Queer Autumn 2 Announced ft. The EE Machine, Lesbian Death Slutz From Hell, Masc/Femme

Brought to you by Misheard Records as part of Auckland Pride 2026 festival, Queer Autumn will soon be back to help foster "the intersections between alternative music and the rainbow / takatāpui community of Aotearoa" at Tāmaki Makaurau's Whammy Bar. Now confirmed as an annual affair, the triple header Sunday night bill includes The EE Machine — the new project of 2017 Taite Music Prize winner Emily Edrosa (Street Chant) — Lesbian Death Slutz From Hell and Masc/Femme (featuring members of CCTV). Why even wait for summer to finish when you can celebrate Queer Autumn on 22nd February, here are the official details...

Queer Autumn 2 ft. The EE Machine, Lesbian Death Slutz From Hell, Masc/Femme
Sunday 22nd February - Whammy Bar, Auckland
Tickets on sale HERE via UTR

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Press release:

Before this election year plunges the rainbow community into needless debates about whether or not they're allowed to exist, we'll need something to give us the energy to continue fighting and holding on to our rights. QUEER AUTUMN returns to Whammy Bar on Sunday, the 22nd of February to celebrate the intersections between alternative music and the rainbow/takatāpui community of Aotearoa.

With a lineup of new blood, returning expats, and rebranded legends, QUEER AUTUMN 2 officially makes Tāmaki Makaurau gig promoter Misheard's Auckland Pride offering an annual affair. Designed as a middle ground between the banging club nights and wholesome poetry meetups decorating the February events calendar, expect loud guitars, fast drums, and takatāpui/wahine vocalists singing and screaming their lungs out. Head to Whammy Bar early on Sunday evening for three great bands, beginning and wrapping up nice and early for the geezers and yuppies alike.