get tickets via UTR.

Interview: HINA's Debut Album 'Descending Dreams'

Playing a Tāmaki Makaurau release event at Kāhui St. David's on 6th August.

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Globe-trotting techno ambassadors FOVOS are back home in Aotearoa NZ — taking over The Mothership in Tāmaki Makaurau this Friday 31st July w/ special guests! Get tickets NOW via UTR.

FOVOS - Auckland - The Mothership, Auckland

FOVOS - Auckland, The Mothership, Auckland Fri, 31 July

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Vera Ellen's HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT TIME album release tour with band concludes this week — playing tonight at The Loons in Ōtautahi with Goodbye Starlet & Friday at Pearl Diver in Ōtepoti with Phaedra Love! Get tickets now via UTR ✨

Interview: Vera Ellen 'HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT TIME' Album Release Tour

Multi-award-winning songwriter is touring her new album nationwide with band.

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Chicago noise-rock / post-hardcore luminary Che Arthur (Pink Avalanche, Atombombpocketknife) plays at Whammy Public Bar in Akl tonight — with Swallow the Rat (premiering new tunes) & Silversun Pickups DJs! Get tickets via UTR.

Che Arthur (USA) | Swallow The Rat | Silversun Pickups DJ Sets - Public Bar (Whammy), Auckland

Che Arthur (USA) | Swallow The Rat | Silversun Pickups DJ Sets, Public Bar (Whammy), Auckland Thu, 30 July

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Close collaborator with our own Fat Freddy's Drop, DJ Vаdim (Ninja Tune) will be moving the crowd at Ponsonby Social Club tonight! Brought to you by Code Red Agency & Mucho Aroha Music, get tickets NOW via UTR.

DJ Vadim (UK / RUS) at Ponsonby Social Club Announced

Trip hop innovator plays at Ponsonby Social Club on 30th July.

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Aussie punk legends Hard-Ons are back in Aotearoa NZ this week with Tim Rogers (You Am I) on lead vocals — hitting Auckland's The Mothership and The Raglan Pub w/ Grown Downz & Bloodbags! Get tickets NOW via UTR.

Hard-Ons (AUS) Returning to New Zealand This Winter

Featuring Tim Rogers on lead vox in Auckland and Raglan with special guests.

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Aotearoa NZ's largest ever underground metal festival, BARBARIANISM is happening over four huge nights THIS WEEK at Valhalla in Pōneke Wellington 🤘 Hosting 27 bands from Thursday to Sunday! Get tickets NOW via UTR.

Barbarianism 6 Underground Metal Fest - Valhalla, Wellington

Barbarianism 6 Underground Metal Fest, Valhalla, Wellington Thu, 30 July

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Headlined by German technical death metal titans Obscura, SHRED FEST is coming to Auckland's Whammy Bar, Wellington's Valhalla and Churchills in Christchurch this September! Limited time special discounted tickets ($60 for 60 hours) available NOW via UTR 🤘

Shred Fest 2026 New Zealand Tour Announced ft. Obscura

German technical death metal titans are playing headline dates in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

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Punkfest 2026 is taking over Barrel Brothers Newtown in Te Whanganui-a-Tara for two nights of DIY amp-blasting mayhem — featuring "18 bands, DJs, markets and maximum carnage over Labour Weekend!" Hosted by Razored Raw, tickets & weekend passes available NOW via UTR.

Punkfest 2026 Lineup Announced

Taking over Barrel Brothers Newtown in Te Whanganui-a-Tara on 23rd and 24th October.

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The Broken Heartbreakers have revealed special guests for their spring album release tour of Aotearoa NZ — Marl, Violet French & The W.O.S, Ben Chavasse, Mahoney Harris, Eigenface and sloer. Imagine If We Could Just Keep Driving is out now via Nadia Reid's Slow Time Records! Get tix via UTR 🚐 🏔

The Broken Heartbreakers 'Imagine If We Could Just Keep Driving' Tour Supports Announced

Ōtepoti songcrafters are touring their fifth studio album nationwide.

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Atomic! are Aotearoa’s ultimate femme rock supergroup — led by musical director Julia Deans with Boh Runga, Dianne Swann, Jazmine Mary, Vera Ellen + more 💥 Performing at James Hay Theatre in Chch, The Opera House in Wgtn, and Akl Town Hall this August! Get ticket now at www.atomicconcert.com

Spotlight: Atomic! 2026 Tour ft. Julia Deans, Boh Runga, Dianne Swann, Jazmine Mary, Vera Ellen + More

Aotearoa’s ultimate femme rock supergroup hits Christchurch, Wellington & Auckland this August.

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