WHAT'S ON
WHAT'S ON
WUNDERBAR OPEN MIC
EVERY TUESDAY | FREE ENTRY
Our open mic runs from 7:00pm to 11:00pm every Tuesday.
Starring some of our best local talent and professionally mixed by DJ Sam Wally.
All performers get a complimentary drink and, if you bring an empty USB stick, we'll even record your performance for you!
WUNDERBAR COMEDY NIGHT
THURSDAY 30 JULY | TICKETS $5
Wunderbar Comedy Night is back and better than ever!!
Come along to Christchurch's most unique little bar for an evening of laughs nestled in the the grooviest back room you've ever set your eyes upon.....plus just the right amount of disco balls!!
This show opens with a professional comedian as your host who will guide you through a collection of open mic comedians.
Then to finish, another pro to make sure you're filled to the brim with laughs!
Keep an eye out for our act announcements!
KICK OFF 8:30PM
RHODRY YATES & MATES
FRIDAY 31 JULY |
Come and join us for a great night of live acoustic music, celebrating local musicians performing original music, peppered with songs from artists you know and love.
8:30pm Michael Dempsey
9:00pm Dean Eggleston
9:30pm Courtney Alison
10:00pm Lee Martin
10:30pm Rhodry Yates
11:00pm Jason Lockhurst & Jam
Brought to you by the Christchurch Musicians Collective.
KICK OFF 8:30PM
OSCAR LADELL AND HOOT
SATURDAY 1 AUGUST | TICKETS $15+
This August 1st Dunedin-based band Oscar LaDell and Hoot are coming up to Lyttleton for a joint celebration of international blues day and of the release of LaDell's debut album Gone Away.
This will be a standing show, so come prepared to dance to some original Rock, Blues and Soul.
$20 on the door
$15 early bird from UTR until July 25.
About the band:
This tight 4-piece original blues band from Dunedin, is freshly cut food for the soul.
Frontman and second generation blues singer Oscar LaDell expertly leads each tune with stirring, velvety vocals and dynamic lead guitar licks.
Nestled right in there behind him is Ruairi Griffin’s shimmery rhythm guitar hooks, punctuated by Oliver Robson’s solid bass riffs and Rani Cohen’s funk infused drumming.
Hoot’s set rambles through songs of hardship and longing to hypnotic crescendos that work any audience into a fever. These boys really know how to howl.
The debut single of LaDell's album is out now https://open.spotify.com/album/7qjMMLogpeBt1N1AE84LXM
KICK OFF 8:00PM
DARRYL BASER: #SECOND SELFIE ALBUM RELEASE
SATURDAY 8 AUGUST | TICKETS $5+
Dunedin-based, seasoned songwriter darryl baser comes to the Wunderbar to celebrate the release of his second album #secondselfie.
In tow, too, is Oamaruvian songstress Marla Jean. Armed to charm, and to entertain, with her well written and excellently played songs.
Pinch hitter for the evening is Violet French, of Christchurchs' premier indie pub rock group Kool Aid, hot on the heels of her debut solo single, I Want the Sky to be Crying.
Tickets $10 waged and $5 unwaged.
KICK OFF 8:30PM | R18
HELENA FAUST
SUNDAY 9 AUGUST | TICKETS $15
From deep within the Appalachian Old-time traditions, Helena brings the songs of the pioneers, old gospels and her own mountain-forged originals and will be performing a 1 hour set on banjo and fiddle at the iconic Lytleton Wunderbar.
A bit of Bio........
After spending 10 years in West Virginia steeped in the local traditions and performing with the award-winning band ‘The Raincrows.’ Helena carried a wealth of tradition with her when she moved back to NZ in 2003.
She formed the groups Cotton Daisy Backstep [trad] and the Faustians [originals] and began playing around the Wellington area at events such as CupaDupa, Newtown Festival, Wellington Gardens Magic, and Wellington Folk festival [first place for People’s Choice Award].
As a solo act Helena stands firm with her strong mountainy vocals, accompanied with clawhammer banjo or fiddle. The old songs are brought to life with foot stomping Oldtime rhythms. Her originals evoke a dystopian landscape of dust and creaking pines - "dark, rebellious and spiked with wry humour."
A stand out for one reviewer is her “hurricane Harvey story, “Knit One Pearl”, about an elderly lady who carried on knitting as the flood rose to her waist.” Kevin Iken, Acoustic Routes Wellington Folk Club. You will be immersed in a unique, rich and mesmerising Old-time world.
A homemade CD ‘Arc Blade’ will be available.
KICK OFF 7:00PM | R18
ABBA VS QUEEN
FRIDAY 14 AUGUST | TICKETS $15
You can’t deny that they are the two greatest pop groups in existence. Get ready for the biggest sing-along of the century.
Dress up as Agnetha or Freddie and lose your voice to the biggest bangers from ABBA and Queen, all night long, along with hits from Boney M, Bryan Adams, AC/DC and so much more.
ABBA VS QUEEN SOUNDS LIKE:
ABBA · Queen · Freddie Mercury · Boney M · Elton John · Bryan Adams · David Bowie · Kiss · Cold Chisel · Tina Turner · AC/DC · Bee Gees · John Farnham · Village People · Aerosmith · Daryl Braithwaite + So Much More
KICK OFF 8:00PM | R18
