May Music Month

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Join us as Palmy celebrates NZ Music Month. Over 50 free gigs featuring homegrown talent scattered around the CBD throughout May.
Mozart to metal, there's something for your ears. View and download our guide below.

May 1st - May 31st

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Thu 2

5:00pm - 8:00pm

The Passengers

Acoustic rock and food trucks

Square - Verdict end

7:00pm - 11:00pm

Ucol Cert Students

Blues

Bubbles

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Free Jazz Cafe

Jazz

Aqaba Bar

Fri 3

5:00 pm - 10:00pm

DJ Fresh

A mix of everything

Brew Union

8:00pm

Love Shack

80's party
Tickets from $49.42

Globe Theatre

Sat 4

12:00pm - 12:15pm

Manawatu Youth Orchestra

Classical

Plaza Pop Up

11:30am - 1:30pm

Brian Baillie

Classic rock, pop and country

Munch Cafe

5:00pm - 8:00pm

AMY AND BLAIR

Palmy BID May the 4th be with you

Downtown

8:00pm

Niko Ne Zna

Balkan brass
Tickets $32

Globe Theatre

8:00pm

May 4th Be With You

Electronic jedi
Tickets $10

The Stomach

Sun 5

12:00pm - 2:00pm

Souled Out - Ewen & Lee

R&B

Joes Garage

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Trent George Graham - ex UCOL

Solo originals and popular covers

Stunned Mullet

4:30pm

Jenny Mitchell

Original americana, folk, country
Admission $47

Globe Theatre

Mon 6

7:00pm

Six To Sixty Choir

Contemporary vocal

Globe Theatre

Wed 8

5.30pm - 6.30pm

Palmy Vinyl Club - 7 Deadly 45s

Expect the unexpected

Mezzanine Floor - City Library

Thu 9

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Free Jazz Cafe

Jazz

Aqaba Bar

Fri 10

5:00pm - 10:00pm

DJ Fresh

A mix of everything

Brew Union

5:00pm - 7:30pm

James Lissette & Venus Vulture

Modular synth

Underground Bar - Dejeuner

Sat 11

12:00pm - 12:30pm

TRY MUSIC

Foo Fighters cover

Square - Rock around the Clock

11:30am - 1:30pm

Shellie Hanley - ex UCOL

Jazz, samba, soul, blues and opera

Munch Cafe

7:30pm

Leaving Jackson - The Johnny Cash Show

Johnny Cash tribute
Tickets from $71.50

The Regent

8:00pm - 11:00pm

Synthetic Children The Fairlight Choir

Ambient, dubstep, post-jungle and techno originals

Snails

Sun 12

10:30am - 11:30am

Slow Celtic Session with Bing Turkby

Learn your own Celtic tunes
Book a spot via [email protected]

Mezzanine Floor - City Library

11:30am - 1:30pm

Riley Booth - ex UCOL

Originals

Munch Cafe

12:00pm - 2:00pm

Cece McMillan - current UCOL

Jazz, soul & classical entertainment

Brew Union

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Grizzly Smith - ex UCOL

Solo acoustic blues

Stunned Mullet

Mon 13

7:00pm

Six To Sixty Choir

Contemporary vocal

Globe Theatre

7.30pm - 9.30pm

MUSICA VIVA MANAWATU

Classical
$5 cash-only entry

Evelyn Rawlins Room, Square Edge

7:30pm - 9:30pm

Variety Night

A little of everything

Onstage Club night

Thu 16

12:00pm - 5.00pm

Busking Day

All Buskers welcome to get rowdy! For more info: citylibrary.pncc.govt.nz/whats-on

Youth Space, Coleman Place

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Free Jazz Cafe

Jazz

Aqaba Bar

7:30pm - 9.30pm

Paul Turner

Traditional music

Celtic Inn

Fri 17

12.00pm - 12.30pm

SGWesleyan Youth, Highbury - Choir Performance

Sublime sweet sounds of Fiji and Rotuma
Part of Rotuma Language week

Mezzanine Floor - City Library

5:00pm - 10:00pm

DJ Fresh

A mix of everything

Brew Union

Sat 18

11:30am - 1:30pm

Dave Griffiths

Multi genre

Munch Cafe

10:00am - 2:00pm

ROTARY YOUTH MUSIC FESTIVAL

Multi genre

The Plaza, Joes Garage, Youth Space, Cafe Express, The Verdict Cafe, The Cooperage

2:00pm

Manawatu Air Guitar Champs

Multi genre unplugged

Globe Theatre

R18

8:00pm

Manawatu Air Guitar Champs

Globe Theatre

Sun 19

12:00pm - 2:00pm

Catch 22 - Barry Lyver & Sam Couper

Acoustic rock classics

Joes garage

All day

Smokefree Rockquest Heats

Multi genre

Globe Theatre

12:00pm - 2:30pm

KODAMA & SORAN - Hana

Japanese drum and dance teams

Downtown

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Preeti Narayan - ex UCOL

Solo hip-hop

Tony's Pizza

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Charlie Leonard

Rock / Americana / Indie Pop

Stunned Mullet

Mon 20

7.00pm - 7.30pm

Epidemic

Energetic & Rowdy

Mezzanine Floor - City Library

7:00pm

Six To Sixty Choir

Contemporary vocal

Globe Theatre

Wed 22

3.00pm - 3.30pm

Cece McMillan

Soulful and classical

Mezzanine Floor - City Library

Thu 23

6.00pm - 7.00pm

Lyric Writing Workshop with Creative Sounds Society

Lyric writing workshop

Oroua Room, City Library

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Free Jazz Cafe

Aqaba Bar

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Taipari Waaka w/ Nga Kete Aronui Tai Wānanga TŪ TOA & Johnny Marshall

Hip hop originals

Downtown - Broadway end

Fri 24

5:00pm - 10:00pm

DJ Fresh

A mix of everything

Brew Union

5:30pm - 7:00pm

Research into speed and Tū ViBe

Live electronic

Underground Bar - Dejeuner

7:00pm

NZ Trio

Contemporary classical
Admission from $45

Globe Theatre

7:30pm - 10:00pm

MJC Big Swing Band

Big band

On Stage Manawatu

8:00pm - 11:00pm

ABG & Synthetic Children

Ambient, dubstep, post-jungle and techno originals

Snails

8pm

Truly Made - The Final Funk

Funk-soul-ska

Celtic Inn

Sat 25

12:00pm - 12:15pm

MYTH - Frozen pop up

Frozen!

Plaza Pop Up

12:45pm - 1:30pm

Samba Ao Vento

Brazilian samba drumming

Square Edge - The Square

11:30am - 1:30pm

Chrissy Kerr - ex UCOL

Jazz/blues/grunge/rock/country

Munch Cafe

11:00am - 1:00pm

Sage Tucker - ex UCOL

Solo multi-genre

George St by Cyclista

4:00pm - 11:30pm

DISTORTION FEST 4

Rock and metal

Castle 789

8:00pm

Melondrone

Alt/psychedelic/space rock

The Stomach

Sun 26

11.30am - 11.45am

Youth Harmonies: Multicultural Melodies

Multicultural youth community members showcasing traditional musical instruments and musical pieces

The Plaza (outside Kmart)

12:00pm - 2:00pm

Bailey Kauri

Solo pop/soul

Joes Garage

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Miles Poananga

Delta blues

Stunned Mullet

2:30pm

He Jun & Guy Donaldson

Classical
Suggested donation $5

Globe Theatre

Mon 27

7:00pm

Six To Sixty Choir

Contemporary vocal

Globe Theatre

Tues 28

12.30pm - 1.30pm

MAVtech Talk with Jacob Brookie

Exclusive exploration of recordings & recording techniques

Heritage - City Library

Wed 29

7:30pm - 10:00pm

PNGHS Jazzin’3 vocal trio w/sax combo Palmy Sweethearts

Jazz
Manawatu Jazz & Blues Festival Admission $25

Globe Two

8:00pm - 10:30pm

Kevin Downing’s 101 Lab Band guest guitarist Callum Allardice Combo “Loud Jazz” with music of John Schofield.

Jazz
Manawatu Jazz & Blues Festival Admission $32

Globe One

Thu 30

6.00pm -6.30pm

showponi

Electronica and ambient dance music

Mezzanine Floor - City Library

7:00pm - 11:00pm

Ucol Cert Students

Kiwi music

Bubbles

8:00pm - 10:30pm

US guest pianist Matt Harris & Friends

Jazz
Manawatu Jazz & Blues Festival Admission $34

Globe One

Fri 31

4:30pm - 6:30pm

Adam Lee

Cinematic sound scapes

Silky Otter

5:00pm - 10:00pm

DJ Fresh

A mix of everything

Brew Union

8:00pm - 10:30pm

Blues Night with Midge Marsden

Jazz
Admission $39

Globe One

7:00pm - 9:00pm

dadbod

Neo-Paternal Dadwave/Rock

Focal Point/Blacksheepdesign

Click to download the gig guide here

Download the gig guide here