The Slack Agency, Abandoned Brewery & UnderTheRadar present SLACKBARN #2
Saturday 10 January 2026 at the stunning Black Barn Vineyards in the heart of Hawkes Bay.
The music festival has 5 artists coming from overseas, and a bunch of NZ local talent including a couple of friends from Hawkes Bay!
SLACKBARN LINEUP:
Kate Bollinger (USA) – She's so good, we can’t believe she's coming all the way from LA to play Slackbarn! One of our fav acts and our headliner for 2026, Kate Bollinger needs less words to describe her and you to just dedicate half an hour listening.
Ninajirachi (AUS) – Our headline DJ Act and sheesh, this is exciting… she’s playing Coachella, received a record 8 Aria nominations, receiving banging reviews on the internet and holy shit her shows overseas are huge!!!
Marlin’s Dreaming (NZ) - If you’re not familiar with the Marlins, where have ya been? They’re the reason we do this shit. The band will all be back in NZ for a rare show.
The Grogans (AUS) – Garage Rock from Australia. Yes please. Ben once toured with The Grogans and said we needed to ‘check in…’ Now everytime they see him they say ‘Chicken, mate we just had lunch’
Nic & Reuben (NZ) – Nic is a doctor and Reuben is a sustainability consultant living in Melbourne, they come together once in 100 years like the avatar to perform, don't miss it - or manager Dylz will be sad azzz.
Shady Nasty (AUS) - Have you ever heard a Sydney geezer talk shit through a mic? It's insanely good when you throw them in with the band (and some fred again… remixes)
Slack’s fav DJ’s Eden Burns, Nice Girl, Harley Girl (AUS), Dylan Biscuit & AJ Honeysuckle will be rocking our new second stage in the markets !
Golden local legend Miakie and up n coming rockstars Half/Angel round out our lineup too ~
Mainstage is also hosted by Community Service Records, a label run by Gisborne/Tāmaki DJ Hyan and Harry from streetwear brand Delusional Dreamland who will play between sets.
Limited capacity tickets available from SLACKBARN.co.nz via Flicket and also HERE via UTR Including Shuttle bus pass from Napier and Hastings !! Both are legible tix.
“I’ve always loved seeing acts at this most beautiful venue. After Slackbarn #1 we wanted to be more exploratory with genres - and adding a second stage allows us to tap into more electronic acts ~ then fav bands like The Grogans who blend country with loud guitar into some hardcore/punk Shady Nasty in the sunshine ahead of zeitgeist merchants Marlins Dreaming ahead of a dreamy evening headline act Kate Bollinger, feels like all we want in life and if you want a break from bands we’ve got insane acts like Ninajirachi finishing up the sunset with hyper dance bangers - whole plan of the lineup was to see it and go ‘’oh yassssss I love them!”
Ben Morgan of Slack Agency
Local makers and creators can apply now to be part of the markets which are also the DJ stage !!! so you can sell/buy some merch whilst listening to BANGERS !!! email info@theslackagency.co.nz
SLACKBARN #2 Saturday 10 January 2026 at Black Barn Vineyards
Kate Bollinger (USA)
Ninajirachi (AUS)
The Grogans (AUS)
Marlins Dreaming
Shady Nasty (AUS)
Eden Burns
Nice Girl
Nic & Reuben
HARLEY GIRL (AUS)
Miakie
Dylan Biscuit b2b AJ Honeysuckle
Half/Angel
theslackagency.co.nz
