Live Music

Crash Bandihoot Friday 19th July, 8pm Click HERE to get tickets $25 Crash Bandihoot's raucous show of New Orleans style brass returns for an incredible Friday night party at the beautiful Boathouse in Nelson. Expect a colourful performance with soaring horns and driving rhythms, from the group that have toured Australia twice, stomped unforgettable parades at Cuba Dupa and Newtown Festivals, rocked a 3500 strong crowd at Gardens Magic, and been described by Under The Radar as "Terrifying". With support from…

Newtown Rocksteady Friday 16th August, 8pm Click HERE to get tickets $30 Newtown Rocksteady make a welcome return to Nelson for a night of music and dancing at The Boathouse. Newtown rocksteady was born at the local community center in 2007 when a loose collective of local musos would get together every Friday night as the sun went down in the heady days of summer, to play music for friends, families, and kids to dance to. Their material - mostly…

Gypsy Pickers Friday, 2nd August, 8pm Click HERE for tickets $20 The South Island's touring legends, the Gypsy Pickers bring their lively show to The Boathouse. Performing their popular originals, foot-stomping world music, and crowd-goes-wild selection, for a winter celebration on Nelson’s gorgeous waterfront. Tables will be moved for dancing after dinner. Friday 2nd August, 8pm. See you there! WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING: “Fantastic night out!” “These two are amazing!” “OMG we had a fantastic night, Boo U if you…

Big Bunch O' Blues Friday 30th August, 8pm Tickets $20 at the door ($15 for blue's club) The SG Allstars brings together some of the best musicians in the region for a special three hour concert of Blues music. Different combinations of players will showcase The Blues in it’s many forms.The early acoustic echoes of the Mississippi Delta, raw Saturday night sounds from the deep South, the ‘50s city Blues of Chicago and Detroit, the ‘60s British Blues Boom, Blues Rock…

Sun City Soul Charity Gig and Auction Friday 26th July, 8pm Click HERE to get tickets $25 Sun City Soul are back with a large helping of Soul for a winter’s night! What’s even better is that ALL proceeds go to the Kids Love Music Charitable Trust to support their work getting primary school students into music. Yay! Come and hear local students play at 8pm, snag a prize at the charity auction with FAB prizes up for grabs, and…

The Leftovers Friday 9th August, 8pm Click HERE to get tickets $20 The Leftovers, just like their namesake, defy genre boundaries with their eclectic fusion of musical ingredients. Comprised of seasoned musicians with diverse backgrounds, the band brings together a mix of covers and originals with elements of rock, jazz, blues, funk, and alternative music with soulful harmonies to create a sound that is uniquely their own. Join Layna on vocals, Stampy on bass and harmonica, Luke on drums, and Dave…

Rhythm of the Earth Thursday 20th June, 5:30pm Please Register for your Free Entry HERE we cannot guarantee entry without a registration Rohan O'Neill-Stevens, Deputy Mayor of Nelson as MC Join us on Winter Solstice Eve for an exuberant celebration of our planet, Earth, - Ranginui and Papatūānuku. A spark of light appears, blazing, in the womb of darkness. Rhythm of the Earth, - let’s have a party! All ages welcome. Expect: enchanting Waiata, exhilarating Tap Dance, a set of…

Hobnail Friday 5th July, 8pm Click HERE to get tickets $25 Hobnail are a Wellington institution. In 2019 they celebrated their 25th anniversary with a 5 star (music.net.nz) Best Of album and a national tour that saw them playing to full houses all over NZ. The Hobnail Trio is founding members Rob Joass (vocals, guitar and mandolin) and Jo Moir (vocals and violin) together with the multi talented Hamish Graham (vocals, guitar, baritone guitar, percussion). Hobnail has won considerable acclaim…

Aya and the Butterfly Saturday 20th July, 11am Click HERE to get tickets $5 kids $10 adults A child’s journey back to happiness with puppetry, music and more! Award-winning children’s theatre company, Birdlife Productions, are creating a new heart-warming and joyful puppet show – about a little girl who overcomes grief through her experience of the metamorphosis of the Monarch Butterfly. This work is based on the book of the same name by Ōtautahi/Christchurch based author, Dr Maysoon Salama, who…

Record Fair Saturday 13th July, 1pm-4pm Gold Coin Entry Contact Anthony on 027 459 2264 if you would like to have a table to sell your records ($20 per table)