{"id":401,"date":"2025-11-09T16:09:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T03:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/?p=401"},"modified":"2026-05-02T09:15:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T21:15:26","slug":"riot-111","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/bands\/2025\/11\/riot-111","title":{"rendered":"Riot 111"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;We&#8217;re not a band, we&#8217;re a terrorist organisation!<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">Riot 111 were a fiercely political Wellington punk band formed in August 1981, born directly out of the chaos and anger surrounding the controversial Springbok rugby tour of New Zealand. The tour, which many New Zealanders opposed due to South Africa\u2019s apartheid regime, became a flashpoint for protest, police brutality, and national division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-1&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-1\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Read more<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-1\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">The group featured Void (Geoff Ludbrooke) on vocals, Roger Riot (Allen) on drums, Nick Swan on guitar, and Mark Crawford on bass. Swan had previously played in the pioneering Wellington punk band <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2025\/07\/life-in-the-fridge-exists\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"311\">Life In The Fridge Exists<\/a><\/strong>, linking Riot 111 to the city\u2019s original punk wave. All four members were directly involved in the anti-tour protests, and their mission as a band was clear from the outset: to create music that could serve as a rallying cry for demonstrators in the streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">Their debut single, \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/1981\/09\/riot-111-1981\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1114\">1981!<\/a><\/strong>\u201d, released in September 1981, was a bold reinterpretation of the Ka Mate haka made famous by the All Blacks. Repurposed as a militant protest chant, it captured the spirit of resistance and outrage that defined the moment. The single\u2019s first pressing of 500 copies sold out quickly, and Riot 111 began developing a full set of songs centred on themes of state control, surveillance, and revolution. Their first live show was performed at a party celebrating the end of the Springbok tour, with Void taking the stage in full riot gear complete with helmet and baton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">In December 1981, the band released their second single,\u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/1981\/12\/riot-111-subversive-radicals\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1119\">Subversive Radicals<\/a><\/strong>\u201d, featuring the tracks <em>Subversive Element, Writing on the Wall<\/em>, and <em>Escape or Prison<\/em>. Its cover, a screen print of Mussolini\u2019s corpse, was as provocative as the music itself. Around this time, Riot 111 shared stages with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2025\/11\/naked-spots-dance\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"349\">Naked Spots Dance<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2025\/06\/neoteric-tribesmen\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"359\">Neoteric Tribesmen<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong>The Spines<\/strong>, with Void\u2019s risque stage antics even earning him tabloid attention in The Truth newspaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">Riot 111 took their confrontational energy on the road in 1982, touring the South Island and playing alongside <strong>The Instigators<\/strong> and <strong>Desperate Measures<\/strong>. That July, they made headlines again by performing on the back of a truck outside Avalon Studios to protest TVNZ\u2019s refusal to air their Subversive Element video. Later that year, they supported <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/1982\/08\/the-fall-1982-august-19\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5643\">The Fall<\/a><\/strong> at Victoria University and played a string of gigs in Christchurch with fellow Wellington band <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2025\/06\/first-fifteen\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"244\">First Fifteen<\/a><\/strong>, where guitarist Nick Swan expressed frustration at the growing violence from bootboy gangs at their shows.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">\u201cThey (bootboys) are like a new breed of hoon &#8211; it\u2019s like a real gang thing\u2026They go for our music but don\u2019t really listen to what we\u2019re singing about.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">Riot 111\u2019s final stand came in 1983 with the notorious <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/1983\/04\/golden-showers-1983\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1125\">Golden Showers<\/a><\/strong> event at Newtown Community Centre, an Easter weekend festival organised by Void and Gerald Dwyer of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2025\/07\/flesh-d-vice\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"247\">Flesh D-Vice<\/a><\/strong>. The performance was immortalised on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2022\/06\/capitol-kaos\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1122\">Capitol Kaos<\/a><\/strong> compilation album (1984), which featured the Riot 111 tracks <em>Riot Fever, Move To Riot<\/em>, and <em>Ake Ake Ake<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">The band split soon after, with Roger Allen later joining <strong>?Fog, Robert<\/strong>, and <strong>Sperm Bank Five<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">In 2023, Leather Jacket Records released a remastered 12-inch compilation collecting their singles and live recordings, reviving the uncompromising spirit of a band that captured one of New Zealand\u2019s most turbulent political moments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Origin<\/strong><\/td><td>Wellington<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Genre<\/strong><\/td><td>punk<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Years Active<\/strong><\/td><td>1981-1983<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Labels<\/strong><\/td><td>Leather Jacket Records<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Associated Acts<\/strong><\/td><td>?Fog<br>Life In The Fridge Exists<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Past Members<\/strong><\/td><td>Mark Crawford (bass)<br>Tim Ord (bass)<br>Roger Riot (drums)<br>Nick Swan (guitar)<br>Void\/ Geoff Ludbrooke (vocals)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:calc(1024 \/ 690)\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"690\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-21090\" data-id=\"21090\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1024 \/ 690\" src=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_07-1024x690.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_07-1024x690.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_07-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_07-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_07-1170x789.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_07.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"917\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-21091\" data-id=\"21091\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1024 \/ 917\" src=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_09-1024x917.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_09-1024x917.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_09-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_09-768x688.jpg 768w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_09-1170x1048.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_09.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Links<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audioculture.co.nz\/profile\/riot-111\">Audioculture: Riot 111<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audioculture.co.nz\/articles\/riot-111-vs-tvnz\">Audioculture: Riot 111 vs. TVNZ<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witchdoctor.co.nz\/2023\/riot-111-wellingtons-terrorist-punk-band\/\">Witchdoctor: Riot 111: Wellington&#8217;s &#8220;terrorist&#8221; punk band<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Releases<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Title<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Date<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Label<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Type<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Format<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>1981!<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1981, Sep<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">single<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">7&#8243;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Subversive Radicals<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1981, Dec<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">EP<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">7&#8243;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Goats Milk Soap<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1982<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Ripper Records<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">compilation<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">12&#8243;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Capitol Kaos<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1984<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">live compilation<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">12&#8243;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>1981!<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2023, Dec 15<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Leather Jacket Records<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">compilation<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">12&#8243;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-square\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row columns-3\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_1981_01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_1981_01.jpg?resize=600,600&#038;strip=info 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_subversiveradicals__01.jpg?resize=600,600&#038;strip=info 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_subversiveradicals__01.jpg?resize=900,900&#038;strip=info 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_subversiveradicals__01.jpg?resize=958,958&#038;strip=info 958w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1000\" data-id=\"1104\" data-link=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2022\/06\/riot-111\/riot111_subversiveradicals__01\" data-url=\"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_subversiveradicals__01.jpg\" data-width=\"958\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_subversiveradicals__01.jpg?resize=958%2C958\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_1981_comp_01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_1981_comp_01.jpg?resize=600,600&#038;strip=info 600w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"600\" data-id=\"21086\" data-link=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2022\/06\/riot-111\/riot111_1981_comp_01\" data-url=\"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_1981_comp_01.jpg\" data-width=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_1981_comp_01.jpg?resize=600%2C600\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Timeline<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background\">1981, September, <em>1981!<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:calc(978 \/ 1000)\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"978\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1101\" data-id=\"1101\" data-aspect-ratio=\"978 \/ 1000\" src=\"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_1981_01.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_1981_01.jpg 978w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_1981_01-293x300.jpg 293w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_1981_01-768x785.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 978px) 100vw, 978px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"709\" height=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-21089\" data-id=\"21089\" data-aspect-ratio=\"709 \/ 900\" src=\"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_06.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_06.jpg 709w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_06-236x300.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=738836146\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=ffffff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=3152893810\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/riot111.bandcamp.com\/album\/1981\">1981! by Riot 111<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1981, September 25, Victoria University<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"font-size:15px\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><strong>Riot<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>111<\/strong>&nbsp;could have called themselves Life Still Exists in the Fridge, except that it worked. They played two pieces, one built around the police &#8220;Move!Move!Move!&#8217; and the other on the anti-racist &#8216;Amandla Leweto&#8217;. With a lead vocalist in full battle-dress, complete with&nbsp;<strong>riot<\/strong>&nbsp;baton, it was great the sort of topical\/disposable instant statement pioneered by Lennon\/Ono.<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/paperspast.natlib.govt.nz\/periodicals\/RIU19811001.2.34\">Rip It Up, Issue 51, 1 October 1981, Page 20<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background\">1981, December, <em>Subversive Radicals<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"958\" height=\"1000\" src=\"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_subversiveradicals__01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1104\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_subversiveradicals__01.jpg 958w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_subversiveradicals__01-287x300.jpg 287w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/riot111_subversiveradicals__01-768x802.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vQ0dxxJ1-fs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1981, December 23, Aro Valley Hall<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"720\" src=\"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1981_12_23_arohall.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1981_12_23_arohall.jpg 460w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1981_12_23_arohall-192x300.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1981, December 26, Rock Theatre<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:48.67521%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1981_12_26_rocktheatre.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1981_12_26_rocktheatre.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1981_12_26_rocktheatre.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=727 727w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1000\" data-id=\"1073\" data-link=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2022\/06\/naked-spots-dance\/1981_12_26_rocktheatre\" data-url=\"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1981_12_26_rocktheatre.jpg\" data-width=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1981_12_26_rocktheatre.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:51.32479%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1981_12_26_rocktheatre_02.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1981_12_26_rocktheatre_02.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1981_12_26_rocktheatre_02.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=690 690w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"900\" data-id=\"1082\" data-link=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2022\/06\/riot-111\/1981_12_26_rocktheatre_02\" data-url=\"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1981_12_26_rocktheatre_02.jpg\" data-width=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1981_12_26_rocktheatre_02.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"305\" src=\"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1981_12_26_rocktheatre_01-1024x305.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1981_12_26_rocktheatre_01-1024x305.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1981_12_26_rocktheatre_01-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1981_12_26_rocktheatre_01-768x229.jpg 768w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1981_12_26_rocktheatre_01-1536x458.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1981_12_26_rocktheatre_01-1170x349.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1981_12_26_rocktheatre_01.jpg 1677w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1982<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1982, February 27, DB Gladstone<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">with First Fifteen (not sure if correct) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1982, March 3, Ballroom (CHCH)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"828\" src=\"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1982_03_03_ballroom.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1982_03_03_ballroom.jpg 612w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1982_03_03_ballroom-222x300.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><s>1982, March 4-5, DB Gladstone<\/s><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">with First Fifteen (not sure if correct) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1982, July 8, Avalon<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter is-style-rectangular\" data-effect=\"slide\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:calc(394 \/ 480)\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"394\" height=\"480\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1086\" data-id=\"1086\" data-aspect-ratio=\"394 \/ 480\" src=\"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1982_07_08_avalon_02.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1982_07_08_avalon_02.jpg 394w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1982_07_08_avalon_02-246x300.jpg 246w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"606\" height=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image 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src=\"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1983_04_02_goldenshowers_03-1024x753.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1983_04_02_goldenshowers_03-1024x753.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1983_04_02_goldenshowers_03-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1983_04_02_goldenshowers_03-768x564.jpg 768w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1983_04_02_goldenshowers_03-1170x860.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1983_04_02_goldenshowers_03.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" 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