John Lydon unveiled PiL on Christmas Day 1978. The audience, John Lydon told the Guardian with amusement, were "nauseated, because the bass frequency was so low your bowels started to vibrate". He lets out his familiar arch cackle. "Well, it's a different experience at Christmas." .
PiL return to The Powerstation for their second visit in January 2027 , thirty eight years since the inaugural 1989…
Iconic British punk pioneers, The Damned will bring their legendary live show to New Zealand as part of their 50th anniversary farewell celebrations.
Formed in 1976, the trailblazing group released the UK’s first ever punk single New Rose and its first album Damned Damned Damned which ignited the global punk revolution. They are, indisputably one of the most enduring and influential bands in punk…
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Hot Dub Time Machine is throwing a house party in Auckland on 1st August 2026.
Get ready for the ultimate house party and a wild ride through the greatest dance anthems of all time, from throwback classics to today’s biggest hits, spanning 1970 to 2026. This show celebrates every unforgettable tune that’s made you sing your heart out in the lounge room or dance on the couch at a house party.
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New Zealand, prepare to surrender to the might of AUGUST BURNS RED this October, with the GRAMMY Award-nominated stalwarts set to return to our shores joined by special guests BLOOM,
“We are so excited to headline and return back to New Zealand after a decade! We are bringing along our new friends in Bloom to make this a can’t miss show. This tour will also be the first place in the world where we…
Doors 7pm
Grammy Award-winning artist Flying Lotus (Steve Ellison) returns to Aotearoa this early winter with his signature fusion of hip-hop, jazz, electronic beats, and experimental sound. Over a career spanning more than a decade, he has released critically acclaimed albums and collaborated with Kendrick Lamar, Solange, Thom Yorke, and Herbie Hancock. He is also the founder of the influential label…
Australian indie-folk favourites Boy & Bear announce their return to Aotearoa, playing Auckland this June.
Boy & Bear emerged onto the global stage with their breakthrough debut album Moonfire, which earned multi-platinum success and five ARIA Awards in 2011. Two years later their follow-up, Harlequin Dream debuted at #1 on the ARIA Albums charts, and they went on to amass five consecutive Top 10…
Opening act: Arthur Ahbez
Hold onto your skulls, because on Saturday 6 June at the Powerstation, we’re getting deep, dank, and psychedelic with The Black Angels...
2026 marks the 20th anniversary of the band’s debut album, Passover (2006), a now-classic record that helped define the 21st-century psych revival. To celebrate, The Black Angels - Alex Maas (vocals/bass), Christian Bland (guitar), Stephanie Bailey (drums), Jake…
