{"id":150,"date":"2026-02-25T17:56:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T04:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/?p=150"},"modified":"2026-09-08T15:39:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T03:39:02","slug":"coexister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/bands\/2026\/02\/coexister","title":{"rendered":"Coexister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Coexister was a punk band active in Wellington from 2007 to 2008. The band consisted of Sarsha Leigh-Douglas on guitar, Nick Oakes on drums, and Kellie on vocals. Coexister’s members were also variously involved in a number of other bands at this time including Shortlived<\/a><\/strong>, Hung Jury<\/a><\/strong>, and Poodles<\/a><\/strong>. Coexister made their debut at Punkfest 2007<\/a><\/strong>. In December of that year, they played with Vae Victis<\/strong> from Melbourne, Australia, and Severed Head Of State<\/strong> from Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Origin<\/strong><\/td>Wellington<\/td><\/tr>
Genre<\/strong><\/td>punk<\/td><\/tr>
Years Active<\/strong><\/td>2007 – 2008<\/td><\/tr>
Associated Acts<\/strong><\/td>Shortlived,
Hung Jury,
Poodles<\/td><\/tr>
Past Members<\/strong><\/td>Sarsha (guitar)
Nick Oakes (drums)
Kellie (vocals)
(bass)
(guitar)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Timeline<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
2007, October 19-21, Punkfest<\/h5>\n\n\n\n