Electronic & Dark-Pop Powerhouses Vanessa Tottle and VÏKAE Announce Co-Headline Event: The Final Manifesto AUCKLAND, NZ —
Here is the line up!
Deep, immersive, and unapologetically atmospheric—Vanessa Tottle is a standout force in Aotearoa’s underground electronic landscape. The South Auckland-born producer and singer crafts rich, cinematic sonic worlds where heavy electronic basslines, industrial weight, and downtempo trip-hop grooves collide with smooth, velvet vocals.
Refusing to fit neatly into a single box, Vanessa’s signature sound bridges the moody depth of 90s trip-hop, dark-wave, and modern electronic production. With every synth pulse, sub-bass rattle, and vocal layer meticulously tailored in her own studio, her sound is as deliberate as it is raw.
On stage, Vanessa transforms her solitary production into an intoxicating live experience.
Her set delivers intense atmospheric pressure, gritty dark-wave textures, and an unmistakable late-night pulse—drawing audiences into a hypnotic, heavy-hitting space built for dark rooms and loud systems.
As she prepares to share the stage for The Final Manifesto, expect a masterclass in underground tension and pure electronic catharsis.
VÏKAE is a Ukrainian-born, Aotearoa-raised artist making dark pop for a world that feels increasingly impossible to explain. Her music pairs massive electronic production with sharp lyricism, emotional honesty and the kind of hooks that refuse to leave quietly.
Drawing from personal experience, political frustration, identity and the absurdity of modern life, VÏKAE turns heavy subject matter into something immediate, melodic and alive. There is darkness in the work, but never distance. These are songs made to be screamed back, danced to and held onto when the world becomes a little too loud.
On stage, she is magnetic, theatrical and completely present, moving between vulnerability, humour and total release. For the first time, VÏKAE is expanding her live show with a drummer and bassist, bringing a new physical weight to the music and allowing these songs to exist in their biggest, most visceral form yet. The electronics still pulse at the centre, but now they collide with live drums, roaring bass and the unpredictable energy of a real band.
This is not simply a new set of songs. It is the beginning of a much bigger VÏKAE.
