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Kings Arms Music Quiz
Monday 20th -
Get a team together quick! The Kings Arms is starting it's own Music Quiz on Monday's. It's free to enter and there will be some great prizes to be won. Oh and the kitchen will be open so you can take the night off cooking. See you there
from 7pm free to enter
Arthouse
Monday 20th -
Just For Fun Arthouse@Kings Arms, Monday night from 6pm. $5 at the door. Bring your art equipment and creativity!
6pm $5
Kings Arms Quiz
Tuesday 21st -
Suitable for footy players and ballet dancers, our 'Believe It Or Not' weekly quiz nights are on every Tuesday in the Kings Arms Sports Bar. If you’ve never taken part before, it’s an ideal time to gather friends, workmates and family together over a quiet drink and a meal, and take on the brains of your local community every week. It’s free to enter, and you can win fantastic prizes.
from 7.30pm free to enter
Battle Of The Bands 3rd Semi Final
Wednesday 22nd - Mudshark, Fat Man, Little Band Wagon, Filth Dog and Oslo Brown
Battle of the Bands National Championship is New Zealand's largest and longest running R18 Band competition; events take place nationwide, allowing bands throughout the country to take part. Started in 1993, The NZ Battle of the Bands has helped the careers of many well-known New Zealand artists, including Opshop, Tadpole & Blindspott to name just a few.
from 7.30pm $10
APRA presents Like A Version- NZ Covers Night
Thursday 23rd - Rackets, No Why, Jordan Luck band, Jesse Sheehan, Drop Dead Redhead with DJ She So Rad
7pm doors..8pm sharp start
pre sales undertheradar.co.nz $10 doors 7pm
Fire At Will album release show
Friday 24th - with guests Sonic Altar
To celebrate the release of our long awaited debut album ‘The Way Out’, we are excited to announce the following tour dates around NZ. Touring with us will be our good friends Sonic Altar, who are getting ready to release their second album. New single ‘Blood Betrayal’ out soon! We will also be joining forces with the epic Decortica & New Way Home Tour for some dates
doors 8pm
Southern Fried Sunday
Sunday 26th - Barry Saunders, Bernie Griffen, Royal Falcon and MC Alan McHarry
coming soon..
from 5pm $10
Kings Arms Music Quiz
Monday 27th -
Get a team together quick! The Kings Arms is starting it's own Music Quiz on Monday's. It's free to enter and there will be some great prizes to be won. Oh and the kitchen will be open so you can take the night off cooking. See you there
from 7pm free to enter
Arthouse
Monday 27th -
Just For Fun Arthouse@Kings Arms, Monday night from 6pm. $5 at the door. Bring your art equipment and creativity!
6pm $5
Devastator
Tuesday 28th - w/ Struc/tures (canada) Stray From The Path (U.S.A) Depths, Storm The Sky (Aus) & more
The first installment of ODR’s DEVASTATOR is one hell of a way to set it off, with acts coming from all over the globe to take the stage in one night of destruction. First Announcement: Hailing from Toronto, Ontario STRUCTURES are a five-piece metal/progressive/hardcore band quickly rising through the ranks to join Canada’s top tier live metal acts. Their debut full length ‘Divided By’ quickly thrust them to a leading role in the Canadian music industry...
pre sales $38 undertheradar.co.nz || Click here for more info
Kings Arms Quiz
Tuesday 28th -
Suitable for footy players and ballet dancers, our 'Believe It Or Not' weekly quiz nights are on every Tuesday in the Kings Arms Sports Bar. If you’ve never taken part before, it’s an ideal time to gather friends, workmates and family together over a quiet drink and a meal, and take on the brains of your local community every week. It’s free to enter, and you can win fantastic prizes.
from 7.30pm free to enter
Battle Of the Bands 4th Semi Final
Wednesday 29th - Departure, Heathen Eyes, Carved from Stone and guests
Battle of the Bands National Championship is New Zealand's largest and longest running R18 Band competition; events take place nationwide, allowing bands throughout the country to take part. Started in 1993, The NZ Battle of the Bands has helped the careers of many well-known New Zealand artists, including Opshop, Tadpole & Blindspott to name just a few.
doors 7.30pm $10
Blackheart Entertainment presents
Thursday 30th - Idyllic Foe, Fictional Response, Alchemist and Jackal
https://www.facebook.com/events/445239475569870
doors 7.30pm $10
95 bfm present Fancy New Bands showcase
Friday 31st - Doprah, Salad Boys, LTTLE Phnx, Bloodbags, Muirs & Trust Punks
So you thought that we'd finished our partying for NZ Music Month, did you? THINK AGAIN, because the annual Fancy New Band Showcase returns on May 31st! The Showcase lineup, handpicked by bFM Programme Director Pennie Black, is comprised of bands that bFM believes are the best of the current underground crop from around New Zealand. Past Fancy New Band Showcases have included Loui The ZU, Tom Lark, The Drab Doo-Riffs, Lisa Crawley, Popstrangers, Kidz In Space, Rackets, Ghost Wave, Tono & the Finance Company, Sherpa, Tiny Ruins, Teacups, Autumn Splendour, and plenty more. If discovering new music and seeing That Band before everyone else does is your thing, then the Fancy New Band Showcase is where you need to be to wrap up a monthlong celebration of NZ music with bFM!
free entry || Click here for more info