CubaDupa

05/06/2026

We can’t wait! Let the countdown begin!!!

CubaDupa 2027 is happening March 20-21!

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05/06/2026

Something to look forward to next summer: CUBADUPA 2027!

artist: RIIKI REID
photographer: Sambath Ouch

04/06/2026

Winter blues are real. Take us back to summer! 🌺

26/05/2026

✈️ This Friday at , the pop-folk singer-songwriter rockstar .bryant will be performing! Danica is a force to be reckoned with! Her playful indie pop sound was a CubaDupa hit this summer. Come relive the moment! 🌺

11/05/2026

05/05/2026

🎵 Calling all emerging musicians! We have partnered with Airport to offer musicians a unique opportunity to perform to new audiences at the airport terminal!🎷

Performances will take place one Friday of each month, all the way til January 2027! Details about the opportunity can be found below.

*This is a paid opportunity and we welcome all whānau-friendly music styles*

Photo: Bugs Songs Not Love Songs, Fringe 2026, credit Afrina Razi

Apply here: https://airtable.com/apppnF7i19utSLcyU/pagBDq5smwSZk5ij5/form

05/05/2026

It’s NZ Sign Language Week! 🎸

For the second time, we hosted NZSL interpreters on the Ngā Taniwha Stage. Thanks to the support of the Performing Arts Foundation, we collaborated with to provide:

🎹 7.75 hours of NZSL interpreted music across the weekend
🪘13 acts translated into NZSL
🥁 Approx 107 songs translated into NZSL

Entertainment from dream-pop to dance-punk to afrobeat jazz, and lyrics in English, te reo Māori, French and more! Ka pai!!

Images thanks to

28/04/2026

Two very cool gigs coming up in Wellington this weekend!

Youth Stage 2026: A youth-led fundraising event for Endo Warriors Aotearoa, supported by local bands JQIME, Sleeping Village and Dude, We're Screwed 💙

Massey After Dark: Featuring are Danica Bryant, Juna, and Kosta Silich. All proceeds go to WWF New Zealand 🐼

Ticket links in the comments below ⬇️ Ignite Programme Massey University - Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa

19/04/2026

CubaDupa on film thanks to the generous support of 📷and dev/scan by .nz 🎞️

Photographers .donna

12/11/2025

🎵 MEET YOUR 2026 CUBADUPA FIRST DROP 🎵

🟣 RIIKI REID

Dream pop powerhouse from Te Whanganui-a-tara — blending vocals, production, dance and songwriting into electrifying live performances. Chart-topping artist who commands the stage with eclectic moves and her fender mustang.

🔴 MOKOMOKAI

Rooted in authenticity, raw grittiness and passion for he tangata — back in Te Whanganui-a-tara to rock CubaDupa.

🟠 ARO

Award-winning Te Tiriti-based duo weaving te reo Māori and English into rich harmonies that carry you between the real and the fantastical. Soulful melodies meet indie-pop grooves in their magical world of Tāwauwau.

🟣 LOU’ANA

Award-winning kiwi pacific artist from Tāmaki Makaurau. Rooted in nu-disco, soul, and funk — weaving nostalgic grooves with her own stories.

🟡 JEFF PARSNIPS & TOM KNOWLES

Fresh from their hit stage show All The Things I Wish I Could Be — a high-energy, all-ages singalong adventure full of laughter, wild characters, and boundless imagination.

🔵 DICK MOVE

Born in the depths of K Road’s Whammy Bar, energised by community and a need to turn late night political chat into action.

⚪️ GUT HEALTH

Six-piece ensemble from Naarm/Melbourne blurring the boundaries of guitar music — hypnotic dance-punk, no wave and chaotic noise meet nightclub-inspired soundscapes.

28–29 March 2026 - Cuba Street - see you there’s