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Hot Machine & The Gnomes (AUS) On Tour in Aotearoa New Zealand This Summer

Hot Machine & The Gnomes (AUS) On Tour in Aotearoa New Zealand This Summer

Chris Cudby / Image: Hot Machine / Wednesday 15th October, 2025 11:57AM

At the forefront of a riotous new generation of Aussie rockers, Naarm's Hot Machine and The Gnomes are uniting for a double headline summer tour of Aotearoa New Zealand, concluding at the all-star Grrunk festival in Galatea. Announcing themselves with 2023's debut single 'She's On The Money' and 2024's amp-ripping Leather and Steel EP, Hot Machine's stylish latest anthem 'Night Rider' throws down a riff-heavy, chrome-plated gauntlet warning listeners "she's a hunting machine", to be followed by 'Burnt' out next month.

A mega-prolific force in untamed garage-punk from 2022 onwards, The Gnomes' September single 'Flippin' Stomp' ought to get butts wiggling when they hit the stage at Whammy Bar, Harbour View Hotel and the Original Kaipara Tavern this December. Brought to you by CLEAN DiRT, give these two sizzling groups from across the ditch a rowdy kiwi welcome at the following dates...

"Busting outta Naarm .... Hot Machine and The Gnomes will perform three NZ shows together before heading to the green green grass of Gnome Galatea for Grrunk on Saturday 6th November......

HOT MACHINE, femme fatale gang hooked into a Runaways/Thin Lizzy/AC/DC aesthetic. Melburnian maestras of hard rock groove. Hot yet cool, sensual & sassy. No brainer. Book ‘em Danno.

New keeds on the block young contenders, raw assed, hooked up & powerpopped out, THE GNOMES. Harnessing early Saints hi-energy, Flamin’ Groovies hooks, & melodies & a Kinks primal chunk."

UnderTheRadar proudly presents...

Hot Machine & The Gnomes (AUS)

Wednesday 3rd December - Whammy Bar, Auckland w/ Mads Harrop
Thursday 4th December - Harbour View Hotel, Raglan
Friday 5th December - Original Kaipara Tavern, Helensville
Saturday 6th December - Grrunk Festival, Galatea

Tickets on sale HERE via UTR
Grrunk Festival tickets on sale HERE via UTR

Here's Hot Machine letting rip live at Max Watts in Naarm...


Crank up Hot Machine's new single 'Night Rider'...


Boogie down to 'Flippin' Stomp' by The Gnomes...


Check out an advance taste of The Gnomes' forthcoming self-titled debut album...

Links
instagram.com/hotmachineband
linktr.ee/hotmachineband
instagram.com/gnome.music/
thegnomesrock.bandcamp.com/

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HOT MACHINE & The Gnomes
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Wed 3rd Dec 8:00pm
Whammy Bar, Auckland
HOT MACHINE & The Gnomes
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Thu 4th Dec 8:00pm
Harbour View Hotel, Raglan
HOT MACHINE & The Gnomes
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Fri 5th Dec 8:00pm
Kaipara Tavern, Auckland
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Sat 6th Dec 12:00pm
Rory's Paddock, Galatea