darkroom

darkroom Live music venue in Ōtautahi Christchurch
Email [email protected] for booking inquiries. As long as it's original.

We are an R18 premises, you must be 18+ to perform or attend shows here
Right of Admission Reserved Darkroom opened in October 2011 and was the first dedicated music venue to open after the Christchurch earthquakes. We have gigs every Thursday, Friday and Saturday ranging in style from folk, indie and country, to punk, metal and rock. We have a range of local NZ craft beers and a small tasty bar menu. We share the building with our neighbours Art Hole Gallery, and Moonbase Record Collective

With a month to go the July 3rd Spooky Eyes and SEISMIC.band show at Darkroom is already S0LD 0UT! Thanks everyone!If yo...
06/06/2026

With a month to go the July 3rd Spooky Eyes and SEISMIC.band show at Darkroom is already S0LD 0UT! Thanks everyone!

If you missed out on tickets never fear cos Spooky Eyes have announced a second show the following night in Lyttelton! They'll be playing at Wunderbar Lyttelton on Sat July 4th with Moonflower and The Charlotte Sometimes!

Please head along to that one if you missed out on tickets to the Darkroom show. Spooky Eyes are coming all the way from Aussie, they're absolutely epic live and definitely worth the mish through the tunnel 🥳

Tickets for the Lyttelton show:
https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/102658/Spooky-Eyes-AUS-Moonflower-And-The-Charlotte-Sometimes.utr

Come along this evening to see some rad emerging indie, emo, goth and alt rock bands!7pm doors 7:30pm Steampunk Fish8:15...
04/06/2026

Come along this evening to see some rad emerging indie, emo, goth and alt rock bands!

7pm doors
7:30pm Steampunk Fish
8:15pm Homesickk
9pm Crimson Echoes

$15 presales or $20 on the door

Presales here:

Crimson Echoes And Friends, darkroom, Christchurch Thu, 04 June

Scattered Sound Sessions Volume 5 is coming up on Thurs June 18th, and will feature a beautiful variety show of local mu...
03/06/2026

Scattered Sound Sessions Volume 5 is coming up on Thurs June 18th, and will feature a beautiful variety show of local musicians performing short sets. Expect a mix of acts performing poetry, classical guitar, instrumental soundscapes, folk, and dream pop!

We're stoked to have performing a solo set as part of this event!

Lakeward is the solo project of bassist Cam Giddens. While Lakeward is a band, Cam is also a massive proponent of solo bass music. Inspired by greats such as Michael Manring and Evan Brewer, Cam creates dense soundscapes to get lost in.

Thurs June 18
7pm doors
$15 tix available from the link in the comments below 🎟️👇

Mona Vasa is the project of singer-songwriter and poet Solomona Vasa Davis, an Ōtautahi local, of Sāmoan-Pākehā descent....
03/06/2026

Mona Vasa is the project of singer-songwriter and poet Solomona Vasa Davis, an Ōtautahi local, of Sāmoan-Pākehā descent. Mona’s voice and fingerstyle guitar draw it along, often accompanied by a ragtag band of family and friends and a miniature circus’ worth of instrumentation. He’s taking genre name suggestions – alt folk, indie rock, baroque pop – so far nothing quite fits. But so far it's been called "heart-gouging" and "unique", and hopefully that's a good thing.

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Catch him performing at Darkroom as part of the next Scattered Sound Sessions Volume 5!

Thurs June 18th
7pm doors

Tickets $15 🎟️👇 https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/101689/Scattered-Sound-Sessions-Volume-5.utr

Join us tomorrow evening from 7pm for a night of goth, emo and alt rock with Crimson Echoes, Steampunk Fish and Homesick...
03/06/2026

Join us tomorrow evening from 7pm for a night of goth, emo and alt rock with Crimson Echoes, Steampunk Fish and Homesickk

Crimson Echoes And Friends, darkroom, Christchurch Thu, 04 June

Scattered Sound Sessions Volume 5 is coming up on Thurs June 18th!Ōtautahi born guitarist James Wakerley will be playing...
02/06/2026

Scattered Sound Sessions Volume 5 is coming up on Thurs June 18th!

Ōtautahi born guitarist James Wakerley will be playing some of his own instrumental and vocal music, inspired by a combination of his classical background and modern folk songwriting influences.

You may recognise James from a previous Scattered Sound Sessions where he performed alongside Hannah-Grace with their project Lovers Anonymous! This time James returns to showcase his solo works as he invites us to imagine Darkroom taking the place of a lone hut with warm music to shield us from the winter chill

Grab your ticket here 🎟️👇
https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/101689/Scattered-Sound-Sessions-Volume-5.utr

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336 Street Asaph St
Christchurch
8011

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+64277268436

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