Live Music

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

Friday 4th November 8pm - 11pm Tickets $20 via text 0276921378 or on the door on the night Raffles tickets avalaible on the night $2 or 3 for $5 All procceds raised to support our local charity organisations After a year of playing individually or in other bands. John, Jesse and Dave, got together around a year ago and made the decision to concentrate on writing and performing their own original music. Not confined to any one genre, WOLVES are…

  Friday 30 September 8pm - Late Tickets $20 Here Hannah in the Wars' alternative post-punk is informed by the likes of P J Harvey and Nick Cave, overlaid with intricate orchestral arrangements and incisive poetry. Hannah Curwood is a songwriter from New Zealand. She has previously released 2 solo records (Sky Above, Horse Below in 2007, The Blind Love EP in 2009) and an album with her band Hannah in the Wars (Hannah in the Wars in 2015). Hannah…

Friday 23rd September 8pm - Late Tickets $20 Door sales Kontiki is a collaboration of original songs by Darrin Andrews (vocals, electric & slide guitar & Simon Lusby (vocals, acoustic & electric guitar). Driving the band is Stephen Rance on bass & Dale Ching on drums with Congas Chris adding rhythm to the cool grooves & soaring guitar solos. Our songs cover genres of blues, funk, rock, pop, roots/reggae & a touch of latin.

Jenny Mitchell (Sister Trio) - Tug Of War Tour Friday 2 September 7:30pm - Late Tickets GA $35 Here  In celebration of her new album, Tug of War, Jenny Mitchell is bringing her new show to Nelson - with her younger sisters by her side. Jenny's work defies easy categorisation but if you admire music by genre-defying artists from Emmylou Harris to Norah Jones and Jason Isbell, you are going to love Tug of War. Tug of War isn't Jenny's…