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Spotlight: Noise Fest #1 feat. Dos-Ovni, The Fairlight Choir, Dead Queens, Punching, Serpent Dream

Spotlight: Noise Fest #1 feat. Dos-Ovni, The Fairlight Choir, Dead Queens, Punching, Serpent Dream

Chris Cudby / Thursday 19th March, 2026 12:21PM

The debut instalment of an essential new festival series celebrating Aotearoa's proud noisyland heritage, Te Matau-a-Māui doomgaze duo Dos-Ovni have assembled a whopper lineup for Noise Fest #1. The brand new Paisley Stage venue on Hasting Street in Ahuriri will host five sonically diverse, reality ripping acts from around Te Ika-a-Māui this coming Saturday 21st March, including The Fairlight Choir, Dead Queens, Punching, Serpent Dream and the aforementioned Dos-Ovni. Do your bit to support Aotearoa's aurally uncompromising underground and don't forget your earplugs...

Noise Fest #1
Saturday 21st March - Paisley Stage, Napier (doors 7pm)

7.30pm - Serpent Dream – Ambient/Experimental/Psychedelic from Te Whanganui-a-Tara
8.15pm - Dos-Ovni – Post-rock/Doomgaze from Te Matau-a-Māui
9pm - Punching – Alt/Rock from Te Matau-a-Māui
9.45pm - Dead Queens – Alternative/Metal/Doom from Te Whanganui-a-Tara
10.30pm - The Fairlight Choir – Post-punk from Manawatū

Tickets on sale HERE via UTR 

Experience the immensity of Dos-Ovni's 2025 single 'Big Rock'...


Check out The Fairlight Choir busting out 'HUH!' live on Radio Control 99.4FM...


Listen to 'Manifest Manifold' from Serpent Dream's 2022 album Deadlock...

Links
instagram.com/dosovni_official/
instagram.com/thefairlightchoir/
instagram.com/deadqueensband/
instagram.com/serpent.dream/

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Sat 21st Mar 7:00pm
Paisley Stage, Napier