Spotlight: SLACKBARN Festival 2026 ft. Kate Bollinger (USA), Ninajirachi (AUS), The Grogans (AUS), Shady Nasty (AUS) + More

Aotearoa's summer weather looks to have come right just in time for SLACKBARN!, welcoming special guests from both sides of the Tasman (and beyond) this Saturday at Black Barn Vineyards in Havelock North. The Slack Agency recently revealed an updated lineup for their stacked beyond belief festival, still hosting such heavy hitters as NSW electronic dance producer Ninajirachi (read our interview HERE), US songwriter Kate Bollinger (also performing this week in Tāmaki Makaurau and Raglan), Sydney post-rock / rap innovators Shady Nasty and Naarm guitar-slingers The Grogans, alongside local talents Nice Girl (based these days in Naarm, also playing at Te Whanganui-a-Tara's Cuba St Tavern this Friday), Nic & Reuben, Miakie, Half/Angel, Community Service Records, plus new additions Lostandfound DJ Collective and Cam Morris.

Pack your dancing shoes, be sure to be sun-smart — Metservice is currently predicting a high of 33° (!) — and get amongst...

UnderTheRadar proudly presents...

SLACKBARN!
Kate Bollinger (USA), Ninajirachi (AUS), The Grogans (AUS), Shady Nasty (AUS), Nice Girl, Nic & Reuben, Miakie, Half/Angel, Community Service Records, Lostandfound DJ Collective,Cam Morris (updated lineup)
Saturday 10th January - Black Barn Vineyards, Havelock North
Tickets on sale HERE via UTR (bus pass options available)

Check out 'iPod Touch' from Ninajirachi's 2025 ARIA Music Award-winning debut album I Love My Computer...

Here's Kate Bollinger's 'What’s This About (La La La La)' from her 2024 debut album Songs From A Thousand Frames Of Mind...

Feel the electronic radiance of Nice Girl's 'My Feeling' from 2024's Yummy...