What’s on at valhalla
Insecure Delusion Presents A Tribute To Tool
Keep the party going this New Years by joining Insecure Delusion for a tribute to one of the best (if not the greatest) prog rock bands to exist – Tool! Rocking out from 9:00pm on Saturday the 4th of January, enjoy the tunes that gave Tool a cult-like status amongst devoted fans, in Wellingtons best rock venue, Valhalla. Playing fan favourites like The Pot, Stinkfist, Forty Six & 2 and others, it’s the perfect way to get your Tool fix (because who knows when they’ll be back).
Insecure Delusion: A Tribute To Tool take the stage with energy and passion for the genres and the musicianship that Tool is known for. An event not to be missed if you're a Tool fiend.
Opening the night with a hiss and a roar will be Angeldust with their epic tribute to Faith No More!
A Faith No More experience like no other... the croons, the grooves, the rock, the funk, the screams and the chaos of one of Mike Patton's many influential bands.
Further Sound meets TUBBY ISIAH
Bristol UK based Father and Son duo Jevon and Jason Ives have been producing their unique dub influenced music since 2018. Largely traditional and straight-ahead dubwise instrumental reggae, alternating between propulsive steppers grooves and lurching rockers and one-drop, its fundamental conventionality undercut by elements of avant-dubstep.
Tubby Isiah balance the heavy and ethereal with a perfect (and rare) dexterity.
They hit the ground running in 2020 when their debut vinyl album ,Rising High ,was released by Moonshine Recordings, further releases on this label followed and they are excited to announce another forthcoming release with them in early 2025 .
Tubby Isiah are also signed wit The Moth Club and Green King Cuts
Local Support from the legends
-Riddim Cartel
-Sheboy
-Gmajor
The Royal Variety Show 8
The Royal Variety Show is returning to Valhalla in Wellington on Saturday 11th January 2025!!!
Punk, Rock, Rap , Metal and Stars in their eyes!
Mordz
Screenburnt
The Bravo Uniform Mikes
Queen Sheba
Joshy E
The Flash Harrys
Dirty Mike
And celebrity guest appearance
Mj Woodstock Johnstone (Squeem)
Tickets
Presale $17 (plus booking fee)
from under the radar
Door $25
Gathering Shadows 2025
Gathering Shadows returns to Poneke for 2025!
Held across three nights over Wellington Anniversary weekend, Aotearoa's darkest annual festival offers the chance to see top alternative bands, producers and DJs from throughout the motu.
Friday, January 17th
8:30pm Doors
DJ Bradula (Poneke)
DJ John Doe (Rānana)
DJ Virago (Whanganui)
Saturday, January 18th
7:30pm Doors
Grecco Romank (Tāmaki Makaurau)
Sounds Like Winter (Poihākena)
Robots In Love (Ōtepoti)
Crash-Scan (Poneke)
Sunday, January 19th
7:30pm Doors
Death and the Maiden (Ōtepoti)
Nutellamonk (Te Papa-i-Oea)
The Blue Summer (Poneke)
Worm Burden (Poneke)
Section 9 - INAMIND Takeover
SECTION 9 returns for a very special event: the INNAMIND takeover show!
INNAMIND RECORDINGS is one of the most prestigious record labels in dubstep internationally, boasting consistently high quality releases over the last 13 years. Along with their offshoot label, "BLACKLIST", INNAMIND is known for their genre-defining curations, as well as many of the iconic anthems in modern bass music.
INNAMIND has sent three of their legendary artists to Wellington for a triple headliner show: AGO, NINA, and HIJINX
You can't run an INNAMIND show without proper sound; so we are pleased to announce this event will be powered by the Banshee system, courtesy of Further Sound!
With support from Section 9 veterans, set times are as follows:
9pm - 10pm: Sheboy b2b Likklejon
10pm - 2am: 4 hour INNAMIND takeover
2am - close: Bloq b2b Envu
Tickets can be purchased on Humanitix at $40 (+BF) per person, with limited early bird tickets available at a discounted price if you get in quick!
The Summer Tour - PAPERCITY, Grip-Tape and The Rainfall
PAPERCITY, Grip-Tape and The Rainfall have teamed up this summer for some unforgettable shows. Covering a wide range of genres from sad pop to pop punk and rock, this will be a tour you do not want to miss!
HERESIARCH, DECIMATION HAMMER & INSIDIOUS RETCH
HERESIARCH - Returning for their first NZ show since 2019, off the back of their new album Edifice. Violent NZ black/death metal entertwined with doom and martial elements
DECIMATION HAMMER - Feral, grinding Wellington black/death metal
INSIDIOUS RETCH - Wellington grindcore injected with death metal influences
Doors at 8:30 pm | $20 Doorsales
Psilly Psychedelia
A sonic psychedelic journey spanning multiple genres of "Psy" from 100 - 200+bpm in celebration of Jonny's(Psilo) birthday.
A proper psy journey progressing from Psybient up to Psycore:
Psilo
Sapian
Kalki
Cosmicality
Everyone is welcome! R18+
Door sales only
$10 BEFORE 9pm
$20 AFTER 9pm
Crying Club's Xmas Gig #4!
Yo ho ho! It's time once again for the annual Crying Club Christmas shindig, and boy do we have a goodie!!
Cringe-core pioneers Crying Club will be dishing out emo bangers, coal, and potatoes depending on how individual crowd members have behaved this year. There will be a music video shot for a re-recorded version of their hit song 'Christmas with a K', so be sure to wear your best Santa Clause getup!!
Skuxxrock stars BOG are a must-see for fans of jangle, groove, and melody rich tunes. They recently released their debut single 'Rust' and it's a certified banger, so make sure you're at this show to catch one of Pōneke's most promising up and coming acts.
Cherry Punch have spent 2024 lighting up stages all over the north island. We are incredibly excited to have their potent mix of nu-metal, 90s punk rock, and riot grrrl set fire to everyone's ears. Bring a spare change of underwear.
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PSA (VERY IMPORTANT):
There will be an awesome prize-pack for the best dressed Santa. This will include 1x Crying Club t-shirt of your choosing, 5x Crying Club badges, 3x Crying Club stickers, and 2x skippers beers or ginger fusions. PLEASE DRESS UP BECAUSE WE CAN'T AFFORD TO DO ANOTHER LIVER KING FOOTAGE MUSIC VIDEO WE'RE LOSING FANS LEFT RIGHT AND CENTRE.
Noise Drone Repeat LXIX
Noise Drone Repeat LXIX. Nice.
Last bit of noisy fun from us for the year before we take a bit of a break.
Come give us a nice send off for the holidays and get some hearing damage while you’re at it (just kidding, look after your ears folks, they’ve gotta last you aaaages).
# Drunk with Power
# Box of Hammers
# Haunts (Ōtautahi)
# DIRECT PLANT SOUND
# UZB96
$10 on the door, doors at 8pm, first act on 8.30pm
Lavender Menace
Whanganui punks LAVENDER MENACE return to Wellington to play their first headlining show in over a year with art-noise rockers SILICONE TONGUE and the elusive and alternative PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINE.
~Lineup
Lavender Menace
Silicon Tongue
Perpetual Motion Machine
Ave Pangenitor
Ave Pangenitor 2024 NZ Tour
Zerstiren formed in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2007 out of a discordant blend of jarring influences and disparate elements. Somehow the Whole transcended the sum of the parts; the result was a dynamic mix of melody, discord, crushing brutality and blistering technicality.
Core members Shane Mulholland and Chris Lewis on guitars, and Frederick Bain on vocals were joined by a rotating cast of supporting members that achieved a lot in a short time, multiple local and national shows, headlining tours and supporting the best of the best, all culminating in the release of AVE PANGENITOR, a 52 minute opus of progressive death metal that achieved accolades far beyond expectations.
Cruelly: Ugly Behaviour EP Release Show w/ Spiral and Fouler
Leaders of the Manawatū Renaissance Khaki After the release of single's No Doubt & Cross My Heart, Cruelly is on their final gig of the year to celebrate the release of the five track EP Ugly Behaviour which comes out on December 6th.
Opening for the event is Spiral and Fouler, two acts you certainly will be silly to miss out on seeing. So don't.
Underwire 'Always' Release party
Underwire celebrate the release of their single 'Always', with their eclectic and brilliant guests Meff Zexx and Donal Gunning & the Bucks -anything could happen! Come along and find out!
Doors at 8pm | $20 Doorsales
HeathenFest!!
HEATHENFEST
LIVE BANDS | MUSIC | MERCH | AND A FUCKING BBQ
LINEUP
The Heathen Collective
facebook.com/theheathencollective
Bringin' the groove since 2004, its' Wellington's own, The Heathen Collective. A good old fashioned blend of high energy, head banging metal riffage combined with nu metal swagger, a punk-rock attitude and poignant lyrics, led by the charismatic front man known as Goose.
Supported by
Wainuiomata rock legends
Burning Embers
facebook.com/BurningEmbersNZ/
Our old friends and prog masters
The Adventures of Mike Joffa
facebook.com/mikejoffa/
And introducing young bloods, the chaotic and wild
Celtic Death
facebook.com/celticdet
There will also be merch available and a live BBQ so bring some real paper money.
Tickets $10 or $15 Door Sales
Doors open at 8pm
Skål BIF! A Not So Disastrous Event
Trōl Promotions presents: Skål BIF
“A not so disastrous event”
On Friday the 6th of December we welcome all to the halls of Pōneke’s Valhalla for the annual celebration of our very own - BEEYA. This feast day we have - Vortekke (goregrind) ! Glassblower (grindcore) ! Anti Stasi (Ōtautahi punk) ! DAHTM (doom) ! No Sector (punk), and other festivities that with your help, will NOT end in disaster.
Doors open at 7pm | Bands start at 9pm
$15 waged / $10 unwaged (CASH ONLY)
Khaki Department | Pining Radiata | Eveline Breaker
Leaders of the Manawatū Renaissance Khaki Department have been steadily instilling their searing shoegaze anthems across Te Ika-a-Maui throughout 2024, crafting a widely regarded and memorable live performance.
Dynamic alt-rock quartet Pining Radiata are making themselves known for their brooding sound, evocative lyrics and poignant hooks.
Eveline Breaker (Feshh) will be dialing in her scintillating and ethereal modern shoegaze. 2024 has seen Eveline Breaker collaborate with bandmate Shay Patel on ‘Scrambline Pitcher’ as well as 2 innovative singles
04 Screamo Showcase
04 Screamo Showcase:
Ruminari
Western Haikus
Silicon Tongue
Doors at 8pm | Tickets $5 cash only
STAGNANCE (Canada) NZ Tour
Stagnance is a one-man 'Misanthropic Mincing Hardcore' absolute-fuckin-riff machine!
https://stagnancehc.bandcamp.com/album/demo-2024
Limited run of tour tapes will be available at the shows!
30 November at Valhalla with Postnatal Abortion (Hawkes Bay grind), Retaliator (fast thrash metal) and newcomers Whirlwind (heavy psych rock).
Doors at 8pm | $20 on the door
Spotlights (Ipecac Records) NZ Tour
Fresh from extensive tours throughout America and Europe with fellow Ipecac Records bands the Melvins and Mr Bungle. New York doom gazers Spotlights commence on their first ever tour of New Zealand this November. Bringing a sound that moves between beautiful atmospherics to brutal heaviness, mending melody over menace and sanity battling insanity. Kiwi audiences can expect to see a band at the peak of their sound and genre on the back of last years critically acclaimed album Alchemy For The Dead, helping to establish them as a world wide presence and a must see/tell your friends band.
3am Wake up
3am Wakeup are excited to be bringing their original music to a live audience after 5 years, mixing, experimenting, and studio recordings, they're ready to showcase it all in one night this coming November.
Come along for high energy, dance inspiring, value packed evening and support the local music scene! Proudly supported by The Howlers;
$10 cash on the door or presale when available online to show your support.
BULLETBELT - 15TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW
Bulletbelt are turning 15 and you’re invited to the party!
We’re planning to celebrate in style with a huge night and a special one off set. We’ll be digging back into our 15 year career, playing tracks off every album plus a few surprises. Also expect to see some special guests from our history joining us on stage! There will be exclusive merch up for grabs as we turn Wellington's home of Metal, Valhalla into Bulletfest!
Joining us to set the night alight are our good friends 3000AD (CHCH) and the epic Deadhouse Gates (Akld) playing their first Wellington show.
Lets party!
Doors at 8pm
SECTION 9
SECTION 9 returns for a night of multi-genre madness!
This edition features accomplished selektas from across the country, showcasing the very best of dub music, grime, garage, breaks, jungle, and underground dubstep. If you're a fan of sound system culture, this is where you'll want to be!
| LINEUP |
Sano (CHCH)
Candi (AKL)
Commander Cambo (CHCH)
Purple Cloud (BLEHNHEIM)
GT Blitz
Vesika
- Music starts at 9pm
- Entry is $20 on the door (cash only)
- Half price entry ($10) if you arrive before 10pm!
- Custom built heavyweight soundsystem
- Proper sound system culture all night long 🔊
Stoned Templar Pirates STP Experience with Merrin
NZ's authentic STP Experience the STONED TEMPLAR PIRATES bring you a true tribute to the great Stone Temple Pilots. Attention to detail is our mantra, as is rocking the shit out of this shit. With the Stoned Templar Pirates in Wellington is Merrin, a long lasting beacon of integrity in the Wellington original rock scene. Thurs 21st Nov in Valhalla Wellington is going to be the catalyst for a nice mood on the Friday.
Merrin on at 8:30pm. Doors at 8pm.
Junkyard 2
come one come all to the second roundup of miscellaneous electronic music treasures at the junkyard by scrap metal cereal. collectors at this event include artists Paradox Princess (Tāmaki Makaurau), missrosevalentina and beet-wix 👽
🕢 doors will open at 8:00
🕗 first act at 8:30
💸 $15 on the door
please come if you are cool and nice and stay home if you are not. this is a queer-friendly space and we will not tolerate racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, ableism or general shit behaviour of any kind.
https://www.instagram.com/fleshhhive/ 🔏
https://www.instagram.com/paradoxprincessxox/
https://www.instagram.com/missrosevalentina/
https://www.instagram.com/beetwix4breakfast/
Eyegum 10 Year Anniversary
Multi-venue extravaganza to celebrate 10 years of Eyegum Music Collective.
Unbelievably, Eyegum turns 10 years old in 2024 and to celebrate we are throwing a massive multi-venue party.
We’ve put together a stacked line-up that represents Eyegum shows and events over the past decade while also looking to the future. This includes house party originals, reuniting friends, past festival highlights, current faves, and hot up-and-comers. Together these amazing artists are surely going to help make this a gig to remember!
Doors at 6:30 | Entry $45
Omnia presents Electric Groove
Omnia presents Electric Groove...
Join us for a night of the finest electronic music curated by a quality line-up of local Wellington DJs. Come prepared for a journey through different sub-genres of house and techno.
DJ line-up & set times:
11pm-12am - Halo
12am-1am - Dallas Decibel Project
1am-2am - Halinius J
2am-3am - Helix
Doors at 11pm | Entry $15
Sidewinder - Talons Tour
Sidewinder are back touring the critically acclaimed new album – Talons - and their home town is in for a dose, up close and personal!
Check out these reviews for the album - every song from which will be played on the tour along with a few favorites from the first album 'Vines' - joined in Wellington by special guests Planet Of The Dead and Mammathus this is a combination you will not want to miss!
Doors at 8pm | Entry $30
NOise Drone Repeat
Noise Drone Repeat LXVIII
The year is rocketing past and this will be our second to last outing of vast soundscapes and experimentation.
The forecast is for a diverse set of sonics, full of contrast. A real blast to the senses.
Performing for us are the unsurpassed talents of :
# Ritual Heaps
# Thomas Arbour
# Jonny Marks
# Allswither
$10 on the door, doors at 8pm, first act on 8.30pm.
Doors at 8pm | $10 Entry
HAZMAT MONKEY LIVE feat. UNDUBBED.
Let yourself feel the effect of succumbing to total monkey brain and come to appreciate the nuance of the unexpected. It’s been said “these monkeys are playing scary jazz,” but you may as well you find out for yourself. Hazmat Monkey's cocktail of fusion, EDM and a metric tonne of effects pedals will irreversibly take you to space. Unrelenting, groovy, and firing on all cylinders, Hazmat Monkey always feels like it cannot go any harder, and yet somehow always does.
Doors at 8pm | $15 Doorsales
Nigel Ghost Rider BAss Bomb
We all know there’s a real Jesus who deserves your Sunday more than some lad from an old book, get on down to Valhalla to experience New Zealand’s biggest bass phenomenon!! 20$ at the door every guest gets a free beer!! And 20$ worth of teeth grinding, muscle movin, naturally aspirated bass guitar wizardry!! Sorry Jaco Nigel only needs 4!!
Doors at 5pm | $20 Entry
Blood Cauldron & Methchrist - Traversing Te Ika-a-Māui
Blood Cauldron & Methchrist embark on an entwined, permeating Nether-march throughout Te Ika-a-Māui.
Commanding attendance in Auckland and Wellington, divulging in divine declaration, the revelation of their twain newborn mellifluous offerings.
With support from Decimation Hammer and Sighthound
$15.00 presales (Limited)
$20.00 on the door
Your destiny lies with you...
Will you fulfil your purpose?
Sobeit
Doors at 8pm | $20
XFM Giant Laser Show
XFM new heavy alternative GIANT LASER SHOW live at VALHALLA TAVERN 7th Nov with support from SLOW BURN, MIDNIGHT CAFFEINE and DONAL & THE BUCKS--
There's nothing quite like a giant laser! But did you know that lasers cannot be seen in space because they do not contain any matter?
Thus XFM will be live broadcasting their GIANT LASER SHOW here on Earth featuring four super hot, high-energy bands blasting it from the high hall of Valhalla Tavern Wellington 7th November!
Doors at 7:30 | $15 Entry
Sundialler + Scarlett
One spectacular night of home grown electronica awaits as Sundialler and Ekho Laliah prepare for an incredible evening's worth of music. Expect dazzling soundscapes, ethereal textures and deep grooves to boot, Wednesday the 6th of November at Valhalla.
Koha entry, doors at 8!
Third Eye Hi-Fi presents: Re:Bar 002
The Re:Bar club doors are opening once again, this time showcasing some of the best NZ and International underground Drum and Bass producers/DJ's we could fit together for the night!
We're super excited to showcase everyone here together on the Sound System, running late and heavy - Drum and Bass all night!
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// Line-up A-Z//
- CODEX (METNEM) -
- Intec (TEHIFI) -
- Obeisant (RENEGADE HARDWARE/DISPATCH/CRITICAL/PROGRAM) -
- Pothos (PŌNEKE) -
- Unwell (OVERVIEW) -
- Victim (RENEGADE HARDWARE/VISION/COMMERCIAL SUICIDE/C4C) - Lasers:
Lightcraft
https://www.instagram.com/lightcraft_nz/
// Entry //
https://events.humanitix.com/third-eye-hi-fi.../tickets
Doors at 9pm | Tickets $15 - $20
Third Eye Hi-Fi: Tekno Tavern 002
Welcome back to Tekno Tavern!
Expect hard, stomping and hypnotic underground sounds from an array of NZ & international sound providers showcasing music that is an integral part of international Sound System culture.
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// Line-up A-Z//
- Gengar (LATERAL MOVEMENT) -
- LÜdic (VARISPEED/ULTERIOR MOTIVE) -
- L.V. (HEADFUK SOUND SYSTEM) -
- Pork Crackle (CLUB 121/FROTH) -
- P-S-I (TEHIFI) -
// Entry //
https://events.humanitix.com/third-eye-hi-fi.../tickets
Doors at 9pm | Tickets from $10 - $30
Maiden Name Halloween Party
Girls, gays, ghouls and theys - make your way to Valhalla this Hallows' Eve for the release party of a lifetime!!!
With support from legendary drag artist AMOEBA GEEZER and local favourite grunge band CRUELLY; sapphic-rage wizards MAIDEN NAME are celebrating the release of their debut EP 'The Immaculate Conception'.
Not only will there be a non-stop onslaught of top-tier entertainment and certified Tunez, but a COSTUME CONTEST with highly coveted MAIDEN NAME merch up for grabs!
Doors at 7:30 | Tickets $15