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Friday night at Nivara. Heavy music. Packed room. Last chance to feel this stage shake.

Auckland heavyweights Master Frank Fu, Gideon Voon, and Corey Friedlander hit Hamilton tonight ahead of Homegrown — with local punk force The Vile Maxim kicking things off. Get in early and support the hometown chaos.

Nivara Lounge has been the underground heart of Hamilton since ’97, and it’s in full swing for its final run of shows. Tonight’s lineup brings fast, technical heaviness, martial‑arts‑influenced movement, and a stripped‑back instru‑metal set from Voon & Friedlander.

Friday 13 March
Doors 8:30pm
$15 presale / $25 door
R18
Tickets → link in bio

Goth Night Valentines Day
Saturday, 14 February 2026

Roses and candlelight take on a darker beauty in the gothic world. This Valentine’s, gather in the shadows, celebrate haunting love, and lose yourself in visceral, romantic music that will carry you through the night.

Upstairs before midnight: Plagueditch + Lichtbeuger live.
Main bar 7 PM – 4 AM: DJs Passion Crypt, Gravedigger, The Doctor, Ravebat.

Whether you bring a date or come on your own, you’ll find connection in the sound, the atmosphere, and the community. Ding D**g Lounge is a safe space — respect each other, look out for one another, and if you see something, say something.

R18 | Ding D**g Lounge, Auckland

Ska Punk Night – Set Times Are Out!
Happy Hour 7–8PM & Midnight–1AM
$20 tickets online / $25 door

Ding D**g Lounge – Main Bar

7:00 PM Doors Open
7:00–9:00 PM Drew Bang
9:00–12:00 AM Blitz Da Māori
12:00–4:00 AM Partymoth

Dead Witch – Upstairs

8:30 PM Doors Open
9:00–10:00 PM Dub Penguins
10:30–11:30 PM Dub Penguins

Food menu all night: Korean Fried Chicken, Jalapeno Poppers + more

Pre-9PM special: $20 Pint of Cockfloppers Lager + Jalapeno Poppers

Full menu here: https://www.dingdongloungenz.com/menus

To reach Dead Witch: enter main bar → down stairs → cross dance floor → door by DJ booth → head upstairs → turn right, then right again.

Plan your night. Book early. This will sell out.

Book tickets here: https://www.dingdongloungenz.com/event-details/ska-punk-night

🖤 PUNK NIGHT — FRI AUG 22 🖤
Ding D**g Lounge | Doors 7PM

Punk’s not dead. It’s just broke, sweaty, and louder than ever.

⚡ Upstairs: The Bright Ideas, The Bridesmaids, Dead Contract
⚡ Downstairs: Blitz, Drew Bang + Partymoth spinning four decades of chaos

🎟️ Door sales are $15 from 7–8PM. After 8PM? $20.
🍻 Happy Hour 7–8PM + midnight — house beer, wine, spirits at their cheapest.
🍗 Food from 7PM ‘til close — Korean Fried Chicken, Mac Bites, Curly Fries, and more. Full menu on our site.

💥 No gods. Just guitars.
💥 No fluff. Just fury.
💥 No presale? Get in early. Save cash. Catch every stomp.

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This Friday. Get your tickets now!

Punk Night | Fri 22 Aug | Ding D**g Lounge Old-school stomp meets fresh fury. Three bands, four decades of punk — loud, raw, and unapologetic. No filler. Just sweat, riffs, and the sound of a scene that never died. Ding D**g Lounge, Aug 22.

Stars and the Underground Interview: Soundtracking the Dark Side Ahead of Goth Night at Ding D**g Lounge Ahead of Goth Night at Ding D**g Lounge this Saturday, we caught up with John Mason of Stars and the Underground to talk lineup changes, global reach, and the band’s upcoming album Guardians of the Night. From post-punk roots to cinematic synthwave soundscapes, Mason reflects on the evolution of t...

TONIGHT at Ding D**g Lounge: Get ready for a night of pure nostalgia and distortion at Alternative Rock Night! DJ Drew Bang will be spinning all your favourite 90s and 2000s anthems, from Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and The Cure to Deftones, The Strokes, Rise Against, and beyond.

Upstairs, catch live sets from SuperMild, Only the Valiant, CCTV, and Grapehouse, all raising funds for MusicHelps.

Doors open at 7pm. Presale tix from just $5. Grab yours before door prices kick in!

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Grapehouse - Thinking Way Too Much (Official Music Video) Grapehouse's first single, Thinking Way Too Much, blends dreamy shoegaze with indie rock, delivering a reflective, melodic anthem that captures the intensity...

Auckland’s indie rock newcomers Grapehouse drop their debut single Thinking Way Too Much, a raw, restless take on overthinking, young love, and the pressure to have life figured out. Plus, the music video premieres tonight. Full story link in the comments 👇👇

PUNK NIGHT TĀMAKI MAKAURAU – THIS FRIDAY!

Two levels, all punk. CCTV and The Bright Ideas tearing it up live upstairs, while DJs Wastemaster, Drew Bang, and Blitz spin a relentless mix of UK punk, US punk, Oi!, street punk, hardcore, ska, and more downstairs. No filler, just pure punk energy.

Friday, 28 Feb | From 7PM | Ding D**g Lounge
⚡ Presales $15 → dingdonglounge.co.nz
⚡ Door sales: $20 before 8PM, $25 after

Loud, fast, and built to go late! See you there

Stoked to see Grapehouse, winners of the Ding D**g Lounge Band Competition 2024, getting some well deserved publicity ahead of their new single! As part of their prize, we arranged for Dave Rhodes Productions to record their track and Off The Ground Productions to film the music video at Ding D**g Lounge earlier this month.

Indium Design has created some awesome artwork for the single and release party poster, and next month, you’ll see posters going up around Auckland on Phantom Billstickers sites. Great to have Muzic.NZ supporting as well! Love the new website too!

If you want to say you were there for the first ever release party, book your tickets now because it will sell out. You can book through the website here www.muzic.nz/news/aucklands-rising-indie-rock-stars-grapehouse-drop-new-single-hit-the-stage/

Auckland’s Rising Indie Rock Stars Grapehouse Drop New Single & Hit the Stage – Muzic.NZ Epic is a word thrown around a lot these days, but Auckland’s Grapehouse takes it to a whole new level.