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12/03/2026

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

17/02/2026

MASTER FRANK FU WITH GIDEON VOON & COREY FRIEDLANDER AND GUESTS — LIVE AT NIVARA LOUNGE
Friday 13 March · Hamilton

The night before Homegrown rolls into Claudelands Oval, the weekend kicks off early at Nivara Lounge. Master Frank Fu hit the stage for their only show of the weekend — fast, technical, physical heavy music built on martial‑arts‑influenced movement and razor‑sharp precision.

Joining the line up are Gideon Voon & Corey Friedlander with their instru‑metal project: no vocals, no frills, just intricate riffs and double‑kick power Between Shepherds Reign, 8 Foot Sativa, City of Souls and international touring credits, both players bring serious weight to the stage.

If you’re in Hamilton for Homegrown and planning to spend Saturday at the Rock Stage, this is where your weekend starts.

Master Frank Fu
with Gideon Voon & Corey Friedlander (Instru‑Metal)
Guests TBA

Early Bird — $10 (ends Tue 3 Mar, 9pm)
GA — $15
Door — $25
R18

14/01/2026

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

05/11/2025

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

21/08/2025

🖤 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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20/08/2025

This Friday. Get your tickets now!

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.

10/06/2025

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...

17/05/2025

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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29/03/2025

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

28/03/2025

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 👇👇

27/02/2025

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

20/02/2025

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/

Epic is a word thrown around a lot these days, but Auckland’s Grapehouse takes it to a whole new level.