Opening the night are Wellington institution Terror of the Deep, in what will be a warm up show for their performance at Space Place the following weekend. Described by Flavourwire as one of the 10 Great New Zealand Bands You Should Know, signed to New York label Selection Records and played by John Peel's son on his BBC radio show, come and see for yourself what the fuss is all about.
Up next is Hemi Hemingway, performing a solo set. With the rock’n’roll panache of a dive bar matador and the emotional force of a knife in the guts, Hemi Hemingway makes music that thrills, spills and breaks hearts. The effortlessly slick New Zealand star has a connoisseur’s ear for the finest parts of musical history, sweeping 60s rock, 50s sheen and 80s romanticism into the present day, refurbishing and refashioning them into something new and fresh.
The last band are also the newest band of the evening. Formed in July 2023, Style on Trial are a Pōneke supergroup of sorts, featuring members of Volcana, Kittentank, WintyrQueen and Terror of the Deep. They are yet to record in a studio environment but be sure to catch their Beatles and Smiths melodic sensibilities blended with sinister Velvet Underground and Gun Club undertones.
