Hey, what venues do you guys reckon are the best for local bands...I'm not talking stadiums, but local venues that are cool?
I can't think of many...back in the day, I had heaps of venues, but a lot have closed lately? Any good ones worth a look in???
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Whats local? if you're talking ...
Whats local?
if you're talking about Auckland, The Kings Arms is by far the city's premium live venue. The Outhouse looks like it would be cool for a show, and i think the Classic and Galatos could provide.
It would be really cool if anyone who ...
It would be really cool if anyone who came into this post could describe the small live venues in their town, so that young touring bands with little experience of those towns would know where to play.
Maybe put the name of your town and the 'best' venue for a live gig. Like, as an Aucklander, I would suggest to a new band that the Kings Arms is by far the best, and that Galatos, while nice, is probably going to be expensive to hire. The Kings Arms charge a nominal fee for their PA (and a sound guy) but you're gauranteed a crowd, even if it's only a small one.
Could be a cool way to help a lot of bands play the "right" venues across NZ when they decide to tour. Just an idea.
If your band decided(for some odd ...
If your band decided(for some odd reason) to come to Whakatane, then The Boiler room is probably the best place for a gig. Its a pub in the centre of town and all bands play there when they come here. at the mometn im trying to book a gig there but i have no idea what the hire cost and stuf is. Another venue that can be all ages is the rockpit(youth centre) which is above a gym just down the road from the boiler room. This is $50 to hire out and is just a hall type place. Overall...dont come to whakatane if you dont want a small crowd..coz your garenteed to get one!:Dbut gigs here are fun
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Heh thanks deputy...you said my request ...
Heh thanks deputy...you said my request in a much more succint and valuable way!
Basically, I am trying to find some gig venues for a wicked punk-rock band and am trying to suss out where the best venues all over NZ are. No point in limiting a bands tour to just Auckland!
Ta
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No problem. It's a great topic....
No problem. It's a great topic.
There are tones in Wellington, in my ...
There are tones in Wellington, in my view The Valve has the nicest P.A ive played through but it has size limitations so in my opionion Bodega is where its at - decent size, good location and fairly nice P.A as well :-)
bodega is seriously nice, but it's ...
bodega is seriously nice, but it's pretty rare to have punk rock there (although not unheard of)
as well as valve, there's also indigo, the southern cross, or for all ages type stuff underground arts or thistle hall..
in wellington the best idea (i think) would be to get in touch with some similar bands from around wellington or wherever and play a show with 4 or 5 bands, unless, you are well known and respected, its unlikely you will be haeadlining your first few shows in welly, not even the bleeders manage that yet as far as i know... but yeah. . . if you hook up with some local bands you're almost guaranteed a good crowd in these parts. . .
Dunedin: Refuel and Arc are the two ...
Dunedin:
Refuel and Arc are the two places to play - Arc is a charitable trust run with the express purpose of supporting/promoting local music, but my reccomendation must go to Refuel - it's more central, and the PA is better. The ideal night to play is "pint night" which is held once a week - $2 beers all night, with a gauranteed crowd of at least 200 punters, predominantly arts/music students who will be interested in seeing a new band. Avoid times like exam periods and holidays - the entire town is based around the university calendar.
The Stomach is Palmy's main (and ...
The Stomach is Palmy's main (and really the very only) gig venue. It's got a practise room and recording facitilies also, so you can do much stuff there. They have a gig about every fortnight, and heaps of local youth bands play there. It's $3 to practise there, and real cheap recording and venue hire for gigs also.
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This is a really excellent topic - they ...
This is a really excellent topic - they should put it in best of the boards. If every single town in New Zealand was represented on here, it would be an extremely useful resource for people to plan tours. Somebody should tell the people who run NZM, or something.
Yeah, well it's true - for bands that ...
Yeah, well it's true - for bands that have to do it the hard way, ie out of their own pocket and organising gigs themselves its hard to know where they can play out of their own area!
I'm gonna print all this stuff that people have wrote in out...
Thanks to everyone who gave info on their areas! Huge help!!
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But keep it coming kids - Christchurch? ...
But keep it coming kids - Christchurch? Hamilton? New Plymouth? Taupo?......There must be like 30 good towns to play in New Zealand, and we've covered about five. Come on people!
napier - has all ages venue - stateofit ...
napier - has all ages venue - stateofit - can have anywhere between 5 - 400 odd kids there, maily punk metal and grungey stuff, outoftown bands are best to play with some of the local bands here to get a crowd...
oflaherties - irish pub that has everyone from fur patrol to 8 foot sativa to black seeds to jakob, i guess it fits about 200-300 on a good night but is kinda smallish, no inhouse PA though.
Odins Inn part of the stateofit complex, mainly metal acts occaisionally punk, used to have a boganny element but i think they are getting a different crowd in now..
The places in Wellington that have best ...
The places in Wellington that have best acoustics (in my opinion) are:
Valve Bar - Vivian Street: Nice solid acoustics, honest and genuine sound and representatiojn. Just make sure you get a good sound engineer on the door or you will sound like shit. Ask for a guy named Blair to do your sound at that venue.
Bodega - Ghuznee Street: Infamous for it's tap and homebrewed beers, this venue is a haven for many genres of their kind. Nice and grinding loud for rock (although I have never seen Shihad play even at the original venue). I did see Trans Am play there earlier this year. Nice PA, but again, make sure you have someone who knows how to drive the desk.
Hey if yu got a Punk Rock band hire a ...
Hey if yu got a Punk Rock band hire a hall, Put up posters everywere and Rock till your Pants drop /m/ or just go to a bar :) or find a Punk Rock Club (i've been trying to find one for almost a year)
Yea the hire a hall thing is cool, but ...
Yea the hire a hall thing is cool, but I did that before and been to many hall hired gigs and you always get shut down by noise control etc as most halls are in suburban areas, but if ya can think of any that you could play music in, I'd love to hear from ya!
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I found these on Punkas.com Auckland ...
I found these on Punkas.com
Auckland
Powerstation
33 Mt Eden Rd
Auckland
Phone: (09)377-7666
Fax: (09)307-8232
Email: powerstation@ihug.co.nz
www.powerstation.co.nz
Capacity: 650
A venue solely for large shows, usually international bands, but some local acts or bigger gigs use it.
King's Arms Tavern
59 France Street
Newton
Auckland
Phone: (09)373-3240 (Lisa, Mon-Fri 11am-5pm)
Fax: (09)309 8108
Email: kingsarms@hotmail.com
Capacity: 300-500
The King's Arms has an in-house PA and hosts live bands Wednesday to Sunday. They do, however, charge. If the door price is $5 or more, then the charge is $30 per band. If the cover charge is $2 or less, then the charge is $15 per band. And if you don't use the house engineer, then the charge is $10 per band.
The Classic
321 Queen Street
Auckland
A central-city comedy bar, The Classic has recently branched out into live music, including bands such as Sommerset and So To Speak.
Masonic Tavern
29 King Edward Parade
Devonport
Auckland
Phone: (09)445-0485
The Masonic Tavern is a good venue for all the punk kids from the North Shore, although there is no in-house PA.
Ellen Melville Hall
59 France Street
Newton
Auckland
Phone: (09)
Fax: (09)
Capacity:
All-ages hall in central Auckland available for gig-hireage.
Papa Jacks Voodoo Lounge
Vulcan Lane
Auckland
Phone: (09) 358-4847 (after 6pm)
Email: alex@mukpuddy.com
An inner-city licensed venue that have stated they are after getting as many punk and ska bands to play as possible, along with the metal acts they regularly get to play. Contact them after 6pm, Tuesday to Saturday.
Stages
62 Queen Street
Auckland
Phone: (09)366-1917
Fax: (09)307-2021
Email: wang@stages.co.nz
Capacity: 150
www.stages.co.nz
Second Floor available for hire. $250 per night, including bond (negotiable). 8 channel PA with two 220W speakers available for hire. Stages is non-licensed, but BYO allowed. All Ages venue.
Temple
486 Queen Street
Auckland
Phone: (09)377-4866
Email: nzmusic@temple.co.nz
www.temple.co.nz
Centrally located venue with in-house PA, the Temple does host the occasional punk act, and recently have been having regular monthly punk gigs.
Necropolis
195A Symonds Street
Auckland
Phone: (09)373-5220
Email: tribe_of_holocaust@yahoo.co.nz
Capacity: 130
Necropolis is actually a private venue, a flat, but have cool underground gigs there frequently, especially punk, grindcore, hardcore, black metal, etc.
Hamilton
Youthzone
44 Bryce Street
Hamilton
Phone: (07) 839-4397
Fax: (07) 838-1203
As its name suggests, this is an all ages venue for average-sized shows, with a maximum capacity around the 100-person mark.
The Meteor
1 Victoria Street
Hamilton
Phone: (07) 834-2472
The Meteor holds larger shows, and is the typical venue for international acts visiting Hamilton.
Rotorua
Barbarella
1263 Pukuatua Street
Rotorua
Phone: (07) 347-6776
Email: barbarellabar@hotmail.com
www.barbarella.co.nz
The main gig venue in Rotorua, with an in-house PA and smoke machine. Have hosted bands such as Rubberband, Yokel and Cheap For A Reason.
Napier
Odin's Inn/State Of It
Napier
Phone: (06)835-1176 (after 5pm)
Email: hangingtree@xtra.co.nz
A converted movie theatre is now two venues - the R18 Odin's Inn bar and the AA State Of It. Both have an in-house PA and lights, and State Of It in particular has a very large capacity.
New Plymouth
The White Hart
New Plymouth
Phone: (027)419-1465 (Craig)
Email: nprocker@punkrocker.net
Capacity: 150 (Red Room) or 300 (Blue Room)
www.nprocknroll.cjb.net
The White Hart does not have an in-house PA, but one can be hired via the venue at very reasonable rates.
Palmerston North
The Stomach (Creative Sounds)
76 Lombard St
Palmerston North
Phone: (06)359-0121
Fax: (06)353-5171
Email: admin@creativesounds.org.nz
Capacity: 100
www.creativesounds.org.nz
An all-ages venue with PA and sound engineer available for hire. Also doubles as an incredibly economically-friendly studio (from $10/hour) and rehearsal space.
Guv'nors Tavern
Rangitikei St
Palmerston North
Phone: (021)156-9567 (Gordon)
Email: gralph77@hotmail.com
R18 venue which hosts shows every couple of weeks. PA costs come out of the door charge, and drink tokens are also normally given to the bands.
The Globe
Corner Pitt & Main Streets
Palmerston North
Phone:(06)358-9663
Wellington
Bar Bodega
286 Willis Street
Wellington
Phone: (04)384-8212
Email: labodega@bodega.co.nz
Capacity: ~200
www.bodega.co.nz
Indigo
171 Cuba St
Wellington
Phone: (04)801-6797 Mobile: (021)220-0555
Fax: (04)801-6796
Capacity: 320
The Indigo has a full 3.8kW in-house PA with microphones and stands.
www.indigobar.co.nz
Thistle Hall
293 Cuba Street
Wellington
Phone: (04)384-3088
Probably the top all-ages punk venue in the capital.
Underground Arts
Wigan Street
Wellington
Phone: Cale on (04)977-3640 or (027)250-2253
Email: takarohardcore@paradise.net.nz
Underground Arts is available for both bar and all ages gigs.
Valve
154 Vivian St
Wellington
Phone: (04)385-1630
Rumoured to be closing soon - hopefully not!
Wellington Town Hall
Christchurch
Christchurch Town Hall
Dux De Lux
41 Hereford Street
Christchurch
Phone: (03)366-6919
Fax: (03)366-5341
Email: info@thedux.co.nz
Capacity: 100
The Dux has an in-house PA...and expensive beer.
www.thedux.co.nz
Jetset Lounge (Southlander Hotel)
270 St Asaph Street
Christchurch
Phone: (03)379-7675
Capacity: 200-250
Small in-house PA, probably better to hire for the size of the place.
The Wunderbar
19 London Street (above supermarket)
Lyttelton
Phone: (03)328-8818
Capacity: 250-300
Crappy in-house PA with about 4 working channels, good bar tab, venue includes FREE drunken German sailors.
Dunedin
Refuel
Rebel High Auditorium
94 Crawford Street
Dunedin
Phone: (03)477-4001
Email: toomuchritalin@hotmail.com
Capacity: 130
An all ages venue run by Dunedin band Ritalin, the Rebel High Auditorium (opposite Metro Indoor Sports) also has an in-house PA.
Waaaaaaa shit thats lots!
maybe a link might have been a better ...
maybe a link might have been a better idea.
oh yeah thats true there!...
oh yeah thats true
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