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Artist-run independent label Rothko Records presents the inaugural Tāmaki Makaurau ALTFEST, an 11-band gathering taking place at Morningside’s Big Fan on Saturday, 5 December. Co-curated alongside local scene legend Angelo Munro (Bleeders, Erase Everything), the all-ages and licensed event bridges Auckland’s emergent young alternative circuit with stalwarts of Aotearoa’s heavy and post-punk underground.

ALTFEST celebrates tenured artists and provides a platform for the next generation with a near-even split between senior and youth acts alongside touring guests from Wellington and Tauranga. Running continuously across eight hours, the festival showcases a spectrum of alternative adjacent genres: from shoegaze and post-punk, to sludge and prog.

Framing the bill’s two creative generations are co-headliners Swallow the Rat and Back to the Hillside. Seasoned post-punk outfit Swallow the Rat bring their dense, propulsive blend of prickly rhythm and psychedelic fuzz, honed across extensive US and European tours and supports for the likes of Sebadoh, Gang of Four, and Quicksand. Self-produced grungegaze torchbearers, Back to the Hillside, showcase their crushing wall of distortion and lush vocals as vanguards of the city’s underground youth circuit.

The veteran contingent of musicians features hardcore-infused alt-rock group Erase Everything (members of Bleeders, Shitripper, and Fever Lake), cinematic post-metal trio Sunwraith (ex-Decortica), monolithic doom act Demons of Noon, chorus-soaked heavy-hitters Nailfile, and visiting Tauranga hardcore agitators Threat.Meet.Protocol.

Representing the next wave alongside Back to the Hillside are fast-rising post-metal trio Exit Sign, Pōneke shoegaze/Midwest-emo outfit King Hit, and vital alt up-and-comers Chlorine and Somniium.

Tap the link for tickets.

• Date: Saturday, 5 December 2026
• Venue: Big Fan, 25 McDonald Street, Morningside, Auckland
• Time: 4:00pm – midnight (doors 3:30pm)
• Restrictions: All ages & licensed
• Tickets: Early bird $35 + booking fee, online $40 + BF, door sales $50 by @munster79

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Weekend listening sorted. 🎧 Tap the link to listen to our playlist festival — from shoegaze and post-punk, to sludge and prog. Featuring these great bands:

@swallow_the_rat
@backtothehillside
@eraseeverythingofficial
@sunwraithband
@chlorine.band
@threatmeetprotocol
@e_itsign
@demonsofnoon
@kinghit.band
@nailfile__
@somniium__

Tāmaki Makaurau ALTFEST: all ages and licensed alternative music festival, 5 December at @bigfan_nz, Auckland. Early bird tickets still available via @undertheradarnz

#postpunk #alternativerock #shoegaze #postmetal #sludgemetal by @munster79

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Post-punk outfit @swallow_the_rat will bring their dense, propulsive blend of prickly rhythm and psychedelic fuzz—honed across extensive US and European tours and international supports—to this year’s Tāmaki Makaurau ALTFEST. Guitarist Brian Purington offers advice to young artists on building an authentic, DIY career.

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Alternative music, live music, concerts, underground bands, Auckland, #postpunk #altrock #diyartist by @munster79

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In an era dominated by playlist optimisation, Instagram conversion campaigns, and digital vanity metrics, Tāmaki Makaurau ALTFEST co-headliners @swallow_the_rat are stoic post-punks that espouse hard graft, the unvarnished, and stress-hardened conviction of the craft. I interviewed guitarist Brian Purington to learn more about their indomitable DIY spirit, eerie new tones, and why the survival of underground music relies on showing up in person. Tap the link to read now.

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Alternative music, live music, concerts, underground bands, Auckland, #postpunk #altrock by @munster79

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No life is more important than another, this is no more a tragedy then anyone else. But what I will say as a music fan and a fan of NYHC this one hits. I was not around in the scene in 95 to see them here the first time, but when I did see them for the first time in 1998 it changed my life. Top 5 frontmen of all time hands down. Sad day for hardcore. RIP by @munster79

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Leftover stock from tour. Everything is 25% off until Monday morning 9am. Link in bio or DM us if you live in Auckland and want to buy privately taken in Auckland, New Zealand by @munster79

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Hamilton and New Plymouth both shows are down to final 50 tickets! Don’t be one of those guys 🤦🏽 taken in Last Place by @munster79

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Honoured to be on this amazing lineup! Lessssh go taken in Powers by @munster79

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I sat down with Angelo and Gareth from the legendary New Zealand punk rock band @bleedersofficial as they celebrate 20 years of their album "As Sweet As Sin"

We dig into the early scene that built them and how the band formed, the early “we’ve got something here” moments, radio and streaming, social media fatigue, their 2009 breakup and why live shows still beat algorithms every day of the week.

This one is a banger! Enjoy! by @munster79

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@bleedersofficial Were The First of Their Kind To Hit The NZ Airwaves Back In The 2000s by @munster79

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Share your experience with mental health below and let’s start creating those positive conversations. Be into win a prize pack with a double pass to a show on bleeders tour this month, a @forallthebrothers hoodie and a tshirt from @roxofficialstore . Here’s the deets 1- Follow @bleedersofficial @forallthebrothers @roxofficialstore 2- tag a friend 3- share a comment of your experience or someone you ❤️ experience with mental health. Note: Whilst this might be men’s health month, this comp is not just for the fellas, it’s for everyone no matter who or what you identify as. We got this whanau 👊#mentalhealth #bleeders #foreverdasan taken in Orewa, New Zealand by @munster79

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