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Fraser Ross & The Band of Blisters 🗓

Friday 2nd December 7:30pm - Late Ticket $20 @ https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/ticket/18579/Fraser-Ross.utr ‘New Zealand’s best kept musical secret’ —Capital Times ‘His music, which has traditional folk roots, has a wonderful way of breaking free from genre’ —The Wireless ‘Like a Kiwi Billy Connolly’ —The View, Scotland Eccentric-folk musician Fraser Ross returned to New Zealand in 2020 after living in Scotland was cut short. He has supported bands such as Phoenix Foundation, French for Rabbits, The Nudge, and Nadia Reid. His first two…

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Juke Joint 🗓

Juke Joint  Friday 9th December 8pm - Late Tickets $20 @ https://www.bandaids.co.nz/online-ticketing Door Sales $25  Nelson’s ever popular jump blues and R&B band return to The Boathouse for a Pre-Xmas dose of their take on classic British R&B, East & West Coast Blues and a dash of Americana. This 6 piece delivers hip shakin’ - knee swayin’ - arm swingin’ dance grooves in the blues style. A great opportunity to get a xmas group together, book a table and have a night…

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**Cancelled**Diablos Caravan 🗓

Friday 11th November 8pm - Late  Tickets $25: Diablos Caravan - One Night Only - The Boathouse, Nelson - Fri, 11 November 2022 (undertheradar.co.nz) After an amazing run of 42 shows around New Zealand earlier this year to sold out venues and regional towns, Diablos Caravan are back on the road for another national run of dates, bringing you amazing world class acoustic guitar from Spanish, Flamenco, Blues, Country and everything in between by a selection of some of the…

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Rock n Roll night with the Nelson Jazz Club Big Band 🗓

Fri 18 Nov 8pm Rock n Roll night with the Nelson Jazz Club Big Band Get ready for some good old classics with the Nelson Jazz Club Big Band at the Boathouse, put your dancing shoes on for Rock n Roll night. Tickets $20 at Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/rock-n-roll-with-the-nelson-jazz-club-big-band-the-boathouse-tickets-432299899637

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SUN SONG SUITES | Umar Zakaria 🗓

MON 24 OCT | 10AM (45MIN), 1.30PM (45MIN), 6PM (60MIN), 8PM (45MIN) PWYC Pay What You Can Tickets | All Ages/ PG Tickets @ https://www.nelsonartsfestival.nz/event/sun-song-suites/ Does the time of day bring out different capacities of our human spirit? Tui-winning jazz bassist Umar Zakaria presents the Sun Song Suites, four concerts exploring the human construction of time through our relationship with the sun. Umar Zakaria presents this innovative experience alongside Ruby Solly (Kai Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha) (cello, taonga pūoro), Tristan…

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DADDY SHORT-LEGS | Eli Matthewson 🗓

FRI 28 OCT | 8PM (60MIN) | PWYC | AGE 15+ Tickets: https://www.nelsonartsfestival.nz/event/daddy-short-legs/ One of the best joke-writers in Aotearoa made headlines this year as part of the first-ever same-sex couple on Dancing With The Stars, leading in week one before a shock elimination in week two. Whaaaat?! Now Eli Matthewson is back behind the wheel, sharing those huge life revelations that take place in the crappiest of cars. While Eli is almost old enough to be a 'daddy', it’s…

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Keetlys Tour 🗓

Friday 7th October 8pm-Late Tickets: $10 @ https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/ticket/18230/Keeltys-Strange-Ep-Release-Show.utr + Cash only door sales Keeltys are a five-piece Christchurch based ‘garage-pop’ outfit, combining an influence of The Beatles and and a dollop of modern indie-rock. Having honed their craft over the past 3 years of gigging and studying at the ARA Jazz School, they are showcasing pretty-pop songs carry hard-hitting riffs in combination with catchy vocals, and the occasional tasteful jazzy chord/guitar solo, out to the world.

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Sun City Soul & Big Papa Charity Gig 🗓

Friday 14th October 8pm - 11pm Tickets $25: https://events.humanitix.com/sun-city-soul-and-big-papa-charity-gig *Special fundraiser gig for Kids Love Music Charitable Trust * Event Description: Big Papa will warm up the dance floor from 8pm, then it's Soul Time from 9-11pm with Nelson's own eight-piece groove machine, Sun City Soul!!  PLUS: Charity auction at 8.45pm, see below for items Your ticket gets you a great night out AND helps the Trust support primary school students into music by assisting with lessons, sourcing of instruments, and music programme…

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Crash Bandihoot + Brazilian Social Club 🗓

Friday 21st October 7pm - Late Tickets $25 @ https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/79434/Crash-Bandihoot-Brass-Band--Brazilian-Social-Club.utr Or $30 on The Door. Yehhhhhh we're doing it again! After the huge sold out performance last time, Crash Bandihoot make their way back to the beautiful Boathouse in Nelson to celebrate the long weekend with a performance of classic and new tunes. Bringing a high energy set of raucous New Orleans style second line brass band music, expect soaring horns and driving rhythms for this colourful and sometimes interactive performance…

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Wellington Sea Shanty Society EP Release Tour 🗓

Friday 25th November 8pm - Late R18 Event Tickets $30 https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/80031/Wellington-Sea-Shanty-Society-Ep-Release-Tour!.utr   New Zealand's Most 'Sea Worthy' Shanty Group™ have been belting out traditional and original sea songs from Aotearoa, France, Spain, the UK and more, since time immemorial (2012). Seafarers and landlubbers from across the globe have been battered by the rousing chorus of this 4-sailor squall of pure shanty. The W.S.S.S believe that 'a shanty shared is a shanty savoured', so they pass out shanty song sheets to one…

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