October 16 2008
Gig Guide 16 — 22 October
posted by Steven Shaw at 3:31 pm
Voom, Friday at The Dog’s Bollix, Auckland, with SideKickNick (right) in support
Thursday 16 October
White Swan Black Swan with Jess Chambers & Justin Firefly Dogs Bollix, Auckland
Anika Moa Pumphouse, Takapuna, Ak
TiMBAH Shadows, Uni of Auckland
Ed Mecija, Samylka, The Marty Stouffer Experiment Khuja Lounge, Auckland
Legacy Of Disorder album release, with Kulus Kings Arms, Auckland
Tony Hopkins & Friends Coco Club, Ak
Dubstep University ft. DJ Jason Howson, DJ Seeka, MC Koder Vesbar, AUT, Ak
Thirsty Dub Thirsty Dog, K Rd, Ak
Tyra & Isaac Northern Steamship Company, Auckland
Occupational Therapy with DJs Bobby Brazuka, Roger Perry, Killamanraro Ponsonby Social Club, Auckland
Escape More ft. DJ Pari, Salsa Dance Classes Safari Lounge, Ponsonby Rd, Auckland
Low Rollers Carpark Bar, Viaduct, Auckland
Grand Central Band Grand Central, Ponsonby Rd, Auckland
Needles and Bees, Great North, Little Fire and the Funeral Choir Whammy Bar, Auckland
The Platform with DJ Lo Key Rakinos, Auckland
The Good Groove with Mr. Rivers Verona, Auckland
Midge Marsden, Hammond Gamble Baycourt, Tauranga
AMTM + Harvey & Georgie Godwin + The Hush + The Appesi Trio + Hollowbody + Billy’s Gospel + Midnight Metal Symphony + Polter Cabana, Napier
The New Pornographers San Francisco Bath House, Wellington
Parkway Drive Bar Bodega, Wellington
Thought Creature Good Luck, Wellington
The Sprouts Dux De Lux, Christchurch
Hip Hop Bath St, Dunedin
Friday 17 October
Timbah (Oz) Leigh Sawmill Cafe
Don McGlashan Pumphouse, Takapuna
Katchafire, House of Shem, 1814 Vesbar, AUT, Auckland
George Doorlist party Galatos, Auckland
Voom, SideKickNick Dogs Bollix, Auckland
Emergenza Fest Semi Finals: Switchblade Revolution, Upraw, Comeundone, Well No Way,
Meddle, Moloko Vellocet, Puppet, Resporn & Child Kings Arms, Ak
SOHOMO 1st birthday ft. Bang Gang DJs, Bang! Bang! Eche! 4:20 Bar, K Rd, Ak
Modulate ft. Unity Gain, Angela Fisken, Tim Richards Ink/Coherent, K Rd, Ak
Half The Size, Double The Flavour ft. Junior, Bobby Brazuka, TDK Rakinos, Auckland
To Hang Shadows ft. Darryn Harkness, Matt Brennan Wine Cellar, K Rd, Ak
DJ Ed Twist Safari Lounge, Ponsonby Rd, Ak
DJ Jason Eli Northern Steamship Company, Auckland
Matt Brennan’s Amazing Alt Karaoke Whammy Bar, Auckland
Roger Manins & Peter Barwick Quintet London Bar, Auckland
DJs Manraro, Cian, Manuel Bundy Khuja, Auckland
DJs Andy JV, Sam E Ponsonby Social Club, Ponsonby Rd, Auckland
Mikey Rockwell album release Fu Bar, Auckland
Reb Fountain and the Bandits Flow, Hamilton
Midge Marsden, Hammond Gamble TSB Theatre Showplace, New Plymouth
The LEDs, Batman Tiddabades Bar Bodega, Wellington
Greg Johnson San Francisco Bath House, Wellington
The Nok featuring Tyna Keelan, Chris Yeabsley & Darren Mathiassen Good Luck, Wellington
Flip Grater Dux De Lux, Christchurch
Identity Crisis Bath St, Dunedin
Saturday 18 October
Jennifer Ward-Lealand – Falling in Love Again Pumphouse, Takapuna, Ak
Midnight Blues Band Dogs Bollix, Auckland
Batucada Sound Machine, The Hot Grits Safari Lounge, Auckland
Parkway Drive (Oz) with Antagonist Ellen Melville Hall, Auckland
Vaccine ft. Kyau & Albert (GER), The Viceroy (UK) Transmission Room, Mayoral Drive, Ak
Emergenza Fest Semi Finals: Escaping Sanity, The Benka Boradovsky Bordello Band, Werefetus,
Dcyphor, Expressweh, Eshalon, Dead T.V, Obligatory & Ethanol 58 Kings Arms, Auckland
Cotti (UK) with Dubstep Alliance DJs Rising Sun, K Rd, Ak
Sonik Tonik vs Clockwork ft. DJs Cyril Orson, Dan Farley, Tim Richards Ink/Coherent, Auckland
Hammjacker, Anabyss, Set On End Oblivion, Auckland
The Undercover Brothers Verona, K Rd, Ak
The Trons, Der Kranks, Claudelands Weasels Wine Cellar, K Rd, Ak
Trees Climbing Trees, Surf City, Mrymatt Whammy Bar, K Rd, Ak
DJ Clarke Gayford Northern Steamship Company, Auckland
DJs Scott Towers, Pauly Who? Ponsonby Social Club, Auckland
Kinetic Ft. King Kapisi, Orawan, Mash Up Mafia Fu Bar, Ak
Bella Qween ft. Lady Sheeq, Temple Jones, MC Karmin Zen Bar, Auckland
Who’s Ya Mama? ft. Wendy Douglas, RIA, Sarahtonen, Tina Turntables Khuja Lounge, Auckland
Midge Marsden, Hammond Gamble Clarence St Theatre, Hamilton
The Comedowns + Billy’s Gospel + Polter Cabana, Napier
Loose Bootay! Hip- Hop, Electro, Breaks San Francisco Bath House, Wellington
Iva Lamkum w/ support from Tyna & Me2ua Bar Bodega, Wellington
Bang Gang, The Dropkick Cousins Good Luck, Wellington
Falter Dux De Lux, Christchurch
Sunday 19 October
Midge Marsden, Hammond Gamble Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Ak
Broken Heartbreakers Duo 4.30pm, Dogs Bollix, Auckland
Moshpitt, Nobody Else’s Word, What No Helmet? Kings Arms, Auckland
Mojo Flyset with Rebecca Peterson Rakinos, Auckland
Monday 20 October
Vitamin S Wine Cellar, Auckland
Tuesday 21 October
One More Dollars, The BB Kings & Three Amp Fuse Kings Arms, Ak
The Desh Sesh ft. Organ-X Deschlers, High St, Ak
Midge Marsden, Hammond Gamble Forum North, Whangarei
Open Mic Night Backstage, Dunedin
Jazz in the Pocket Refuel, Dunedin
Wednesday 22 October
Slipknot, Machine Head Trusts Stadium, Henderson, Ak
The Cure club night ft. DJs Barney MacDonald, Roger Perry Whammy Bar, Auckland
Dubstep Alliance ft. Bassweight Recs (Wgtn) Rising Sun, K Rd, Ak
Greg Johnson’s Cocktail Club Toto Montecristo Room, Nelson St, Ak
The Jordan Luck Band with Autozamm, Ivy Lies Kings Arms, Auckland
Here & There with the Morning Steppa Verona, K Rd, Ak
Franklin, X, Craig Johnson Band, Strahan Coleman Dogs Bollix, Ak
The Social Sessions with Julien Dyne, Jeremy Toy, Ben Turua, Isaac Aesili Ponsonby Social Club, Auckland
Escapism ft. DJ Pari Safari Lounge, Ponsonby Rd, Ak
Loop Sessions ft. DJ Dylan C, guests Rakinos, High St, Auckland
Getting Some Zen Bar, Queen St, Ak
Be-su ft. DJs Jason Howson, Grafta, Grind, Penfold Fu Bar, Auckland
Chris Baillie Grand Central, Ponsonby Rd, Auckland
Charlie Musselwhite Century Theatre, Napier
Acoustic Evening Cabana Bar, Napier
Fiin, Hannah’s Son, Burning Embers Bodega, Wellington
Damn the Maps SFBH, Wellington
Loose Bootay! Hip- Hop, Electro, Breaks Good Luck, Wellington
Reggae/Dub sessions with DJ sets from Messenjah, Nazarite and friends Dux De Lux, Chch
Incarnate Refuel, Dunedin
and coming up…
The Androidss Kings Arms, Ak, 25 October
Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony TSB Bank Arena, Wn, 27 October
Stevie Wonder Vector Arena, Ak, 30-31 October; Bowl of Brooklands, Taranaki, 1 November
Southern Amp: Seether, Dandy Warhols, The Charlatans, The Living End, Dimmer, Tiki Taane, Heaps more Westpac Arena Chch 9 November
The Charlatans with Luger Boa Powerstation, Ak, 12 November
Steve Earle Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Ak, 13 November
Def Leppard Vector Arena, Ak, 14 November
AK79 Celebration Toto Montecristo Room, Nelson St, Ak, 21-22 November
Kraftwerk Auckland Town Hall, 26 November
Headless Chickens Powerstation, Ak, 28 November
Kanye West Vector Arena, Ak, 1 Dec; TSB Arena, 2 Dec
John Mellencamp, Sheryl Crow Vector Arena, Ak, 3 December; Alana estate, Martinborough, 6 December
Alicia Keys, Jordin Sparks Vector Arena, Ak, 6 December
Kylie Minogue Vector Arena, Ak, 8 December
Billy Joel Vector Arena, Ak, 14-16 December
Mountain Goats Kings Arms, Ak, 17 Dec; SFBH, Wn, 18 Dec
Fleet Foxes SFBH, Wn, 7 Jan; Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, 8 Jan
Metronomy, The Teenagers Kings Arms, Ak, 9 Jan, Bodega, Wn, 10 Jan
Spiritualized Powerstation, Ak, 13 Jan
Big Day Out 2009: Neil Young, The Prodigy, Arctic Monkeys, The Ting Tings, TV on the Radio, My Morning Jacket, Bullet For My Valentine, Sneaky Sound System, The Living End, Pendulum, Simian Mobile Disco, The Datsuns, Tiki Taane, Headless Chickens, The Black Seeds, Elemeno P, Nesian Mystik, Luger Boa, The Naked and Famous, Cobra Khan, Ladi 6 Mt Smart Stadium, Ak, 16 January
Raggamuffin 2009: Ziggy Marley, Eddy Grant, Stephen Marley, Shaggy, Arrested Development and Inner Circle, Kora, Unity Pacific, Three Houses Down Rotorua International Stadium, 7 Feb
Stray Cats Powerstation, Ak, 4 March
Eric Clapton Vector Arena, Ak, 4 March
Duffy Vector Arena, Ak, 31 March
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