To celebrate the release of their new live EP 'Scarborough,' Tāmaki Makaurau noise rock trio Whelmed are playing some shows around Te Ika-a-Māui this September.

Catch them at Snails alongside Sports Dreams and There's No Invincible Disguise That Lasts All Day.

• Whelmed

Whelmed is a noise rock trio birthed in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa in 2026.

Whelm

(whelmed; whelming; whelms)

transitive verb

to cover or engulf completely with usually disastrous effect

whelmednz.bandcamp.com

• There's No Invincible Disguise That Lasts All Day

There's No Invincible Disguise That Lasts All Day - honestly. dreamsounds and convolutions from cass dollery-signal. some song-like things too. discomforts and love swirling around each other in a big pot of soup.

manawaturenaissance.bandcamp.com/track/mort-gar-on

• Sports Dreams

Sports Dreams are Shannen Petersen and Fraser Williams. They make music for looking out the window at 4pm and thinking about your entire life all at once.

sportsdreams.bandcamp.com/album/weather-admitting

Snails

103 Taonui Street, City center, Palmerston North 4410

Doors 8pm, $15 from UTR, $20 Door