Street party music!
Born in Ōtautahi, Yurt Party have spent the past few years riling up dancefloors around Aotearoa, playing backyards, clubs and festivals including Electric Avenue, CubaDupa, Twisted Frequency, Shipwrecked and Woodford Folk Festival (Aus).
Their high-energy instrumental music takes inspiration from Balkan, Latin and Dub. The tunes are made for dancing, leaving you with a smile on your face and sore legs in the morning!
2026 kicked off with their Australian debut at Woodford Folk Festival, where they were tagged as one of the festival's surprise favourites. They also won Best Band with a Fiddler at the Golden Fiddle Awards in Tamworth. Now they're back home with new music recorded at The Surgery in Wellington, and taking the new tunes around the motu.
Come have a dance!
Australia dates
Melbourne - Revolver Upstairs - 22 Oct with Gusto Gusto
Brisbane - Black Bear Lodge - 23 Oct with JR Dynamite (DJ) & Jam and Scones
Tablelands Festival - 24-25 Oct
NZ dates
Christchurch - Sydenham Underpass - 30 Oct with Craigslist (DJ)
Auckland - Ponsonby Social Club - 11 Dec with Bonita
Wellington - San Fran - 12 Dec with Everybody (DJ)
Matakanarama Festival - 31 Dec
Auckland Folk Festival - 29-31 Jan 2027
