Port Noise 2025 Second Lineup Announced - Sarah Mary Chadwick, Elliot & Vincent, Uncle Quentin, Pearly*, Ngāsti + More

Port Noise happily ambush your Friday with the second lineup of acts performing at this year's multi-venue arts and music extravaganza, threading throughout Ōhinehou / Lyttelton venues and spaces on 1st March. Featuring artists from all around Aotearoa and beyond, the new additions are as expected phenomenal. Scope out the updated full bill below and grab tickets while you can, as Port Noise has a habit of selling out...

"We are deeply excited to announce the second round of artists joining us to perform at Port Noise on March 1st, here in Ōhinehou Lyttelton.

Our second line-up release includes psychedelic hype-jazz ensemble Closing, Italo crate diggers channeling pure Balearic sensibility Craigslist, blown out Tāmaki garage duo Elliot & Vincent, ferocious improv supergroup Farewell Spit, club personality gymnasts Ngāsti, Ōtepoti indie noise makers Pearly, Melbourne’s poignant powerhouse Sarah Mary Chadwick (AUS), Ōhinehou industrial soundscape designers TJOPI&HK, and balaclava cladded electro crooner Uncle Quentin.

This diverse and talented bunch are joined by our initial lineup of course, which consisted of guitar pop legend David Kilgour & The Heavy Eights, hazy jangle king Jim Nothing, Tāmaki skuzz-punk supergroup O/PUS, alt-techno prodigy Mr Meaty Boy, Ngāti Hine bass-lord Mokotron, Puerto Rican analogue sun-soaked dubs-dealer Pachyman (PR), Nebraskan poet and Americana hero Simon Joyner & The Eucalypts (USA) , and Melbourne-via-Invercargill shapeshifting rave apparition Vanessa Worm

All remaining GA tickets are now available through Undertheradar.co.nz. Thanks to our sponsors Christchurch City Council, Three Boys, The Boneline, Hang Up, RDU 98.5, Lyttelton Port Company, Phantom Billstickers, Undertheradar.co.nz, and BEE".

UPDATE: "Please welcome our last additions to the lineup, Tāmaki Makaurau based breakbeat electro producer Caru, and Ōhinehou’s own multi-genre deck-demon Basalt".

FULL UPDATED WEEK OF PORT NOISE PROGRAMME BELOW:

KAURANGA ORO
Thursday 27th February - , Ōhinehou / Lyttelton
On the evening of Thursday 27th, Erika Grant and Ariana Tikau perform at Lyttelton Arts Factory. Together, they build a transformative experience that merges the ancient healing power of taonga pūoro with the deep resonance of gong baths.
Tickets on sale HERE via UTR

NIGHT BEFORE
Friday 28th February - Lyttelton Coffee Company, Ōhinehou / Lyttelton
On the evening of Friday 28th, the eve of our main event, we bring you a selection of soft and sharp sonic curiosities at Lyttelton Coffee Company. Sounds provided by Peter Wright and Bruce Russell's tone-wrangling duo – The Escalation, sound artist and head of Melbourne / Naarm's Nice Music Label – Simon J Karis, and Tāmaki based audio-visual artist Ducklingmonster.
Tickets on sale HERE via UTR

FAMILY TIME
Saturday 1st March - Union Chapel, Ōhinehou / Lyttelton (morning)
On the morning of March 1st, we have an event catered for the entire family at Union Chapel. Slightly Imperfect present the songs of Ivor Cutler in a surreal and gentle playground of laughing boxes, toys, gongs, bells and whirring pipes. Along with theatrical elements they aim to create a strange and intriguing performance that appeals to all ages. Be ready for absurdity and childlike enchantment. Snacks and tea provided.
Tickets on sale HERE via UTR

BEACONS
Saturday 1st March - Port Noise Festival, Ōhinehou / Lyttelton
At our main event, we present an installation we commissioned Tāmaki based artist, and our good pal, Rowan Pierce to design. Set against the expanse of Whangaraupō Harbour, Beacons is a luminous art installation that explores connection across distance. Two industrial structures—stoic and unmoving by day— house delicate cores that awaken as the sun dips below the horizon. As twilight deepens, the structures begin to converse, transmitting messages in Morse code. Their dialogue echoes the silent exchanges of loved ones separated by oceans, the quiet reassurances sent across time zones, the longing of friends divided by geography.

PORT NOISE 2025
Saturday 1st March - various venues, Ōhinehou / Lyttelton
Featuring... Basalt, Caru, Closing, Craigslist, David Kilgour & The Heavy Eights, Elliot & Vincent, Farewell Spit, Jim Nothing, O/PUS, Mr Meaty Boy, Mokotron, Ngāsti, Pachyman, Pearly*, Sarah Mary Chadwick, Simon Joyner & The Eucalypts, TJOPI&HK, Uncle Quentin, Vanessa Worm
Tickets on sale HERE via UTR
 

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