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Pan Asian Music Night

Pan Asian Music Night

The Quad: University of Auckland
19/05/2025
Monday
Auckland
Week 4
Free
All Ages
The Tuning Fork's Monday Music Quiz

The Tuning Fork's Monday Music Quiz

The Tuning Fork
19/05/2025
Monday
Auckland
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Whare Koa & Māngere Arts Centre NZ Music Month: Open Mic Monday series

Whare Koa & Māngere Arts Centre NZ Music Month: Open Mic Monday series

Mangere Arts Centre
19/05/2025
Monday
Auckland
Week 4
Free
All Ages
AMANDA MILLYCLOWN @ THE DOME

AMANDA MILLYCLOWN @ THE DOME

Dome Cinema
20/05/2025
Tuesday
Gisborne
Week 4
Paid
R18
Bream Bay College Music Night

Bream Bay College Music Night

Bream Bay College Auditorium
20/05/2025
Tuesday
Northland
Week 4
Paid
All Ages
Geoff Stahl introducing The Clean’s “Boodle, Boodle, Boodle”

Geoff Stahl introducing The Clean’s “Boodle, Boodle, Boodle”

National Library
20/05/2025
Tuesday
Wellington
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Guitar & Ukulele Repair

Guitar & Ukulele Repair

Central Library
20/05/2025
Tuesday
Waikato
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Hokinga Mahi

Hokinga Mahi

University of Auckland - City Campus
20/05/2025
Tuesday
Auckland
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Moon Jam Nite

Moon Jam Nite

MOON
20/05/2025
Tuesday
Wellington
Week 4
Free
R18
Music Looks That Good

Music Looks That Good

National Library
20/05/2025
Tuesday
Wellington
Week 4
Open Mic @ Inch Bar

Open Mic @ Inch Bar

Inch Bar
20/05/2025
Tuesday
Otago
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Open Mic Tuesdays @ Mount Social Club

Open Mic Tuesdays @ Mount Social Club

Mount Social Club
20/05/2025
Tuesday
Bay of Plenty
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Operatunity Presents - 3 Tenors & A Soprano

Operatunity Presents - 3 Tenors & A Soprano

St Columba Presbyterian Church
20/05/2025
Tuesday
Auckland
Week 4
Paid
All Ages
The Legendary NZ Music Month Quiz 2025 @ The Tuning Fork

The Legendary NZ Music Month Quiz 2025 @ The Tuning Fork

The Tuning Fork
20/05/2025
Tuesday
Auckland
Week 4
Paid
All Ages
The Sounds of the City: How Music Shapes a Thriving Auckland

The Sounds of the City: How Music Shapes a Thriving Auckland

Wintergarden
20/05/2025
Tuesday
Auckland
Week 4
Free
All Ages
The working man’s symphony orchestra? Researching New Zealand brass bands

The working man’s symphony orchestra? Researching New Zealand brass bands

Online
20/05/2025
Tuesday
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Tāmaki Makaurau Open Music Hub

Tāmaki Makaurau Open Music Hub

Gribblehirst Community Hub
20/05/2025
Tuesday
Auckland
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Vitamin S - Whammy Public Bar Every Tuesday

Vitamin S - Whammy Public Bar Every Tuesday

Whammy Public Bar
20/05/2025
Tuesday
Auckland
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Warkworth Library Community Singing NZ Music

Warkworth Library Community Singing NZ Music

Masonic Hall
20/05/2025
Tuesday
Auckland
Week 4
Free
All Ages
95bFM Tours

95bFM Tours

University of Auckland - City Campus
21/05/2025
Wednesday
Auckland
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Acoustic Eats: Luc Hackner & Will Murrell

Acoustic Eats: Luc Hackner & Will Murrell

Evison Lounge
21/05/2025
Wednesday
Otago
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Battle of the Bands 2025 National Championship - AKL Heat 3

Battle of the Bands 2025 National Championship - AKL Heat 3

The Mothership
21/05/2025
Wednesday
Auckland
Week 4
Paid
R18
Beats By Bingo

Beats By Bingo

Sweat Shop Brew Kitchen
21/05/2025
Wednesday
Auckland
Week 4
Paid
R18
Big House Music 2025

Big House Music 2025

Spark Arena
21/05/2025
Wednesday
Auckland
Week 4
Paid
All Ages
DIG THE GIG UO: Heat 3

DIG THE GIG UO: Heat 3

DropKicks
21/05/2025
Wednesday
Otago
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Free Artist Development Session - Fostering Safer Music Communities

Free Artist Development Session - Fostering Safer Music Communities

darkroom
21/05/2025
Wednesday
Canterbury
Week 4
Free
R18
Hanwho

Hanwho

MOON
21/05/2025
Wednesday
Wellington
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Keegan Lewis

Keegan Lewis

Valhalla
21/05/2025
Wednesday
Wellington
Week 4
Paid
R18
MUSIC & THE JOURNEY OF RECLAMATION : JORDYN WITH A WHY

MUSIC & THE JOURNEY OF RECLAMATION : JORDYN WITH A WHY

Philosophy House
21/05/2025
Wednesday
Wellington
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Music in the city centre: Joshua Duting

Music in the city centre: Joshua Duting

The Atrium
21/05/2025
Wednesday
Auckland
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Muso Night at The Yard

Muso Night at The Yard

The Yard
21/05/2025
Wednesday
Waikato
Week 4
Free
All Ages
NZ Music Month at the Library: Sage Duo with Murray Kilpatrick & Sue Rose

NZ Music Month at the Library: Sage Duo with Murray Kilpatrick & Sue Rose

Johnsonville Library
21/05/2025
Wednesday
Wellington
Week 4
Free
All Ages
NZMM Concert Tokoroa

NZMM Concert Tokoroa

Toi Ohomai Institute
21/05/2025
Wednesday
Waikato
Week 4
Free
All Ages
PRESS PLAY: A panel discussion on breaking into the music industry in Aotearoa

PRESS PLAY: A panel discussion on breaking into the music industry in Aotearoa

Big Fan
21/05/2025
Wednesday
Auckland
Week 4
Free
All Ages
PRESS PLAY: Join us for a night of live music

PRESS PLAY: Join us for a night of live music

Big Fan
21/05/2025
Wednesday
Auckland
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Pash, Permission To Speak, Vanessa Tottle, and The Silver Cadillacs

Pash, Permission To Speak, Vanessa Tottle, and The Silver Cadillacs

The Clare Inn
21/05/2025
Wednesday
Auckland
Week 4
Free
R18
Pegasus Arms Weds Open Mic

Pegasus Arms Weds Open Mic

Pegasus Arms Restaurant & Bar
21/05/2025
Wednesday
Canterbury
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Under The Arcade Presents - Tom Lark And Bub!

Under The Arcade Presents - Tom Lark And Bub!

Whammy Bar
21/05/2025
Wednesday
Auckland
Week 4
Paid
R18
Waiata Wēnerei

Waiata Wēnerei

Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga Library
21/05/2025
Wednesday
Bay of Plenty
Week 4
Free
All Ages
O & The Mo

O & The Mo

Dawn, Oakura
22/05/2025
Thursday
Taranaki
Week 4
Paid
All Ages
A.F.P. and Stamp Fair E.P. Release With Dick Move

A.F.P. and Stamp Fair E.P. Release With Dick Move

Whammy Bar
22/05/2025
Thursday
Auckland
Week 4
Free
R18
APRA AMCOS 101

APRA AMCOS 101

Online
22/05/2025
Thursday
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Battle of the Bands 2025 National Championship - AKL Semi 1

Battle of the Bands 2025 National Championship - AKL Semi 1

The Mothership
22/05/2025
Thursday
Auckland
Week 4
Paid
R18
Butter Wouldn't Melt supporting Rufous Whistler

Butter Wouldn't Melt supporting Rufous Whistler

Globe Theatre
22/05/2025
Thursday
Week 4
Paid
All Ages
Manawatū-Whanganui
Calla of Ursa: Animal Reaction Album Release Tour

Calla of Ursa: Animal Reaction Album Release Tour

Neck of the Woods
22/05/2025
Auckland
R18
Thursday
Paid
Week 4
Cso And Rova Present: Ōtautahi Pasifika Legacy Project

Cso And Rova Present: Ōtautahi Pasifika Legacy Project

Douglas Lilburn Auditorium
22/05/2025
Thursday
Canterbury
Week 4
Paid
All Ages
DIG THE DROP UC @ Hide: Heat 4

DIG THE DROP UC @ Hide: Heat 4

Hide
22/05/2025
Thursday
Canterbury
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Fracture

Fracture

Whammy Bar
22/05/2025
Thursday
Auckland
Week 4
Paid
R18
Frankie Venter “Like It Like That” NZ Tour

Frankie Venter “Like It Like That” NZ Tour

San Fran
22/05/2025
Thursday
Wellington
Week 4
Paid
All Ages
Guitar Setup: Understanding Your Guitar with Harmen Hielkema

Guitar Setup: Understanding Your Guitar with Harmen Hielkema

The Rockshop Whangarei
22/05/2025
Thursday
Northland
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Jenny Mitchell - Live Show + New Album Signing

Jenny Mitchell - Live Show + New Album Signing

Threes & Sevens Records
22/05/2025
Thursday
Southland
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Joe Kaptein And Band

Joe Kaptein And Band

Freida Margolis
22/05/2025
Thursday
Auckland
Week 4
Paid
R18
Library Jam Session, can you guys play: “Country” and “Western”

Library Jam Session, can you guys play: “Country” and “Western”

Rangiora Library
22/05/2025
Thursday
Canterbury
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Loris Zigon Solo @ Wynyard Grill

Loris Zigon Solo @ Wynyard Grill

Wynyard Grill
22/05/2025
Thursday
Auckland
Week 4
Free
All Ages
M4 Live Presents: Foley, Dani Josie, Rita Mae & Renée

M4 Live Presents: Foley, Dani Josie, Rita Mae & Renée

Meow
22/05/2025
Thursday
Wellington
Week 4
Paid
R18
Monotones, Swipers, Rappids And Isolar Playing Music In Technicolor

Monotones, Swipers, Rappids And Isolar Playing Music In Technicolor

darkroom
22/05/2025
Thursday
Canterbury
Week 4
Paid
R18
Mulligans Open Mic Night & Live Music

Mulligans Open Mic Night & Live Music

Mulligans Bar
22/05/2025
Thursday
Waikato
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Music Looks That Good

Music Looks That Good

National Library
22/05/2025
Thursday
Wellington
Week 4
Musical Punch Over Lunch at Old St Paul's

Musical Punch Over Lunch at Old St Paul's

Old St Paul's
22/05/2025
Thursday
Wellington
Week 4
Free
All Ages
NZ Music Month - Thursday Nights Live

NZ Music Month - Thursday Nights Live

Flare Bar
22/05/2025
Thursday
Auckland
Week 4
Free
All Ages
NZ Music Month On Northland Artists Podcast

NZ Music Month On Northland Artists Podcast

Online
22/05/2025
Thursday
Northland
Week 4
Free
All Ages
NZ Music Month at Esk Eats: Peti Seiuli

NZ Music Month at Esk Eats: Peti Seiuli

Invercargill Central
22/05/2025
Thursday
Southland
Week 4
Free
All Ages
NZ Music Month at the Library: Mary Livingston and Sue Chamberlain sing songs of the sea

NZ Music Month at the Library: Mary Livingston and Sue Chamberlain sing songs of the sea

Johnsonville Library
22/05/2025
Thursday
Wellington
Week 4
Free
All Ages
New Zealand Highwaymen

New Zealand Highwaymen

Napier Municipal Theatre
22/05/2025
Thursday
Week 4
Paid
All Ages
Hawke's Bay
New Zealand Music Month Concert Whakatāne

New Zealand Music Month Concert Whakatāne

Toi Ohomai: Whakatāne Campus
22/05/2025
Thursday
Bay of Plenty
Week 4
Free
All Ages
New Zealand Music Month Concerts

New Zealand Music Month Concerts

Motueka Library
22/05/2025
Thursday
Tasman-Nelson
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Open Mic Thursday's @ Oxley's

Open Mic Thursday's @ Oxley's

Oxley's Bar & Kitchen
22/05/2025
Thursday
Marlborough
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Open Mic Thursdays in The Lair

Open Mic Thursdays in The Lair

Evil Genius
22/05/2025
Thursday
Canterbury
Week 1
Free
All Ages
Operatunity Presents - 3 Tenors & A Soprano

Operatunity Presents - 3 Tenors & A Soprano

Hawkins Theatre
22/05/2025
Thursday
Auckland
Week 4
Paid
All Ages
Papanui High School music perfomance

Papanui High School music perfomance

Papanui Library
22/05/2025
Thursday
Canterbury
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Papanui High School performing songs from Shrek the Musical

Papanui High School performing songs from Shrek the Musical

Papanui Library
22/05/2025
Thursday
Canterbury
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Powder Chutes Album Release Tour - Wellington

Powder Chutes Album Release Tour - Wellington

Underworld Tavern
22/05/2025
Thursday
Wellington
Week 4
Paid
R18
Six-o-five Thursdays - Velveteen Shakes And Leigh

Six-o-five Thursdays - Velveteen Shakes And Leigh

605 Morningside
22/05/2025
Thursday
Auckland
Week 4
Free
R18
Songwriting Panel Discussion

Songwriting Panel Discussion

The Charlotte Museum | Te Whare Takatāpui-Wāhine o Aotearo
22/05/2025
Thursday
Auckland
Week 4
Paid
All Ages
Waimakariri District Council Waiata Group

Waimakariri District Council Waiata Group

Rangiora Library
22/05/2025
Thursday
Canterbury
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Xfm's Jurassic Gig w/ Scarlett Crush, Screenburnt and Harris

Xfm's Jurassic Gig w/ Scarlett Crush, Screenburnt and Harris

Valhalla
22/05/2025
Thursday
Wellington
Week 4
Paid
R18
Youth Gig

Youth Gig

The Yard
22/05/2025
Thursday
Waikato
Week 4
Free
All Ages
12" Of Heaven & Red Bar Celebrates NZ Music Month - DIY Vinyl DJ Night

12" Of Heaven & Red Bar Celebrates NZ Music Month - DIY Vinyl DJ Night

Red Bar
23/05/2025
Friday
Auckland
Week 4
Free
R18
Adrenochrome Babies, Slightly Imperfect, Carne Verde

Adrenochrome Babies, Slightly Imperfect, Carne Verde

darkroom
23/05/2025
Friday
Canterbury
Week 4
Paid
R18
Ammonita, One Day, FÜbar

Ammonita, One Day, FÜbar

The Crown Hotel
23/05/2025
Friday
Otago
Week 4
Paid
R18
Aotearoa Prog Alliance 2 (Wellington)

Aotearoa Prog Alliance 2 (Wellington)

Underworld Tavern
23/05/2025
Friday
Wellington
Week 4
Paid
R18
Beat Addicts: O'NO, RICH PARKER, MAX D. ACE & GABRIELLA GONZALEZ

Beat Addicts: O'NO, RICH PARKER, MAX D. ACE & GABRIELLA GONZALEZ

ACS
23/05/2025
Friday
Auckland
Week 4
Free
R18
Butter Wouldn't Melt

Butter Wouldn't Melt

Wellington Bluegrass Society
23/05/2025
Friday
Wellington
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Country Music Honours

Country Music Honours

St James Theatre
23/05/2025
Friday
Southland
Week 4
Paid
All Ages
Erika Grant ( Gongs) , Al Fraser (Harmonium ) and Neil Johnstone ( Deluge ) Live music soundscape as part of the Fair winds and Following Seas exhibition . Works inspired by Shipwrecks

Erika Grant ( Gongs) , Al Fraser (Harmonium ) and Neil Johnstone ( Deluge ) Live music soundscape as part of the Fair winds and Following Seas exhibition . Works inspired by Shipwrecks

Thistle Hall
23/05/2025
Friday
Wellington
Week 4
Free
All Ages
FLOWIDUS present EXOGRID @ Hide

FLOWIDUS present EXOGRID @ Hide

Hide
23/05/2025
Friday
Canterbury
Week 4
Paid
R18
Frankie Venter “Like It Like That” NZ Tour

Frankie Venter “Like It Like That” NZ Tour

The Tuning Fork
23/05/2025
Friday
Auckland
Week 4
Paid
All Ages
Friday Concerts @ Levin Community Centre

Friday Concerts @ Levin Community Centre

Te Takeretanga o Kura-hau-pō (Levin Community Centre)
23/05/2025
Friday
Manawatū-Whanganui
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Friday Open Mic

Friday Open Mic

The Embankment Tavern
23/05/2025
Friday
Canterbury
Week 4
Free
All Ages
From Outside presents Blowin Os ft. Young Gho$t, Gram 6835

From Outside presents Blowin Os ft. Young Gho$t, Gram 6835

MOON
23/05/2025
Friday
Wellington
Week 4
Paid
R18
Guardians, Hattford & Vihil LIVE @ Threes & Sevens Records

Guardians, Hattford & Vihil LIVE @ Threes & Sevens Records

Threes & Sevens Records
23/05/2025
Friday
Southland
Week 4
Paid
All Ages
Helium Project | The Sound of Steel

Helium Project | The Sound of Steel

DEPOT Artspace
23/05/2025
Friday
Auckland
Week 4
Paid
All Ages
Hyan 'We Mustn't' EP Tour Auckland

Hyan 'We Mustn't' EP Tour Auckland

Il Brutto
23/05/2025
Friday
Auckland
Week 4
Paid
R18
Imaginary Gardens

Imaginary Gardens

Vogelmorn Upstairs
23/05/2025
Friday
Wellington
Week 4
Paid
All Ages
Jo Little and Friends at The Duck

Jo Little and Friends at The Duck

The Duck
23/05/2025
Friday
Otago
Week 4
Paid
All Ages
Jordan Luck Band - Winter Tour 2025 | TAUPO

Jordan Luck Band - Winter Tour 2025 | TAUPO

Rosemary's
23/05/2025
Friday
Waikato
Week 4
Paid
All Ages
Josh Keating at The Bog

Josh Keating at The Bog

The Bog
23/05/2025
Friday
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Canterbury
Larry Killip

Larry Killip

New Lynn War Memorial Library
23/05/2025
Friday
Auckland
Week 4
Free
All Ages
Liam Wooding Piano Recital

Liam Wooding Piano Recital

Globe Theatre
23/05/2025
Friday
Week 4
Paid
All Ages
Manawatū-Whanganui
Live at Decibel: Arahi

Live at Decibel: Arahi

Decibel Wines
23/05/2025
Friday
Hawke's Bay
Week 4
Paid
R18
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