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Scene report · Oceania

New Zealand

Drum and bass and jungle

Drum & bass in New Zealand: 15 upcoming raves, 109 venues, 22 crews, 9 artists and 20 active cities in the archive.

Next rave: Backroom Audio 'Freaky Friday' · 30–31 Oct 2026

Upcoming raves

15 upcoming raves

Backroom Audio 'Freaky Friday'

FRI30OCT2026

Party

Backroom Audio 'Freaky Friday'

Afters. · Wellington, New Zealand

22:00 – 03:00

TH

SAT31OCT2026

Party

The Woolshed Experience - Halloween Special

Woolbrokers Pavilion · Hastings, New Zealand

16:00 – 23:00

Monster Mash Ft. Paige Julia

SAT31OCT2026

Party

Monster Mash Ft. Paige Julia

Sydenham Underpass · Christchurch, New Zealand

21:00 – 02:00

Eclipse: Halloween Rave

SAT31OCT2026

Party

Eclipse: Halloween Rave

Afters. · Wellington, New Zealand

21:00 – 03:00

Hybrid Minds (Hawkes Bay)

FRI06NOV2026

Party

Hybrid Minds (Hawkes Bay)

Black Barn Vineyards · Havelock North, New Zealand

17:00 – 22:30

Turno: Christchurch

FRI06NOV2026

Party

Turno: Christchurch

The Assembly Christchurch · Christchurch, New Zealand

22:00 – 03:00

KRITIKAL

FRI13NOV2026

Party

Neck of the Woods · Auckland, New Zealand

22:00 – 04:00

submarine - Wellington

SAT14NOV2026

Party

submarine - Wellington

Afters. · Wellington, New Zealand

21:00 – 03:00

My Home Is The Rave (Christchurch)

FRI20NOV2026

Party

My Home Is The Rave (Christchurch)

Wolfbrook Arena · Christchurch, New Zealand

18:00 – 00:00

Drop Bass NZ And Undergrowth present: Submarine, Strategy & Deep Tempo

SAT21NOV2026

Party

Drop Bass NZ And Undergrowth present: Submarine, Strategy & Deep Tempo

The Button Factory · Auckland, New Zealand

20:00 – 02:00

My Home Is The Rave (Auckland)

SAT21NOV2026

Party

My Home Is The Rave (Auckland)

The Trusts Stadium · Auckland, New Zealand

16:00 – 22:00

Hidden Valley Festival | 2026

SUN27DEC2026

Party

Hidden Valley Festival | 2026

Matakana Country Park · Auckland, New Zealand

15:00 – 23:00

Cities

20 active cities

Auckland

4 upcoming · 44 venues · Next rave 13 Nov

Wellington

4 upcoming · 19 venues · Next rave 30 Oct

Christchurch

4 upcoming · 18 venues · Next rave 31 Oct

Kaiwaka

1 upcoming · 2 venues · Next rave 30 Dec

Queenstown

5 venues

Hastings

1 upcoming · 1 venues · Next rave 31 Oct

Havelock North

1 upcoming · 1 venues · Next rave 06 Nov

Mount Maunganui

4 venues

Dunedin

2 venues

Nelson

2 venues

Tauranga

2 venues

Hamilton

1 venues

Venues & dancefloors

109 venues

Next rave 06 Nov, Havelock North

Black Barn Vineyards

Havelock North, New Zealand

Next rave 30 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan, Kaiwaka

TBA - 433 Settlement Road , Kaiwaka, New Zealand 0573

Kaiwaka, New Zealand

Next rave 28 Dec, Christchurch

TBA - Hagley Park

Christchurch, New Zealand

Next rave 28 Dec, Wellington

TBA - Hagley Park North

Wellington, New Zealand

Next rave 06 Nov, Christchurch

The Assembly Christchurch

Christchurch, New Zealand

TBA - Ilam Fields

Christchurch, New Zealand

Next rave 31 Oct, Hastings

Woolbrokers Pavilion

Hastings, New Zealand

Med Lounge & Garden

Tauranga, New Zealand

Zane Greys

Paihia, New Zealand

Wild Estate - The Untamed Winery

Auckland, New Zealand

TBA - Cathedral Square

Christchurch, New Zealand

Brewtown Upper Hutt

Upper Hutt, New Zealand

Promoters & crews

22 crews

Afters

Next rave 30 Oct, Wellington

Promoter / crew

AL

Promoter / crew

AL

Promoter / crew

AL

Ali Bahmanpoour

Promoter / crew

AL

Promoter / crew

CreamEventsNZ

Next rave 28 Dec, Christchurch

Promoter / crew

DJ

Promoter / crew

FR

Promoter / crew

Full Time Senders NZ

Full Time Senders NZ

Promoter / crew

GH

Promoter / crew

LI

Liquid Exchange

Promoter / crew

MA

Promoter / crew

Artists from here

9 artists

Shapeshifter

Producer in Christchurch, New Zealand

The Upbeats

Plays 03 Dec, Cape Town

DJ in South Island, New Zealand

State of Mind

Producer in South Island, New Zealand

Tokyo Prose

Plays 31 Oct, Hastings

Producer, DJ in South Island, New Zealand

Deep Liquid Funk+1

Rova

Plays 27 Dec, Brisbane

Producer in Wellington, New Zealand

Pirapus

Plays 14 Nov, Nottingham

Producer in Christchurch, New Zealand

Lee Mvtthews

Plays 30 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan, Kaiwaka

DJ in Auckland, New Zealand

Elipsa

Producer in Auckland, New Zealand

Shapeshifter, The Upbeats

Shapeshifter, The Upbeats

Producer in Wellington / Christchurch, New Zealand

Recorded here

Friction & Linguistics - Live at DnB Allstars Mallorca

Friction & Linguistics - Live at DnB Allstars Mallorca

DnB Allstars, Friction

Stories

DnB Allstars Thailand 2027: Pendulum, Phuket's jungle and everything we know so far

DnB Allstars Thailand 2027: Pendulum, Phuket's jungle and everything we know so far

Let It Roll Winter 2027 brings Noisia back to Prague

Let It Roll Winter 2027 brings Noisia back to Prague

Interview with The Clamps - 7Q

Interview with The Clamps - 7Q

Critical Music Presents: 15 Years Of Underground Sonics

Critical Music Presents: 15 Years Of Underground Sonics

Interview with Chris.SU - 7Q

Interview with Chris.SU - 7Q

Shapeshifter — Stars LP

Shapeshifter — Stars LP

The Upbeats - De-Evolution Part II

The Upbeats - De-Evolution Part II

3 Years of Blackout

3 Years of Blackout

Trei feat. The Upbeats - Tonto / Shangri-La

Trei feat. The Upbeats - Tonto / Shangri-La

Hybrid Minds – Touch

Hybrid Minds – Touch

BCee — Thanks For Joining Us (Part 1)

BCee — Thanks For Joining Us (Part 1)

The Upbeats - De-Evolution Part I

The Upbeats - De-Evolution Part I

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Scene facts

Region: Oceania
Upcoming raves: 15
Active cities: 20
Venues: 109
Crews: 22
Artists: 9

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