Wednesday | Auckland — live event
When North Carolina’s noise makers Wednesday first visited Aotearoa off theback of their album RAT SAW GOD, audiences were taken by surprise in thebest possible way. A 95bFM review called the band’s Whammy show “a sold outcountrygaze extravaganza”, and everyone who came left with big hearts andeven bigger smiles.Now, with the band’s unbelievable sixth album Bleeds out in the world, it’s hightime that Banished Music and Strange News had their fun pals from Ashevilledown for a repeat visit, with three shows across Wellington, Lyttelton, andAuckland happening this May.“Rock records don’t come much better than this” - NME *****Bleeds is the album the band are calling “not only the best Wednesdayrecord—it’s also the most Wednesday record”, with all the elements that makethe Southern rock magic of this rare group so special. NME put it beautifully intheir five-star review of the album, heaping well deserved praise on Wednesday’s“blown-out distortion, weirdo-country slide guitar and serrated …Fronted and founded by the fierce and fun Karly Hartzman, whose songs areat once confessional and crack-up, Wednesday have built a formidablereputation for being one of the best - and most dynamic - live bands on thecircuit. Joining Karly will be the inimitable and animated Xandy Chelmis on lapsteel and pedal steel, Alan Miller (drums), Ethan Baechtold (bass, piano).
Starts: 2026-05-24T19:30:00Z
Ends: 2026-05-24T23:00:00Z
Where: 20 Saint Georges Road, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Price: $0.0