Loud and Proud Festival

Queer music is as fluid and diverse as the community it comes from. Join us for a showcase of Auckland’s experimental and underground LGBTQIA musicians that revels fully in this diversity!

Expect handmade analog instruments, screeching guitars, soulful waiata, balloon-infused pop bangers, crushing drones, and more. Anything goes in this experimental free for all, and we can’t wait to blow you away.

Saturday 15 February @ Audio Foundation, 4pm
$15 waged // $10 unwaged



While queer and trans people have been at the forefront of so many burgeoning musical movements across history, from disco, to rock & roll, to experimental harsh noise, queer musicians find themselves sidelined from two directions – on the one hand for their identity, and on the other hand for the uncompromising nature of their art. Auckland’s music scene is rich with diverse performers that have long been disconnected from the mainstream queer community due to the experimental nature of their art.

We are proud to showcase the best queer performers in the experimental music and noise category in association with Auckland Pride Festival.



We are showcasing a hand-picked selection of Auckland’s best experimental, underground, and “out-there” LGBTQIA musicians, across the spectrums of gender, sexuality, and genre, including:

Ary Jansen
Babyteeth
Baby Zionov
Deb 5000
Lesbian Death Sluts From Hell
Moody.v and the Menstrual Cycle
Nah Bo
Nightmare Honey
Ragged Veins
Ro RG
Roy Irwin
Whaea and the Rumble