Out Loud is back for 2026, bigger and better! Celebrate the music of Pride Month across two awesome events at two epic Wellington venues.

Night two is an epic display of Aotearoa's queer-led rock and indie music!

Featuring:
Tragedies
Bluehouse
Emma Kate
Vikae

All ticket sales are donated to RainbowYOUTH!

HOICK.
Valhalla
Doors - 8PM
$20

Forged late in the year 2020, deep in the bowels of Tauranga, New Zealand, the band HOICK brewed and spewed forth their very own unique brand of audio pollution to the world.

Though developed by nefarious means the groups yield from their riff farm has been inducing the stank face of approval from gig goers Island wide since the bands inception, and with their debut self titled album "HOICK" set to be released to the public April 3rd 2026, followed closely by an album release tour, the trio's distortion worship only looks to gain greater occupancy in the ears of true believers this year.

The three mix fast chaotic punk chordage with sections of slower, heavier more experimental sections of noise therapy. Think if the Bad Brains faster punky songs smoked some Black Sabbath but then got hit by a car crossing the road driven by Fugazi.

Catch the wreckage in a town near you soon and come celebrate an N.Z made musical release we can all be ashamed of.

Grab a copy of HOICK’s debut album on vinyl from Bandcamp or stream via on your favorite streaming service.

Swampsoul two sides (of the same coin) #7

7pm $10 june 11th

Roach corpse
https://www.instagram.com/roach_corpse/

Jjoyce
Alternative rock
https://youtu.be/TnZDEwc2UAk

Bug Michigan
indie rock
https://swampsoul.bandcamp.com/track/wing-and-shell

Couldn’t be more thrilled to present legendary DIY grindcore band TEST touring throughout the North Island of New Zealand for the first time this June.

Come see TEST Wednesday 10th at Wellingtons finest venue - Valhalla. Joined by the terrible twins of Vorteke and Wince.

For the uninitiated, TEST is a Brazilian duo formed in 2010 by João Kombi (guitar and vocals) and Barata (drums), two veterans of São Paulo’s underground scene. Known for their intense live performances, notable collaborations with artists like Iggor Cavalera and Deafkids, and a fearless musical approach, the band has established itself as one of the most inventive names in the Brazilian alternative scene.

From the deathgrind band initially known for playing outside of major heavy metal concerts, fueled by a old school VW van-powered generator, Test has gone a long way since 2011, when the band started playing on the streets. Since then, the band has shared stages - inside the venue this time, be it as opening band or headlining - with artists such as Mr Bungle, King Diamond, Napalm Death, Carcass, Cannibal Corpse, Exodus e Brujeria, Mayhem, Mortician, Dillinger Escape Plan, to name a few. Speaking of name-dropping, some famous Test fans include Shane Embury, Napalm Death’s bass player, and the brothers Max and Iggor Cavalera - Iggor, by the way, has chosen Test’s drummer on the top 10 drummers of all time.

Aside from performing with well-know heavy metal artists, Test also took part in two of the major extreme music festivals worldwide: “Obscene Extreme”, in the Czech Republic and Mexico, and “Maryland Deathfest”, in the US. With a steady recording and playing live pace, Test turns sixteen years old with 19 albums (full-lenghts, EPs and split-album with bands from different parts of the world, like Nepal [Chepang], U.S.A. [Cloud Rat, Ixias] and China [Struggle Session]), two feature films, more than ten thousand records sold and more than one thousand shows in all states of Brazil, as well as twenty one foreign tours (Asia, Europe, North America and South America).

Tickets available from Undertheradar.co.nz Presales only $20.

Join us for a night out at Valhalla to celebrate the release of our third issue! Featuring performances by The Splinters, Ani Saafa, and mon-day. Copies of the magazine will be available to take home from the gig.

Tickets via UTR

FRIDAY 5th JUNE 2026
VALHALLA, WELLINGTON
DOORS 730PM

w/ SPOOK THE HORSES
PULL DOWN THE SUN
FVKVSHIMA

New Zealand progressive death metal act Blindfolded and Led To the Woods will return to stages across Aotearoa this June in support of their latest album, The Hardest Thing About Being God Is That No One Believes Me, out now via Prosthetic Records.

The tour follows the band’s triumphant United States run in October 2025, which saw them deliver their most intense live performances to date and expand their growing international audience.

Blending ferocious technicality with a dark conceptual narrative, the new record marks a bold evolution for the quintet, and fans can expect the upcoming New Zealand shows to showcase the album’s full sonic and emotional weight.

Tickets via CosmicTicketing

$10 at the door

No one asked, and yet we delivered: welcome to Skuxx Deluxxe.

We are celebrating big sounds from Aotearoa and beyond, with a Pōneke perspective. Babetech and Nicola come forth with selections not bound by genre. Kong Kasi brings the dubs - executed with class. Opening act: Newtown’s most diabolical rap crew. Expect ugly, beauty and pocket.

Nicola goes overseas shortly after this! This will raise some funds for his travels so any koha is appreciated. Your presence is koha too!

The skuxx life chose you to come to Valhalla on a Wednesday. Pull up to the dance!

Tickets via UTR

BATTLE OF THE BANDS 2026 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
National Final - Part 2 - Saturday 30th May
Featuring:
- CROWN (Auckland)
- DEAD EMPIRE (Mount Maunganui)
- EXOTIC MINDS (Hamilton)
- FREAKS OF THE DEEP (Auckland)
- KALETTA (Wellington)
- LUCID (Wellington)
- STATIC (Hamilton)
- TAM DUUGI (Christchurch)
+ special guest performance 2025 WINNERS
KOKOA NASHI (Palmerston North)

Doors open 6:30pm, show starts 7pm sharp.
Tickets from Eventfinda or limited door sales if not sold out first

BATTLE OF THE BANDS 2026 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

National Final - Part 1 - Friday 29th May
Featuring:
- KINCAID (Mount Maunganui)
- LEWIS PARKE (Christchurch)
- MARAUDIC (New Plymouth)
- NOCTERA (Palmerston North)
- OVERTHROWN (Auckland)
- SHADOWCASTER (Palmerston North)
- SMOKEY DAYZ (Hamilton)
- THE EASY BROTHERS (Auckland)
- THE WAYSIDE (Wellington)
- TOTAL DISARRAY (Wellington)
- WOSHAMBO (Raglan)

Doors open 6:30pm, show starts 7pm sharp.
Tickets from Eventfinda or limited door sales if not sold out first

GORE METAL KINGS EXHUMED (USA) ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND TOUR 2026
Gore Metal kings EXHUMED (USA) hit the blood-soaked road in 2026, announcing their long-awaited return to Australia and New Zealand in support of their brand-new album Red Asphalt, out February 20, 2026 via Relapse Records.

The undisputed masters of “Gore” Metal rev their engines and prepare one of 2026’s most frenetic, unhinged slabs of sonic obliteration — a record that finds EXHUMED pushing their trademark deathgrind violence into even more dangerous territory.

“We’re very stoked to be back in your ear-holes with Red Asphalt,” says EXHUMED mastermind Matt Harvey. “Our recent albums have taken you with us through graveyards, operating theaters, video store horror aisles, and our own band history.
This time around, we’re inviting you to a place we spend a disproportionate amount of our lives — the American roadway. Familiar, yet far more dangerous than it feels — a place that can take you to the hospital or the grave in more ways than you can imagine.”

As part of their 2026 Australia & New Zealand tour, EXHUMED will be joined by NSW-based Old School Death Metal band ANOXIA on all New Zealand dates, bringing raw, blood drenched savagery across the Tasman.

For the Australian dates, EXHUMED will be joined by Western Australia’s own ASHEN, one of the country’s most formidable modern death metal acts.
This is the first time EXHUMED (USA) and ANOXIA (AUS) have ever played NZ – DO NOT MISS OUT!

The tour will also see EXHUMED headline Perth Dethfest 2026 (debut appearance) and Sydney Dethfest 2026 (debut appearance), with Sydney featuring a monumental co-headline performance alongside Technical Death Metal pioneers ORIGIN (USA).

EXHUMED – Australia & New Zealand Tour 2026

Wednesday 27 May – Whammy – Auckland (NZ) with Anoxia
Thursday 28 May – Valhalla – Wellington (NZ) with Anoxia
Sunday 31 May – Perth Dethfest 2026 – The Rosemount – Perth (AU) with Ashen, Earth Rot, Crypt Crawler + More
Wednesday 3 June – Ed Castle – Adelaide with Ashen
Thursday 4 June – Crowbar – Brisbane with Ashen
Friday 5 June – Singing Bird Studios – Frankston with Ashen
Saturday 6 June – Stay Gold – Melbourne with Ashen
Sunday 7 June – Sydney Dethfest 2026 – Crowbar – Sydney
Co-headline with ORIGIN (USA) + Ashen, Anoxia & More
Monday 8 June – The Baso – Canberra with Ashen, Anoxia & Munitions

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW VIA UTR

Noise Drone Repeat LXXIX

Another fine melting pot of new peeps, seasoned peeps and painful peeps. Peep.

Come get your brain massaged in the middle of the week.

# Solysium
# Integument
# Service Manual
# Hurricane Pfizer

$10 on the door (but if you're super broke, just come along and ask nicely - noise is more important than money) , doors at 8pm, first act on 8.30ish

By popular demand Dónal Gunning proudly announces the Autumn ‘Don’t Give a Buck Tour’. Leaving Dublin in November 2022 for New Zealand in pursuit of adventure and a full-time music career, his fans are hungry to see him and his band The Bucks live once again.

Following a breakout 2025, his sophomore EP, Zero Bucks Given was exceedingly well received across the globe—earning international radio play, landing prominent playlists, and drawing high praise from critics. The EP catapulted Dónal’s streams and monthly listeners to an all-time high, showcasing a powerful evolution in his sound and songwriting. The release featured a triumphant 15 date tour of New Zealand.

The Irishman is going from strength to strength in 2026, his debut album set to drop this winter. The Don’t Give a Buck Autumn tour promoting the singles off the upcoming album plus new material.

Dónal will be performing in Whanganui, Taupo, New Plymouth, Levin, Napier, Palmerston North, Wellington & Masterton. Joined by the mighty bucks Stan Shepherd (Guitar), Mason J Williams (Drums) & Jake Bergstrom (Guitar).

Tickets via UTR

HOMING + ELLY MAE + BADTAB

Fellow pioneers of NZ Music Month! Equip yourselves to harness your inner explorer on the 20th of May! With compass and map in hand, X marks the spot and @valhalla.nz is the golden treasure at the end! In a land of the plain and bland, we bestow upon you spices of sound unheard! With commencement at 7:30pm, upcoming musical pillars of the Wellington scene present to you the show of the century! @bad.tab , @ellymaelawson , and Homing are worth searching for! Tickets via under the radar. We look forward to seeing you there...

Tickets via UTR

SLOMOSA ARE COMING TO NEW ZEALAND!

Hailing from the city of Bergen, Norway, Slomosa channel the sprawl of their surroundings through a sweeping signature hybrid of revved-up stoner rock riffage, grungy hooks, and a concentrated punk wallop. As if holding up a sonic mirror image to the landscape, an avalanche of distortion tumbles into valleys of massive melody, teeming with tectonic force. Now, the group—Ben Berdous [vocals, guitar], Marie Moe [vocals, bass], Tor Erik Bye [guitar], and Jard Hole [drums]—perfect this inimitable sound on their aptly titled second full-length offering and MNRK Heavy debut LP, Tundra Rock.

Joining them on the tour are NZ veteran stoner band Sidewinder.
Since forming in late 2020, the band has carved out a formidable presence in Aotearoa’s heavy music scene with their signature blend of riff-heavy psych, swampy delta blues, and southern stoner rock. 2026 will see the release of their third album - Dominion.

In Auckland they are also joined by Tusk
In Taupo by The Bums
And in Wellington by Mammuthus

Tickets via UTR

Signature Socials proudly presents

# HYP3R DR3AMZ
Celebrating 10 years of 3333 Events and Productions Limited

Feat.
Ashwynz
Niko
Mutanan Kataro
Muz
Zagada

Valhalla, 154 Vivian Street
May 15

Wellington — we’ve been throwing parties and sharing unforgettable moments with you for 10 years, and now it’s time to celebrate the milestone properly.

We’re turning up the heat with HYP3R DR3AMZ — a high-energy, multi-genre experience delivering the best of techno, trance, and psytrance.

Relentless rhythms. Euphoric melodies. Heavy energy. One huge night.

This is a celebration of music, community, and 10 years of unforgettable events.

Tickets available now on Flicket and at the door.

Hey Yay it's twosides #5 on may 14th with really fucking awesome sounds and lineups!!!!

First @@ Valhalla on the 14th with##
✩MELLIFERA
✩CARRIES FISH
✩JUNIPER MAY

Put that in ur pipe and smoke it!!!! Dance the night away and then some!! YUP! Hamstercore ratpeek posters by @actuallygoing !!!!!! Yay!! #youthful
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Something Something Presents King Hit, Doggabarka and Synthia x Ghanjee at Valhalla on May 13th!!!!!
Doors at 7:30pm and close at 11, it's going to be LIT

WARPATH PROMOTIONS PRESENTS

WARPATH VS DEATHTRIPPA
"A NIGHT OF DIGITAL VIOLENCE"

After Deathtrippa's last appearance at the 2024 "secret rave" hosted in a disused office block, we decided to contact him to feature on another one of our campaigns. Joining him is some of Wellington's finest digital militants who will be complementing his digital chaos with selections of Jungle/Drum n Bass/Gabba, and many other forms of electronic disorder.

CAMPAIGN COMMENCES
FRIDAY 8TH OF MAY
8PM AT VALHALLA
$20 ON DOORS

Come join us for our second gig and our second issue!! See you at Valhalla on the 7th of May

Dropper

Re: Ruby

Mothburn

Tickets on the door

FUSION RIOT at Valhalla

A genre-blending night of:
Japanese metal / Punk rock / Latin ska

Lineup:
SATSUKI
THE FLASH HARRYS
KALETTA

Not your typical rock night.

Doors: 8:00pm
Entry: $10 (door)

Come through for a chaotic, high-energy night.

Scottish Power Violence hooligans Endless Swarm are coming down under for the first time in support of their new album The Body Hammer, a crushing collection of future hardcore classics. Catch them with old partners in crime Stress Ghetto at Valhalla this May with support from Maced and Visions ov Hell

Tickets from UTR

Come get Rodded at Valhalla and help me celebrate turning half a century old! There will be bands:

Hadees Drudge
https://www.facebook.com/WellingtonHardRockMetal

Slave Cadaver
https://www.facebook.com/Slavecadaver

Planet Hunter
https://www.facebook.com/planethunterband

and very special guests (i.e. my band) Culzean!
https://www.facebook.com/CulzeanNZ/

$10 on the door

For a long time now we’ve been wanting to do some shows with The Boondocks…
So we’re stoked to announce that The Boonies are joining Pow Chu for our first tour of 2026.
Boom!

And (drum roll) for the Wellington / Pōneke show on 1 May iat Valhalla it’s our absolute pleasure to announce that once again we have The Splinters joining as Very Special Guests… We love these fullas... definitely one of our favourite bands!
Boom Boom!

This is a seriously stacked line-up….

It means tickets are about to go hot… so don't sleep on this!

Limited Early Birds are on Sale Now

THURS 30 APRIL | VALHALLA | 154 VIVIAN ST

Pōneke’s mid-week sanctuary for loud guitars and local legends is back. Join us at Valhalla for a double-header featuring two of the city's most distinctive voices in indie rock.

FELIX BIRD brings his signature "Haircut" sound to the stage. Navigating the space between 90s-inflected nostalgia and modern alt-rock craftsmanship, Bird and his band deliver driving arpeggios and vulnerable, clever songwriting that has quickly made them a must-watch in the local scene.

BECAUSE ROBOTS make their second ever appearance. They will be serving up a figurative buffet of sound—expect cozy indie-rock melodies layered under beautiful, staticy grit. From lo-fi intimacy to wall-of-sound distortion, it’s a set designed for the sonic explorers.

Come for the hooks, stay for the fuzz.

Thursday, 30 April
Valhalla, 154 Vivian Street
Doors at 8pm, Because Robots 8:30pm, Felix Bird 9:30pm
Koha entry (Optional donation at the door)

Felix Bird | Bandcamp | Instagram

Because Robots | Bandcamp | Instagram

Stereoface brings the music of Radiohead to Wellington for the first time ever! Playing music from across the band's 30 year catalogue.

Joining us will be the Bottom Bunk Club, a folkpunk/antifolk band from Pōneke, Wellington, New Zealand. They combine the energy of a sweaty basement punk gig with the feel-good plucking and strumming of an old-time bluegrass hoedown. Imagine Woody Guthrie had a baby with 90s Green Day.

And Girls Rock the Boys hit the stage with massive vocals, huge riffs, and a no‑nonsense blast of classic rock from the likes of Boston, Journey, Zeppelin and Dio. It’s loud, it’s fierce, and it’s all delivered by a powerhouse lineup of women who take these anthems and fire them straight back at the crowd. The perfect high‑voltage jolt before the night shifts into Radiohead territory.