THE FIRST TIDE — AWAKENING
28 February 2026 — Smash Palace, Gisborne
The water stirs.
The Sirens wake.
This is the first pull — sound rises from sleep and calls the shoreline closer.
Come early.
Listen carefully.
The tide is shifting.
From beneath the surface, Soundscape Sirens emerge.
After months of silence the collective returns with their Summer Tour 2026.
Promising even deeper sonic storytelling from this trio of eclectic kiwi beatmakers.
This is your invitation. Your passage. Your escape.
The tour opens 28 February at Smash Palace, Gisborne, before making waves up and down the country, leaving its mark on Auckland and Christchurch, culminating in a climactic performance on 28 March in Hamilton.
A live experience that will deepen the world unveiled in their pilot show last July.
Heed the Sirens call.
Step into the dark.
Listen.
Support act:
TBA
The Sirens:
Talmar
Tamaki Makaurau-based artist Talmar is the musical project of visual artist Hannah Berry.
Known for her emotive and atmospheric compositions, Talmar blends club-friendly experimentalism with elements of Darkwave and Industrial music. Her previous releases are characterised by moody textures, dramatic electronic arrangements, and ethereal, effected vocals.
Steadily building up a stream of live shows under her belt across the motu, her latest single ‘Mercurial' embraced a more dance-focused sound while retaining Talmar's signature palette of chilling synths and swirling, silky vocals.
With a growing local and international listenership and more releases in the works for 2026, Talmar continues to carve out a unique space in New Zealand's music scene.
Vanessa Tottle
Vanessa Tottle is a Trip Hop singer, songwriter, and music producer from Tāmaki Makaurau Aotearoa. Taking you on a journey—one that’s 90s rave nostalgic and futuristic. Vanessa brings her signature atmospheric grooves and high-energy beats to the stage. Known for intertwining hypnotic vocals with immersive instrumental layers, giving you an experience that blurs your thought process between dream and reality. Her sound fuses ethereal synths that transport you to another realm with punchy 808s.
MxDicey
MxDicey (Marissa Holder) is a half-Trinidadian half-Anglo-Indian singer-songwriter born in Essex, London. After graduating from the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art in Ōtautahi, they relocated to Tāmaki Makaurau where they pursue creative projects including recording jingles for commercial radio, fronting the synth-pop band No Sunrise, and formerly the hard-rock group Living State.
Their solo set incorporates their signature powerhouse vocals a pioneering blend of alternative synth-pop, R&B, house, break-beat and soca.
