UTR 2024 Roundup + Festive Season Gig Picks

The twelve month rollercoaster ride known as 2024 has nearly completed a full loop back to summer. Our UTR editorial team will be away from the office until 13th January [email advance promo info HERE] and the UTR ticketing crew will be manning the help desk [HERE] during the break period.

Supreme thanks to everybody who supported your local independent music news and ticketing site in 2024, as we celebrated the milestone that was UTR's 20th anniversary. Special thanks to NZ On Air, NZ Music Commission, Student Radio Network, all the artists, venues, event organisers and promotors, labels, advertisers, writers / interviewers / photographers / video makers / show hosts, everybody who used our ticketing service, our official UTR supporters [see HERE to get involved], and all the readers / gig-goers keeping Aotearoa's live culture thriving into the future. Dive into our festive season gig picks below and ask yourself this: what will 2K25 bring?

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FESTIVE SEASON GIG PICKS

Auckland / Northland

Fri 20th Dec: The 95bFM Christmas Party - Whammy, Double Whammy and Public Bar
Fri 20th Dec: Castlegarden's Tribute to 'I'm In Your Mind Fuzz' - Ding Dong Lounge
Fri 20th Dec: Gothic Masquerade - Small Rave
Fri 20th Dec: Jack Berry - Old Folks Association Hall
Fri 20th Dec: Sojourn - Waipū Hotel, Waipū
Sat 21st Dec: +++!Mas Party ft. Church and AP + more - Double Whammy
Sat 21st Dec: Summer Swamp Solstice - Cityside Baptist Church
Sat 21st Dec: A Festive Sam V Experience - Big Fan
Sat 21st Dec: Sweet Treats Stocking Stuffer All Ages (2pm start) - Whammy Bar
Sat 21st Dec: Sweet Treats Stocking Stuffer 18+ (8pm start) - Whammy Bar
Sat 21st Dec: A Night Of Fleetwood Mac - Leigh Sawmill Cafe
Sat 21st Dec: Kirihimete Ball - Titirangi Beach Hall
Sat 21st Dec: Radio Rebelde / Absoluta Latin Ska Fiesta - Artworks Theatre, Waiheke Island
Mon 30th Dec: Dave Lee (fka Joey Negro) - Double Whammy
Mon 30th Dec: Summer Thieves - Leigh Sawmill Cafe
Tue 31st Dec: Deep Dive NYE w/ Grecco Romank, Stefaan Van Leuven, Dbldbl, Guideropes - Double Whammy
Sat 4th Jan: Labretta Suede And The Motel 6 - The Mothership
Sat 4th Jan: City Newton Bombers + more - Double Whammy
Thu 9th Jan: The Schizophonics - Double Whammy
Thu 9th Jan: Capricore, Pat's Cave, The Early 20's - Neck Of The Woods
Fri 10th Jan: The Schizophonics - Leigh Sawmill Cafe
Fri 10th Jan: Let's Dance Bowie Tribute Night - Whammy Bar
Fri 10th Jan: Wet Bandits x Pool House - Dead Witch
Sat 11th Jan: NO SCRUBS: 90s + Early 00s Party - The Mothership
Sat 11th Jan: Ska And Reggae Explosion 4 - Leigh Sawmill Cafe
Wed 15th Jan: I See Stars - Double Whammy
Wed 15th Jan: Eden Iris Trio - Freida Margolis
Thu 16th Jan: IDLES DJ Set & Afterparty - The Mothership
Thu 16th Jan: Alec Benjamin - The Tuning Fork
Sat 18th Jan: Leigh Sawmill Jazz Festival - Leigh Sawmill Cafe
Sat 18th Jan: Pocket Money - Beer And Loathing, Whangarei
Sun 19th Jan: D.C. Maxwell Live And In Person - Auckland
Sun 19th Jan: Leigh Sawmill Jazz Festival - Leigh Sawmill Cafe
Sun 19th Jan: Barleyshakes - The Tahi Bar, Warkworth
Sun 19th Jan: Summer Punk-Tacular! - Big Fan

Waikato / Coromandel Peninsula

Sat 21st Dec: Hanwho x BocaSeca Soundsystem - The Yard, Raglan
Thu 26th Jan: Black Comet - Waihi Beach Hotel, Waihi
Fri 27th Dec: Thabani Gapara - Edison's, Whangamatā
Sat 28th Dec: Summer Thieves - Waihi Beach Hotel, Waihi
Sat 28th Dec: Sojourn - The Yard, Raglan
Sun 29th Jan: Summer Thieves - The Yard, Raglan
Fri 3rd Jan: Labretta Suede And The Motel 6 - Harbour View Hotel, Raglan
Fri 3rd Jan: Ocean Roads ft. Mirage - The Yard, Raglan
Sun 5th Jan: Summer Thieves - Edison's, Whangamatā
Tue 7th Jan: Frank On Tap - The Monkey House Theatre, Whitianga
Sat 11th Jan: The Schizophonics - Harbour View Hotel, Raglan
Sun 12th Jan: The Schizophonics - The Monkey House Theatre, Whitianga

Hawkes Bay / Bay Of Plenty

Fri 20th Dec: Temple Of The Grunge - Paisley Stage, Napier
Sat 21st Dec: Jakob - Paisley Stage, Napier
Tues 31st Dec: New Years Eve 90's Rock Fest - Paisley Stage, Napier
Thu 2nd Jan: Te Huhu, Leonard Powell - Palace Tavern, Tauranga
Fri 3rd Jan: Te Huhu, Leonard Powell - Smash Palace, Gisborne
Fri 3rd Jan: Finn Roberts - The Cabana, Napier
Sat 4th Jan: Te Huhu, Leonard Powell - Common Room, Hastings
Fri 10th Jan: Hanwho x Ash Sales - Smash Palace, Gisborne
Sat 11th Jan: AwareWolves - Paisley Stage, Napier
Sat 11th Jan: Grays Road, Dos-Ovni, Doom Swoon - The Cabana, Napier
Sat 18th Jan: Realthentic, Total Disarray, Half Eaten Horse - Paisley Stage, Napier
Sat 18th Jan: Everlong - Foo Fighters Tribute - The Cabana, Napier

Manawatū-Whanganui / Taranaki / Wairarapa

Fri 20th Dec: The Nerines, Cradle - Tony's Pizza, Palmerston North
Sat 21st Dec: Bad Taste and DBLDBL In Cinemascope - Porridge Watson, Whanganui
Tue 31st Dec: Coterie with The Mons Whaler, The Mara, HepsFX - Butlers Reef, Ōakura
Thu 9th Jan: Summer Thieves - Butlers Reef, Ōakura
Fri 10th Jan: The Growing Light, The BUMs, People of the Sun, Stoker - Porridge Watson, Whanganui
Fri 17th Jan: Darkwater - MostFM Lounge, New Plymouth

Wellington

Fri 20th Dec: Xmas Gig #4! ft. Crying Club, BOG, Western Haikus - Valhalla
Fri 20th Dec: Antü Mārama - The Undercurrent
Sat 21st Dec: Moon's Supernova Send-off w/ The Shocking & Stunning, Staff After Party, Flip For Garth + more - MOON
Sat 21st Dec: Fundraiser For Karl Farrell: Tū Tilley and DJ Hake - St Peter's Hall, Paekakariki
Sat 21st Dec: Vox Ethno - The Undercurrent
Sat 4th Jan: Insecure Delusion Presents: A Tribute To Tool - Valhalla
Wed 8th Jan: Labretta Suede And The Motel 6 - MOON
Sat 11th Jan: The Royal Variety Show 8 - Valhalla
Sun 12th Jan: Wet Bandits x Pool House - MOON
Fri 17th Jan: Gathering Shadows 2025 - Valhalla

Nelson-Tasman / Marlborough / West Coast

Tue 31st Dec: New Years Eve ft. Disco Drongos, Funk Fiends, Raw Collective, DJ SkOpus - Mussel Inn, Onekakā
Fri 3rd Jan: Julian Temple Band - Barrytown Hall
Sat 4th Jan: Spinoza, No Broadcast, Distance - Red Door Theatre, Nelson
Thu 9th Jan: Labretta Suede And The Motel 6 - Deville, Nelson
Thu 9th Jan: Oscar Ladell with Wilson Blackley - The Boathouse, Nelson
Fri 10th Jan: Oscar Ladell with Wilson Blackley - Le Cafe, Picton
Fri 10th Jan: Labretta Suede And The Motel 6 - Mussel Inn, Onekakā
Thu 16th Jan: PAPERCITY, Grip-Tape, The Rainfall - The Boathouse, Nelson

Canterbury

Fri 20th Dec: A Very 'Jed Parsons' Christmas - Arts Centre, Christchurch
Fri 20th Dec: Bad Llamas, Gibson XCVIII, Daytrip - Space Academy, Christchurch
Fri 20th Dec: PAPERCITY, Grip-Tape, The Rainfall - darkroom, Christchurch
Fri 20th Dec: Lee Mvtthews - The Print Room, Ashburton
Sun 22nd Dec: GIBSON XCVIII - Space Academy, Christchurch
Sat 28th Dec: Brad's Buzz - Poppies Bar & Cafe, Twizel
Tue 31st Dec: Back To The 80s NYE Dance Party - A Rolling Stone, Christchurch
Tue 31st Dec: New Year's Eve Bangers - Wunderbar, Lyttelton
Tue 31st Dec: Girls In Space New Year's Eve Special - Space Academy
Thu 2nd Jan: Jordan Luck Band - Tai Tapu Hotel, Christchurch
Thu 9th Jan: Te Huhu, Leonard Powell - Wunderbar, Lyttelton
Fri 10th Jan: Haven: Ebb, Keepsakes, Mr Meaty Boy - Galaxy Bar, Christchurch
Fri 10th Jan: Simon Kingsley-Holmes - Wunderbar, Lyttelton
Sat 11th Jan: Absolute Bowie - darkroom, Christchurch
Wed 15th Jan: The Schizophonics All Ages Show - Space Academy, Christchurch (5pm start)
Wed 15th Jan: The Schizophonics - Space Academy, Christchurch (8pm start)
Sat 18th Jan: Oh My Goth! Dark Music Club Night - darkroom, Christchurch

Otago / Queenstown-Lakes District / Southland

Fri 20th Dec: Violet Hirst, Peter Mccall, Kane Strang - Maggies, Dunedin
Sat 21st Dec: Narcotic Tonsils, Your Face, Skü Whiff, Upon The Æther - The Crown Hotel, Dunedin
Sat 21st Dec: Powder Chutes, Estrogen, Slow - Rhyme x Reason Brewery, Wānaka
Fri 27th Dec: Julian Temple Band - ZanziBar, Dunedin
Sat 28th Dec: Julian Temple Band - Swan Room, Invercargill
Mon 30th & Tues 31st Dec: Rhythm and Alps 2024 - Cardrona Valley, Wānaka
Thu 2nd Jan: Chali 2na and The House of Vibe - Rhyme x Reason Brewery, Wānaka
Fri 3rd Jan: Jordan Luck Band - Luggate Hotel, Wānaka
Fri 3rd Jan: Ballads To Blues 25 - Hanover Hall, Dunedin
Fri 10th Jan: Te Huhu, Leonard Powell - The Crown Hotel, Dunedin
Sat 11th Jan: Te Huhu, Leonard Powell - Sherwood, Queenstown
Thu 16th Jan: Tess Liautaud And Her Band - Rhyme x Reason Brewery, Wānaka
Fri 17th Jan: I See Tomorrow - Dunedin Musicians Club
Fri 17th Jan: Tess Liautaud And Her Band - Ophir Peace Memorial Hall, Alexandra
Sat 18th Jan: Matt Joe Gow - Grainstore Gallery, Ōamaru

Head over to our Gig Guide for more listings!!

For a handy interactive map of live gigs around Aotearoa New Zealand, head along HERE.