Twenty Years Of The Wine Cellar - Full Lineup Announced

Champions of Tāmaki Makaurau's live music community for an incredible two decades, the full lineup has been revealed for the It Seemed A Good Idea At The Time - Twenty Years Of The Wine Cellar festival running from 27th May to 1st June. Subject of intense speculation from interested parties including myself, the main event will be a two stage extravaganza happening at The Wine Cellar and Whammy Backroom (the original couch-festooned Cellar venue space) on the Friday and Saturday, bringing together "a mix of fine artists who over the years have been making amazing music around Tāmaki". The Wine Cellar's twentieth birthday bill is indeed a whopper of local favourites and returning legends, plus venue founder / curator Rohan Evans dangles this enticing carrot: "rumours swirl that the infamous Dad Jokes may come out of retirement?" Capacity is strictly limited so grab a festival pass while you can — set times will be announced closer to the show...

It Seemed A Good Idea At The Time - Twenty Years Of The Wine Cellar

Monday 27th May - Vitamin S Special! (koha entry)
Tāmaki's Non Idiomatic Free Improvising Collective will curate an evening of music

Tuesday 28th May - Storehouse plays a Rent Party in the Wine Cellar Bar room! (money in the hat)
Get ready to shake shimmy and sweat to profane blues and calypso

Wednesday 29th May - Songwriters Special 'Into the Grotto'*
featuring Louisa Nicklin, Kraus, Babe Martin, Samara Alofa + more to be announced

Thursday 30th May - Trioglodyte with guests*
Jeff Henderson (saxophones), Eamon Edmundsen-Wells (double bass) and Chris O’Connor (drums) present a special 3 set show featuring guests Allanah Goldsmith, Riki Gooch, Erika Grant, Rosie Langabeer, Rahana Larsen Taylor and more to be announced

Friday 31st May & Saturday 1st June - The Wine Cellar, Whammy Backroom
Featuring... Mokotron, Hans Pucket, (the return of) The Fertility Festival, Echo Ohs, Dick Move, Guardian Singles, Bloodbags, Amamelia, D.C. Maxwell, The Broken Heartbreakers, TOOMS, Sulfate, Pony Baby + more (set times to be announced)

*Tickets available HERE via UTR (festival concession tickets + supporter packages available)

Here's The Echo Ohs' 'Up The River' from their 2017 classic Hot Pockets...

Back across the ditch from Oz, watch electronic innovator Amamelia's magical Simon Ward-animated video for 'Colourbox' from 2022's Bananamelia!...

Listen up to MOKOTRON's 2022 homage to Tāmaki Makaurau's buzzing inner city night life 'Streetlights'...

Wine punks TOOMS will be raising a glass to The Wine Cellar's 20th anniversary — smash play on 'Blanket' from 2022's fake teeth...