{"id":2608,"date":"2025-05-25T14:22:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T02:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/?p=2608"},"modified":"2026-10-13T16:08:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T03:08:57","slug":"dirk-drent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/bands\/2025\/05\/dirk-drent","title":{"rendered":"Dirk Drent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Wellington Punk Urologists taking the piss (IYKYK)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dirk Drent formed in 2000 and was part of a resurgent Wellington punk scene at the turn of the millennium made up of teenage bands that included Sheriff Lobo<\/a>, The Minimals<\/a>, The Perpetrators<\/a>, Hung Jury<\/a><\/strong> and Bonus Donor<\/a><\/strong>. They played their first gig at Indigo on 3 November 2000, with Channel 13<\/a><\/strong> and Phuket<\/strong> and self-released a demo CD called \u201cGood Morning Richard<\/strong>\u201d. A second EP of demos was released in 2001 with the band playing a bunch of shows including an October excursion to Palmerston North for the \u201cMr Spunky Punk Rock Man 2001!<\/strong>\u201d show, which featured a lineup that represented the \u2018yoof\u2019 punk scene explosion at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2002 was a busy year for Dirk Drent, playing gigs in Wellington and around the North Island with Auckland bands such as Sommerset, Foamy Ed<\/strong> and Losing Face<\/strong>. They released a split EP with Losing Face in 2003, but disbanded soon after the release gig, held at Valve on July 18. Their track \u201cTailbone Terror<\/em>\u201d was included on the Underground Resistance<\/strong> compilation of NZ punk and ska, released that year.<\/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>2000 – 2003<\/td><\/tr>
Associated Acts<\/strong><\/td>Channel 13, Losing Face
Sheriff Lobo, The Minimals<\/td><\/tr>
Past Members<\/strong><\/td>Dave Gatfield (guitar, lead vocals)
Chris (guitar, backing vocals)
Shelley (bass)
Nath (drums, vocals)
Dan (drums)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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