December 14 – Unknown Mortal Orchestra – SOLD OUT

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Unknown Mortal Orchestra – the Portland via New Zealand outfit fronted by psychedelic visionary Ruban Nielson – will return to New Zealand for a highly anticipated run of national dates in December.   Nielson will be joined by his cohorts from his adopted hometown – bassist Jacob Portrait, drummer Riley …

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January 14: Kate Tempest

Kate Tempest

KATE TEMPEST is a Mercury Music Prize nominated recording artist and an award winning poet, playwright and novelist. She was born in 1985, grew up in South-East London and put simply is mind-bogglingly talented. Kate Tempest and her four piece band will play Wellington Bodega Thursday 14th January. In 2014 …

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JAN 15: Mac Demarco

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Like the days of Steely Dan, Harry Nilsson or Prince releasing a classic every year (or less) comes Mac DeMarcos Another One, a mini-LP announced almost one year to the date of the meteorically successful Salad Days. Conceived and recorded entirely by himself in a short period between a relentless …

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January 28: Refused with Hollywoodfun Downsta!rs

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First ever time in New Zealand, Valhalla Touring and ODR Productionspresents, Refused! They told me that the classics never go out of style….. Swedish rock band REFUSED wasn’t just ruminating about the lasting impact of popular culture when it began its 1998 album “The Shape Of Punk To Come” with …

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March 13: The Mummies

The Mummies

March 13: The Mummies FINALLY! A BAND THAT DOES NOT DRESS STUPIDLY ANNOUNCES NZ SHOWS IN MARCH THE KINGS OF BUDGET ROCK ….. THE MUMMIES! 1 Those bandaged bards of garage rock THE MUMMIES make their way to NZ for their first EVER shows in this part of the world. …

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