SPACIFIC NEWS #180: Contents
1. The Pacific Tavern: Sweet Sounds
2. Hope & Anchor: HALF/TIME
3. Upcoming Concerts by New Zealand artists in London
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THE PACIFIC TAVERN :: SWEET SOUNDS :: 10/05/26
This year, New Zealand takes centre stage as the focus country at The Great Escape Festival in Brighton.
To celebrate, we’re teaming up with The Pacific Tavern, Outward Sound and Kiwis in London to present a special one-day showcase of some of the artists heading to the festival.
On Sunday 10th May, catch live sets from Hemi Hemingway, Jude Kelly, Ringlets and Vera Ellen plus the London-based Charli Herbert and Passion LC.
It’s a rare chance to see some of New Zealand’s most exciting talent up close before they take on Brighton.
Free entry all day : just turn up.
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
Emerging from research on the ideological crossovers of te ao Māori and punk culture, HALF/TIME 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.
Early bird tickets have sold out, with general access tickets available 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)
01/05 Will Swinton // KOKO, NW1 7JE // 6-10 // £24
02/05 Lee Mvtthews // The Steelyard, EC4R 3UL // 7-11 // £15
05/05 Jack Page // Paper Dress Vintage, E8 1HR // 7.30-11 // £15.50
14/05 Christopher White // Elgar Room, SW7 2AP // 9-11 // £15
22/05 WHO SHOT SCOTT // O2 Academy2 Islington, N1 0PS // 7-11 // £16
31/05 Aldous Harding // Barbican Centre, EC2Y 8DS // 7-11 // £30
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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