Street party music

Born in Ōtautahi, Yurt Party have spent the past few years riling up dancefloors around Aotearoa, playing backyards, clubs and festivals including Electric Avenue, CubaDupa, Twisted Frequency, Shipwrecked and Woodford Folk Festival (Aus).

Their high-energy instrumental music takes inspiration from Balkan, Latin and Dub. The tunes are made for dancing, leaving you with a smile on your face and sore legs in the morning!

2026 kicked off with their Australian debut at Woodford Folk Festival, where they were tagged as one of the festival's surprise favourites. They also won Best Band with a Fiddler at the Golden Fiddle Awards in Tamworth.

Now they're back home with new music recorded at The Surgery in Wellington, and taking the new tunes around the motu.

Come have a dance!

Australia dates

Melbourne - Revolver Upstairs - 22 Oct

with Gusto Gusto

Brisbane - Black Bear Lodge - 23 Oct

with JR Dynamite (DJ) & Jam and Scones

Tablelands Festival - 24-25 Oct

NZ dates

Christchurch - Sydenham Underpass - 30 Oct

with Craigslist (DJ)

Auckland - Ponsonby Social Club - 11 Dec

with Bonita

Wellington - San Fran - 12 Dec

with Everybody (DJ)

Matakanarama Festival - 31 Dec

Auckland Folk Festival - 29-31 Jan 2027

San Fran holds a Supervised License. Minors are welcome to attend events at San Fran so long as they are accompanied by a legal guardian at all times whilst at the venue.