Aotearoa Level 2 Gigs For The Weekend

We're stoked to help spread the word that seated live shows are currently flourishing throughout Aotearoa, as displayed in our happily stacked latest UTR weekend gigs roundup (which seems to be getting bigger every week). Highlights include party punks DARTZ in Napier, the second round of Palmerston North's all-ages Swampfest events, John Halvorsen's (Gordons / Skeptics / Bailterspace) solo project Vörsen, the grand opening of Wellington's Herb's Mobile Records store and a whole lot more. Under Alert Level 2, gigs are no longer capped at a specific number of attendees but social distancing and mask-wearing is still required — check out the updated Level 2 guidelines for bars HERE and for events / entertainment HERE.

Friday 22nd October

DARTZ - The Cabana, Napier, tickets available HERE
Freedom: A Queer Dance Party! - Spaceship, Hastings, tickets available HERE
SwampFest w/ Polaroids of Polarbears, Stoker, Palotatia - The Stomach, Palmerston North, tickets available HERE
In The Shallows - Space Studio & Gallery, Whanganui
Motoko Kikkawa Performance Residency - Pyramid Club, Wellington, tickets available HERE
Uptakes - Hashigo Zake, Wellington
Symbiotic Metal Fest (Day 1 - Black, Doom, Death) - Valhalla, Wellington
Haight Ashbury Festival - Wellington (Online)
Rubi Du And Pollyhill (Nelson Arts Festival) - East Street Cafe, Nelson
Flavio Plays Frahm (Nelson Arts Festival) - Nelson Centre of Musical Arts, Nelson
Jan Preston - The Playhouse Theatre and Restaurant, Mapua
James Hunter - Wunderbar, Lyttelton, tickets available HERE
Sam Bambery And The Sucrose Kids - Space Academy, Christchurch, tickets available HERE

Saturday 23rd October

A Studio Like Session With Laughing In Bedlam - Level 13, Rotorua
Heavy Grooves Night - Paisley Stage, Napier
In The Shallows - Common Good, New Plymouth, tickets available HERE
SwampFest21 w/ shannengeorgriapetersen, Arbiter, Luci Night Train - The Stomach, Palmerston North, tickets available HERE
Vörsen - Snails, Palmerston North, tickets available HERE
The Dark Eighties - Moon1, Wellington, tickets available HERE
Limbo Carnival - Hashigo Zake, Wellington
Symbiotic Metal Fest (Day 2 - Afternoon - Hardcore, Grind) - Valhalla, Wellington
Symbiotic Metal Fest (Day 2 - Evening - Slam, Core, Tech, Heavy) - Valhalla, Wellington
Herb's Mobile Records Grand Opening - Parrotdog Bar, Wellington
Soundtracks From The Silver Screen (Nelson Arts Festival) - Nelson Centre of Musical Arts, Nelson
Darryl Baser And Daniel Madill Together And Alone - Wunderbar, Christchurch
Ferby, So Queasy, Junus Orca, Toyota - Arts Centre, Christchurch
Monty Bevins - Pigeon Bay Hall, Banks Peninsula

Sunday 24th October

Miss Leading, Zoul Music - Level 13, Rotorua, tickets available HERE
Lucien Johnson Quartet (Nelson Arts Festival) - Nelson Centre of Musical Arts, Nelson
Reb Fountain (Nelson Arts Festival) - Theatre Royal, Nelson
Monty Bevins - Cassels Blue Smoke, Christchurch, tickets available HERE
Layaround, Lafayette Hudson, Too Woke For Toast, Papa Odyssey - darkroom, Christchurch, tickets available HERE
Babies Of 1951 - Dunedin Folk Club, Dunedin

Full info available over on our UTR Gig Guide HERE

Check out DARTZ's already classic 2020 clip for '1 OUTS CAPTAIN COOK'...