October 2026 – UP THE PUNKS

Bands

Coexister

October 30, 2026October 30, 2026

Coexister (Co-existir) was a five-piece punk-crust-metal band formed in 2007. Kallie, Samantha and Sarsha all had stints in earlier band Poodles, with Kallie and Sarsha

Bands

DÄHTM

October 29, 2026October 29, 2026

DÄHTM, is a doom-punk trio from Te Whanganui-a-Tara/ Wellington, featuring twin detuned guitars, and drums that hit like falling masonry. Taking their name from Black

Bands

Stress Ghetto

October 29, 2026October 29, 2026

Stress Ghetto are a Wellington-based three-piece power-violence band known for their short, savage bursts of chaotic hardcore. Formed in 2016 by Mitch, Bosun and Pete

Bands

No Sector

October 29, 2026October 29, 2026

No Sector is a Wellington punk band formed in 2024, made up of Caroline (vocals), Ciaran (guitar), Leo (bass) and Matai (drums). They began as

Bands

Forced Starvation

October 28, 2026October 28, 2026

Forced Starvation are a four-piece grindcore band from Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington, forging an old-school, crust-leaning take on 1990s grind. Formed in 2022, the band grew out

Bands

Maced

October 28, 2026October 31, 2026

Maced is Based! A four-piece grindcore band from Te Whanganui-a-Tara/ Wellington, Maced play disgustingly distorted, ultra-fast grindcore, with a punk-rock leaning and some powerviolence and

Bands

Unsanitary Napkin

October 28, 2026October 28, 2026

Unsanitary Napkin are an anarcho-punk band from Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa. Featuring Hannah Salmon (guitar, vocals), Rupert “Ru” Pirie-Hunter (bass) and Ben Knight (drums) the three-piece

Event

Punkfest 2026

October 23, 2026October 28, 2026

Friendly and Rungus! Punkfest returned to Wellington over Labour Weekend 2026, marking 30 years since the city’s first Punkfest. The anniversary drew a decent sized