Closing out our final 2026 season, Nadia Reid returns from Manchester to share her magic with us once again alongside longtime collaborator Sam Taylor. Saturday 12 December at the gorgeous Pitt St Methodist Church, Nadia will be joined by Californian songwriter and honorary Antipodean Mimi Gilbert.

STRANGE UNIVERSE: SUMMER EDITION

Banished Music & Strange News are back with nine incredible shows across Tāmaki Makaurau’s finest venues this November & December, featuring synth icons to the art rock underground, ethereal dream songs to experimental trip-hop. Plus… the very first STRANGE UNIVERSE TINY FILM FESTIVAL at Hollywood Avondale! Tickets on sale now!

THE LINEUP:

SUZANNE CIANI (USA) + DREAM CHAMBERS

25 NOV • HOLLYWOOD AVONDALE

ROMI WRIGHTS + EO

27 NOV • KĀHUI ST DAVID’S

COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS (USA) + HINA

1 DEC • DOUBLE WHAMMY

ALLEGRA KRIEGER (USA) + MALI MALI

2 DEC • WHAMMY BAR

DICTAPHONE BLUES + BETH TORRANCE & THE GARDEN PARTY

3 DEC • PUBLIC BAR

DIE! DIE! DIE! + OFFICE DOG

4 DEC • DOUBLE WHAMMY

PURPLE PILGRIMS + SCHOFIELD STRANGELOVE

5 DEC • KĀHUI ST DAVID’S

TARA CLERKIN TRIO (UK) + GREATSOUTH

8 DEC • DOUBLE WHAMMY

NADIA REID + MIMI GILBERT (USA)

12 DEC • PITT ST METHODIST

PLUS: THE STRANGE UNIVERSE TINY FILM FESTIVAL

Every Thursday, 12 NOV - 10 DEC, at Hollywood Avondale, featuring The History of Concrete, Almost Famous, The Outsiders, The Vidiot From UHF & The Cable Guy.

And introducing our all-new STRANGE UNIVERSE PATRON PASS, with single or double access to all the shows & movies.

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW

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Eighteen of your new favourite acts… Five of our big tiny film favourites… It’s time to get strange! Big thanks to The Karangahape Road Business Association and 95bFM.