June 2011: Black River Drive, Blacklistt, Cut Off Your Hands, David Dallas, DJ CXL, 4DG

A luxe teen goth fantasy, men on a mission, a cat in a hat, the club where there are more women than men, and the club with an equal gender division and everyone goes home happy.

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October 2010: Savage, Seth Haapu, Shihad, Street Chant, Supermodel, Te Pamu, The Feelers

The proto-twerk, six shirts and one pair of trousers, a dystopian stilt hut, hanging out in the Coromandel, epic proggy drag race, down at the Mount, the ol’ band is back for one last gig.

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August 2010: Jae’o, Jayson Norris, Julia Deans, Katchafire, Kids of 88, Kidz In Space, Legacy of Disorder, Luger Boa

A break-up, a roadtrip, cheesecake and ice cream, animated adventures, a dozen ways to hide, another breakup and another roadtrip, quality metal, and the alluring world of colourful drinks.

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December 2009: Ivy Lies, J Williams, Jonny Love, Lawrence Arabia, Lisa Crawley, Motocade, Opshop

Mysteries of the hotel room, world ruler pretend, around the country, the dandy in the city, paintings see all, colours and quirk, and a post-apocalyptic world.

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October 2009: The Lookie Loos, The Mint Chicks, The Rabble, These Four Walls, Tourist, Trigger Theory, We Are Romans, Young Sid

Triangles, a tribute to Ray, the bad city, aerial antics, garage subversion, overhead projections, and a man and his town.

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October 2008: Cairo Knife Fight, Cobra Khan, Collapsing Cities, Dave Dobbyn, Devolo, J Williams

Nature vs wallpaper, bloody lovers, Uncle Dave’s musical adventure, when shyness stops you from doing all the things in live you’d like to, and a solo dance.

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August 2008: Bang Bang Eche, Boh Runga, Bruce Conlon, Cobra Khan, Cut Off Your Hands, Dane Rumble

Ok, let’s get this over with. Our adventure resumes in August 2008. There we shall find giant cats, a live gig, morphing Boh, motionless rock, and the artist formerly known as Kid Deft.

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June 2007: Steve Abel, The Black Seeds, The Braxton Hicks, The Electric Confectionaires, The Phoenix Foundation, The Rabble, Young Sid

DeLorean drama, the Seeds on tour, loneliness, painful context, split-level adventures, and North Island gold mining history.
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October 2006: Cut Off Your Hands, Cyphanetik, Deja Voodoo, Die! Die! Die!, Don McGlashan

The balloon room, hooning around the harbour bridge, an unhaunted house, and spooky lighting.
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