GREAT SOUNDS GREAT 2025 Second Lineup Announced - Shayne P. Carter (solo), Hans Pucket, The Spectre Collective: Live Scored Cinema + More

Sprawling across nine Pōneke venues (and ten stages) in the inner city on 6th September, Eyegum Music Collective's already quite spectacular GREAT SOUNDS GREAT 2025 just got even great-er, with a stonking second lineup announcement. Ōtepoti icon Shayne P. Carter — subject of director Margaret Gordon's new documentary Life In One Chord — will perform a special solo set in St Peter's Church, hometown heroes Hans Pucket will be there busting out new tunes, and the irrepressibly talented The Spectre Collective will treat adventuresome festival-goers to a "session of cinema scored live".

More new musical and poetry additions to the bill include rising songwriter Sofia Machray, Baeoli, By A Damn Sight, Jordan Hamel, Leah Dodd and Rebecca Hawkes. There'll be plenty of streetside events to dip into as you zoom from venue to venue, including live in-stores at Flying Nun Records, plus Tonic collective "have curated a travelling DJ/electronic stage at secret pop-up venues around the area". Grip the updated details in audio-visual form via the snazzy lineup video below, and absurdly (in a good way) that's not even the end of it — look out for even more artists for GSG 2025 to be announced soon...

GREAT SOUNDS GREAT 2025
Saturday 6th September - San Fran, Meow, Valhalla, Rogue & Vagabond, Bedlam & Squalor, Hotel Bristol (2 stages), St Peter's on Willis, Flying Nun Records and 13 Garrett St, Wellington (4pm start)

Featuring... Anthonie Tonnon, Baby Zionov, Bad Taste, BADTAB, Baeoli, Bathysphere, The Bats, By A Damn Sight, Cindy, Eveline Breaker, Goya, Half/Angel, Hans Pucket, Iris Little, Jazmine Mary, Jen Cloher, JessB, JHL, Jim Nothing, Jordan Hamel, Leah Dodd, LEAO, Louisa Nicklin, The Phoenix Foundation, Reb Fountain, Rebecca Hawkes, Shayne P Carter (solo), Sig Wilder & Friends, Sofia Machray, Space Bats, Attack!, The Spectre Collective: live-scored cinema, Star Time + more artists to be announced soon.

Tickets are on sale now at eyegum.co.nz/great-sounds-great

Press release:

Eyegum Music Collective is pleased to add more incredible artists to the line up for GREAT SOUNDS GREAT festival, the huge one-day bonanza returning to take over multiple venues across Pōneke's Cuba Street precinct on 6 September 2025.

Nine music and poetry acts joining the party include the legendary Shayne P Carter performing a special solo set in St Peter's church, hometown heroes Hans Pucket returning to the festival armed with new music, and the eclectic songstress supreme Sofia Machray. They join previously announced artists like The Bats, The Phoenix Foundation, Reb Fountain, Jen Cloher and JessB. Also added to the programme: a selection of Aotearoa's best poets Jordan Hamel, Leah Dodd, and Rebecca Hawkes, and Wellington weirdos The Spectre Collective with another session of cinema scored live (a highlight of 2024), along with several more amazing artists.

We are also delighted to share more details about the exciting new stages being introduced to Great Sounds Great for 2025. Flying Nun Records will be hosting special in-store performances during the festival, local collective Tonic have curated a travelling DJ/electronic stage at secret pop-up venues around the area, and Radio Active presents a new stage at the famed creative residence 13 Garrett Street featuring an uber eclectic mix of music styles in an intimate setting. Line ups for these stages will be announced very soon!

The capital’s best party just got better. Tickets are going quick so grab yours today and welcome spring with a joyous celebration of independent music, poetry, and our cultural capital’s crucial venues!