SPACIFIC NEWS #179: Contents
1.Hope & Anchor: Hemi Hemingway
2. The Pacific Tavern: Sweet Sounds
3. Hope & Anchor: HALF/TIME
4. Upcoming Concerts by New Zealand artists in London
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HOPE & ANCHOR :: HEMI HEMINGWAY :: 28/04/26
With the rock’n’roll panache of a dive bar matador and the emotional force of a knife in the guts, Hemi Hemingway makes music that thrills, spills and breaks hearts. The effortlessly slick star has a connoisseur’s ear for the finest parts of musical history, sweeping 60s rock, 50s sheen and 80s romanticism into the present day, refurbishing and refashioning them into something new and fresh. At home in the spotlight, he’s a showman in the best troubadour traditions, but one with real depth, showcasing swagger and vulnerability in equal measure.
Check the lead single from his new album athttps://youtu.be/yEs0I6wGh1k
Support on the night comes from label-mateBJ Hambro from Vegas Water Taxi
Early bird tickets have sold out, but general access tickets are still available from Diceand SEE Tickets.
From: 7pm
At:207 Upper Street, N1 1RL
Nearest Tube: Highbury & Islington
Venue website:hopeandanchor.info/
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THE PACIFIC TAVERN :: SWEET SOUNDS :: 10/05/26
Please put Sunday May 10th in your diary as we’e hosting a showcase of New Zealand musicians, in collaboration with Outward Sound (part of the New Zealand Music Commission), at The Pacific Tavern. As with last year, entry will be free all day, and the pub will be baking extra pies 🙂
From: 4-10pm
At: 100 Redriff Road, SE16 7LH
Nearest Tube: Surrey Quays
Venue website: pacifictavern.co.uk
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HOPE & ANCHOR :: HALF/TIME :: 19/05/26
HALF/TIME began as a pandemic project for Wairehu Grant in 2020. Conceptually emerging from his PHD research on the ideological crossovers of te ao Māori and punk culture, the project encompasses the personal and political, amplifying the ancestral echoes of Aotearoa and giving voice to the injustices faced by indigenous peoples today.
Since taking shape as a three-piece in 2023, HALF/TIME have opened for bands such as Idles, Big Brave and Dream Wife, plus released Black Union Jack (The Vault Sessions) in November 2023 to critical acclaim. Spanning dystopian industrial hardcore, Moanasurf and reclamation balladry, the EP translated seven of Wairehu’s waiata from their original home-studio hard drive forms into the live trio vernacular:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QrOwsQEy_c
Support on the night comes fromLEAO, a Samoan musical project formed up of guitarist/vocalist David Feauai-Afaese, bassist Navakatoa Tekela-Pule, steel guitarist Levi Gemmell and drummer Rāhana Tito-Taylor. With a deep adoration for the Pacific musical reference and a desire to contribute contemporary musical ideas, LEAO synthesises non-traditional tonalities with a fa’asamoa spirit, creating what some have called ‘Niu Wave’ and ‘Pacific neo-psychedelia” music.
Tickets from Dice
From: 7pm
At:207 Upper Street, N1 1RL
Nearest Tube: Highbury & Islington
Venue website:hopeandanchor.info/
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UPCOMING CONCERTS BY NEW ZEALAND ARTISTS IN LONDON (details correct at time of sending)
10/04 Len Blake // Courtyard Theatre, N1 6EU // 7-11 // £12.50
15/04 Marlon Williams // Islington Assembly Hall, N1 2XF // 7-11 // £25
24/04 Nadia Reid // St Matthias Church, N16 8DD // 7.30-11 // £20
26/04 Arjuna Oakes // 93 Feet East, // 5.30-6.15 // £39.95+
We track upcoming concerts by New Zealand artists in London using Songkick – if we have missed any, please email us at kiaora@spacific.net so that we can include the details in future mailouts.
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