Coming Events
OZI OZAA
Dates: Friday, 22 November
Sorry folks, the OZI OZAA show has been cancelled. Ticketholders can get refunds through eventfinda.co.nz.
The mighty Ozi Ozaa is going to return once more to the Dome!! Afrofunk, High Life and Ghanain traditional music, packed with horns, percussion led by Ghanain Master musician Yaw Asumadu. Bring your friends, breathable clothing and your dancing shoes and sing and dance non-stop to NZs foremost highlife band. Ozi Ozaa has packed audiences at Cuba Dupa , Auckland Arts Festival and venues around Aotearoa.
Get you tickets now for you and your friends for a joyous night of unstoppable grooves and melodies.
Yaw Asumadu Artist profile:
"A joyful and jaw dropping fusion of afro-grooves and jazz that hits you like a burst of sonic sunshine" Phil Jackson, BBC specialist music presenter describing Yaw Asumadu who is a master drummer, composer, African flautist, bass guitarist and xylophone player. Yaw was born in Ghana, started playing drums at a young age and was taught Atentenben Flute and music theory by Nana Danso. He worked with the Ghanian Pan African Orchestra for 12 years as master drummer and assistant conductor touring the United States, Canada, Europe, South and West Africa. In 1992 Yaw appeared on Stevie Wonder’s workshop demo in Ghana. Yaw later moved to London in 1999 and worked/toured with Adzido Pan African Dance Ensemble as a master drummer and composer for five years. Yaw has performed with Andy Summers, Oren Marshall, Michael Jackson, Tunde Jegede, Annie Whitehead, Angelique Kidgo and the Kakatshitshi drumming group from Ghana. In 2004 Yaw toured with Wole Soyinka's 'The Lion and the Jewel'. Yaw is skilled in making traditional African drums. In 2008 Yaw formed Ozi Ozaa a highlife Afrobeat band in London. In 2018 Yaw moved with his Kiwi partner and family to NZ and after meeting Tauranga based guitarist Tristan Hancock has formed a new band to play his music. The new Aotearoa based Ozi Ozaa is a eleven piece band packed full of funk & jazz with sweet highlife and traditional African rhythms, with members who have previously played in Kiwi acts including Batucada Sound Machine, Tahuna Breaks, The Scribes of Ra, The Yoots , Twinset, Ijebu Pleasure Club. Ozi Ozaa has played many venues and festivals around New Zealand including Womad NZ 2022, Cuba Dupa 2024, Auckland Art Festival and many more.
The mighty Ozi Ozaa is going to return once more to the Dome!! Afrofunk, High Life and Ghanain traditional music, packed with horns, percussion led by Ghanain Master musician Yaw Asumadu. Bring your friends, breathable clothing and your dancing shoes and sing and dance non-stop to NZs foremost highlife band. Ozi Ozaa has packed audiences at Cuba Dupa , Auckland Arts Festival and venues around Aotearoa.
Get you tickets now for you and your friends for a joyous night of unstoppable grooves and melodies.
Yaw Asumadu Artist profile:
"A joyful and jaw dropping fusion of afro-grooves and jazz that hits you like a burst of sonic sunshine" Phil Jackson, BBC specialist music presenter describing Yaw Asumadu who is a master drummer, composer, African flautist, bass guitarist and xylophone player. Yaw was born in Ghana, started playing drums at a young age and was taught Atentenben Flute and music theory by Nana Danso. He worked with the Ghanian Pan African Orchestra for 12 years as master drummer and assistant conductor touring the United States, Canada, Europe, South and West Africa. In 1992 Yaw appeared on Stevie Wonder’s workshop demo in Ghana. Yaw later moved to London in 1999 and worked/toured with Adzido Pan African Dance Ensemble as a master drummer and composer for five years. Yaw has performed with Andy Summers, Oren Marshall, Michael Jackson, Tunde Jegede, Annie Whitehead, Angelique Kidgo and the Kakatshitshi drumming group from Ghana. In 2004 Yaw toured with Wole Soyinka's 'The Lion and the Jewel'. Yaw is skilled in making traditional African drums. In 2008 Yaw formed Ozi Ozaa a highlife Afrobeat band in London. In 2018 Yaw moved with his Kiwi partner and family to NZ and after meeting Tauranga based guitarist Tristan Hancock has formed a new band to play his music. The new Aotearoa based Ozi Ozaa is a eleven piece band packed full of funk & jazz with sweet highlife and traditional African rhythms, with members who have previously played in Kiwi acts including Batucada Sound Machine, Tahuna Breaks, The Scribes of Ra, The Yoots , Twinset, Ijebu Pleasure Club. Ozi Ozaa has played many venues and festivals around New Zealand including Womad NZ 2022, Cuba Dupa 2024, Auckland Art Festival and many more.
FAR OUT! Film Night
Dates: Last Tuesday of every month
Check out our 'Current Films' page for full film details
Next FAR OUT! Film Night - Tuesday, 26 November - WINNEBAGO MAN
Bar open at 5:30pm
Screening at 6.30pm
$15 cash
Hand picked classic films that have stood the test of time. Left of centre, out on the fringe, always with substance and never boring. Many films may be unknown to some of our viewers, yet we hope you will come for an experience.
Expect the unexpected!
Next FAR OUT! Film Night - Tuesday, 26 November - WINNEBAGO MAN
Bar open at 5:30pm
Screening at 6.30pm
$15 cash
Hand picked classic films that have stood the test of time. Left of centre, out on the fringe, always with substance and never boring. Many films may be unknown to some of our viewers, yet we hope you will come for an experience.
Expect the unexpected!
Sea Mouse
Dates: Saturday, 30 Nov
Poneke Rockers Sea Mouse are back on the road this November. The four date tour announcement comes in anticipation of their upcoming third album ‘Dance Tunnel’. The trio have released three singles off the forthcoming album including Gearbox, Weed Whacker, and Sold His Soul. As recent recipients of funding from NZ on air, you can expect for the next single, Red Day, to be released in early 2025.
Join Sea Mouse at the Dome Cinema on Saturday 30th November 2024 with Surgeons AD (FKA Nervous Surgeons)!
Made up of Seamus Johnson (Guitar and Vocals), Scott Maynard (Bass), and Thomas Friggens (Drums), Sea Mouse formed in 2017 and quickly set about shaking up the local music scene. Creating a unique blend of sounds from the Delta blues of the 1930s, to mammoth guitar-driven garage rock tunes, coupled with a mesmerising live show, Sea Mouse has gone from strength to strength and this is only the beginning! Don’t sleep on Sea Mouse! Delivering a punch-packing, viciously high energy live show, which translates brilliantly from turntable to stage, this is one band you NEED to see in the flesh.
Bar open at 5pm
Music at 8pm
18+
$25 tickets available online (link below) or $30 CASH ONLY on the door
Join Sea Mouse at the Dome Cinema on Saturday 30th November 2024 with Surgeons AD (FKA Nervous Surgeons)!
Made up of Seamus Johnson (Guitar and Vocals), Scott Maynard (Bass), and Thomas Friggens (Drums), Sea Mouse formed in 2017 and quickly set about shaking up the local music scene. Creating a unique blend of sounds from the Delta blues of the 1930s, to mammoth guitar-driven garage rock tunes, coupled with a mesmerising live show, Sea Mouse has gone from strength to strength and this is only the beginning! Don’t sleep on Sea Mouse! Delivering a punch-packing, viciously high energy live show, which translates brilliantly from turntable to stage, this is one band you NEED to see in the flesh.
Bar open at 5pm
Music at 8pm
18+
$25 tickets available online (link below) or $30 CASH ONLY on the door
POVERTY BAY BLUES NIGHT
Dates: First Tuesday of the month
The best in live music!
Come down on the first Tuesday of the month for the best selection of local music at the Poverty Bay Blues Night. Each month sees a new line-up of musicians giving us a taste of what they've got.
NEXT BLUES NIGHT - Tuesday, 3 December
Bar open at 6pm
Bands start 7pm
$10 on the door (eftpos available)
Free for PBBC Members
Come down on the first Tuesday of the month for the best selection of local music at the Poverty Bay Blues Night. Each month sees a new line-up of musicians giving us a taste of what they've got.
NEXT BLUES NIGHT - Tuesday, 3 December
Bar open at 6pm
Bands start 7pm
$10 on the door (eftpos available)
Free for PBBC Members
Reb Fountain - How Love Bends Album Release Tour
Dates: Friday, 11 April 2025
To celebrate How Love Bends release, Reb Fountain and her full band are embarking on a nationwide tour throughout April and May 2025. Known for her spellbinding performances and ability to weave introspective narratives through her music, fans across the country will have the opportunity to witness the magic that is Reb Fountain live. Those that have experienced Reb full flight live know how compelling she is on stage; these shows are not to be missed.
"Reb Fountain and the team have produced another beautifully understated gem of an album with, How Love Bends. I love the exploration of new and unusual analog tones and sounds, all wrapped up in the usual excellent songs. At Flying Nun, we are all super proud and stoked to be teaming up with Reb for this new album” - Ben Howe, Flying Nun
Singles "Forever" and "Come Down" out now. Full 11-track album out on 7 March.
Bar open at 5pm
Music at 7:30pm
18+
$60 tickets on sale starting Wed, 30 Oct (link below)
"Reb Fountain and the team have produced another beautifully understated gem of an album with, How Love Bends. I love the exploration of new and unusual analog tones and sounds, all wrapped up in the usual excellent songs. At Flying Nun, we are all super proud and stoked to be teaming up with Reb for this new album” - Ben Howe, Flying Nun
Singles "Forever" and "Come Down" out now. Full 11-track album out on 7 March.
Bar open at 5pm
Music at 7:30pm
18+
$60 tickets on sale starting Wed, 30 Oct (link below)