UTR 2022 Roundup + Festive Season Gig Picks

That's a wrap! We've reached the end of a year which started out precarious for Aotearoa's live music community and now feels much steadier gig-wise, check out the stacked selection of shows happening this summer listed below as proof. Massive thanks and lots of love to everyone who supported our proudly independent, music news and ticketing site in 2022 — NZ On Air, NZ Music Commission, all the artists, venues, event organisers and promotors, labels, advertisers, writers / interviewers / photographers / video makers, everyone who used our ticketing service, our official UTR supporters [see here for info on how to get involved] and of course you dear reader. It's still dicey times for independent venues across the country who need your help, get out there and support your community by going to a gig this summer!

Our editorial team are heading away for festive break and we'll be fully back in the office on 16th January [email advance promo info here] — the UTR ticketing crew will be manning the help desk [over here] through the new year. Explore our festive season gig picks below and ponder the critical question: what will 2K23 bring?

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FESTIVE SEASON GIG PICKS

Northland

Fri 23rd Dec: Otium At Butters - The Butter Factory, Whangarei
Sat 31st Dec: NYE At Wekaweka Community Hall, Waimamaku
Sat 31st Dec: New Years Eve Party with Nathan Haines - Plough & Feather, Kerikeri

Auckland

Fri 23rd Dec: Warren Duncan Live - Ponsonby Social Club
Fri 23rd Dec: 1:12 Xmas Party 2022 - Whammy Bar
Fri 30th Dec: Crazy P Soundsystem - Dr Rudi's Brewing Co.
Sat 31st Dec: Labretta Suede & The Motel 6 - Cupid Bar
Fri 6th Jan: Sunfruits, The Oogars, Joe Ghatt, Michael Llewellyn - Whammy Bar
Fri 6th Jan: Brad Baloo (Nextmen / UK) - Ponsonby Social Club
Fri 6th Jan: Live Noise! - The Wine Cellar
Sat 7th Jan: Rocky Bay Folk Club Presents India meets Ireland - Omiha Memorial Hall, Waiheke Island
Sat 7th Jan: Let's Dance! Bowie Party - Whammy Bar
Sat 7th Jan: Antebellum, House of Ousey, Black Gravel City - Dead Witch
Thu 12th Jan: Surf Trash - UFO
Fri 13th Jan: Surf Trash - Whammy Backroom
Fri 13th Jan: SKILAA, Phoebe Rings, A.C. Freazy - Leigh Sawmill Cafe, Leigh
Fri 13th Jan: Louisa Nicklin, Ringlets - The Wine Cellar
Sat 14th Jan: Moppy vs A Crude Mechanical - The Wine Cellar
Sat 14th Jan: Late To Chelsea Presents: Under The Bridge At Wech's Island - Wech's Island, Whangaparoa
Sat 14th Jan: J-Clef Live - Ponsonby Social Club, Auckland
Sun 15th Jan: Automatic (LA) - Whammy Bar, Auckland
Sun 15th Jan: Exploding Rainbow Orchestra Play The New Exploding Rainbow Songbook - Rampant Coffee Company
Mon 16th Jan: Comeback Kid - Whammy Bar, Auckland

Waikato / Coromandel Peninsula

Fri 30th Dec: Kita - The Yard Cafe & Venue, Raglan
Sat 31st Dec: Bowie Bowie! - Secret Garden Cafe, Waihī
Sat 7th Jan: Sunfruits, The Oogars, Joe Ghatt, Michael Llewellyn - Eggsentric Cafe, Coromandel
Sun 8th Jan: Sunfruits, The Oogars, Joe Ghatt, Michael Llewellyn - The Yard Cafe & Venue, Raglan
Fri 13th Jan: Labretta Suede & The Motel 6 - The Yot Club, Raglan
Sun 15th Jan: Mungo's Hi Fi plus guests - The Yot Club, Raglan

Hawkes Bay / Bay Of Plenty

Fri 23rd Dec: Bill Angus And The Mighty Ways - The Cabana, Napier
Thu 29th Dec: SMASH SUMMER SESH IX - Smash Palace, Gisborne
Sat 31st Dec: Hell Yea's Eve - Tauranga Historic Village Hall, Tauranga
Wed 4th Jan: Sunfruits, The Oogars, Joe Ghatt, Michael Llewellyn - Smash Palace, Gisborne
Thu 5th Jan: Sunfruits, The Oogars, Joe Ghatt, Michael Llewellyn - Totara St., Tauranga
Fri 6th Jan: Somebody Do Something - Paisley Stage, Napier
Sat 7th Jan: Raige Rest 2023 - Common Room, Hastings
Sat 7th Jan: BAD SCHEMATICS - Paisley Stage, Napier
Thu 12th Jan: Takumi Motokawa Presents 'Toad Live' - Common Room, Hastings
Fri 13th Jan: Debbie Fear - Peak House, Havelock North
Fri 13th Jan: Crash Bandihoot, Magical Mystery Monkeys - Paisley Stage, Napier
Sat 14th Jan: Labretta Suede & The Motel 6 - Dome Cinema, Gisborne

Manawatū-Whanganui / Taranaki / Wairarapa

Mon 2nd Jan: DJ Brad Baloo - Tohi, Martinborough
Tue 3rd Jan: Ōakura Groove - Butlers Reef, Ōakura
Thu 12th Jan: Sunfruits, The Oogars, Joe Ghatt, Michael Llewellyn - Eight Ball, New Plymouth
Sat 14th Jan: Surf Trash - The Stomach, Palmerston North
Sat 14th Jan: My Baby - Butlers Reef, Ōakura

Wellington

Fri 23rd Dec: 0800 Belly Up EP Release Party - San Fran
Fri 23rd Dec: Crying Club, Big Pharma, Truly Friday - Valhalla
Mon 2nd Jan: DJ Brad Baloo - Tohi, Martinborough
Thu 5th Jan: Labretta Suede & The Motel 6 - Moon1
Thu 5th Jan: Somebody Do Something - Valhalla
Fri 13th Jan: Sunfruits, The Oogars, Joe Ghatt, Michael Llewellyn - San Fran
Fri 13th Jan: Lucy Dreams Premiere Wellington Show - Valhalla
Sat 14th Jan: Mokomoko, The Shwayliens, Camo MC - St Peters Hall Paekakariki, Paekakariki
Sat 14th Jan: Noé, So&So, Earl Green - San Fran
Sat 14th Jan: BAD SCHEMATICS: keep your gods EP Release Series - MOON
Tue 17th Jan: Comeback Kid - Valhalla

Nelson-Tasman / Marlborough / West Coast

Fri 30th Dec: Raw Collective - East Street Cafe, Nelson
Thu 5th Jan: Oscar LaDell and Chris Armour at The Tasman Blues Club - THE BARN, Nelson
Fri 6th Jan: Labretta Suede & The Motel 6 - Deville, Nelson
Sat 7th Jan: The Shocking And Stunning + Friends - Zappekin Artists & Allies, Motueka
Sat 7th Jan: Labretta Suede & The Motel 6 NZ - Mussel Inn, Takaka
Sat 7th Jan: Ensemble Sangineto (Italy) - Barrytown Hall, Barrytown
Sat 7th Jan: Seasonal Sessions Mini Fest - Summer/Raumati - The Tactile Society, Nelson
Sun 8th Jan: Heavy Chest, O & The Mo - Mussel Inn, Takaka
Thu 12th Jan: Ensemble Sangineto (Italy) - The Playhouse Theatre and Restaurant, Mapua
Fri 13th Jan: Ensemble Sangineto (Italy) - Le Cafe, Picton
Fri 13th Jan: Newtown Rocksteady - The Boathouse, Nelson

Canterbury 

Fri 23rd Dec: The Jehts - Wunderbar, Lyttelton
Fri 30th Dec: Somebody Do Something - Wunderbar, Lyttelton
Fri 30th Dec: Delaney Davidson, Roy Montgomery, Emily Fairlight, Outsiders - Lyttelton Coffee Company, Lyttelton
Fri 30th Dec: Al Park Aad The Unknown Legends, Adam Mcgrath, Frankie Daly - A Rolling Stone, Christchurch
Mon 2nd Jan: Jordan Luck Band - Tai Tapu Hotel, Christchurch
Thu 12th Jan: Revulva - Wunderbar, Lyttelton
Sat 14th Jan: Absolute Bowie - darkroom, Christchurch

Otago / Queenstown-Lakes District / Southland

Fri 23rd Dec: Monty Bevins - House Concert, Lake Hawea
Fri 23rd Dec: [Allophones], Sour Queen - Dive, Dunedin
Tue 27th Dec: Julian Temple Band - ZanziBar, Dunedin
Mon 2nd Jan: Revitalize Festival 2023 - Mangapiri Downs Organic Stud Farm (between Tuatapere and Manapouri and Otautau), Tuatapere
Tue 3rd Jan: Jordan Luck Band - Luggate Hotel, Wanaka
Tue 3rd Dec: Ballads To Blues - Hanover Hall , Dunedin
Thu 5th Jan: Ensemble Sangineto (Italy) - Ophir Peace Memorial Hall, Alexandra
Fri 6th Jan: Takumi Motokawa Presents 'Toad Live',Robert Scott solo - Dog With Two Tails, Dunedin
Sat 7th Jan: Fazed On A Pony, Tough Guy, Keira Wallace - maggies, Dunedin
Sat 7th Jan: Both Sides Of The Line - Bark @ Dog With Two Tails, Dunedin
Fri 13th Jan: Revulva - House Concert, Hawea Flat, Lake Hawea
Sat 14th Jan: Saurian, Buda, Ghost Colored Faces - Dog With Two Tails, Dunedin

Head over to our Gig Guide for more listings!!