Nick Oakes – 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

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Numbskull

October 13, 2025April 21, 2026

Live By The Board, Die By The Board Numbskull were a ferocious grind and skate-thrash band that crashed onto the Wellington punk and metal scene

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If I Had A Gun

July 4, 2025April 6, 2026

If I Had A Gun was a punk band from Wellington, New Zealand, formed in 2003 by Gwilym and Nick Oakes, who began jamming as

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Entrails

June 12, 2025October 17, 2026

Entrails were a metallic hardcore punk band from Wellington, New Zealand, formed in 2008. The original lineup featured John Dimery (vocals), William “Fuzz” Profitt (guitar),

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Hung Jury

May 31, 2025April 6, 2026

Hung Jury was a ska-punk band formed in late 2001 in Wellington, New Zealand, by Nick Oakes (drums), Kathy Gott (vocals), Pete (guitar, vocals), and