THE DEAD CIRCUS – Live in 2025 🔥 Back by overwhelming demand after sold-out shows in 2023, 2024, and 2025, Christchurch’s own THE DEAD CIRCUS—the world’s #1 Stone Temple Pilots tribute—return to stages across Aotearoa with their electrifying set. Expect anthems like Vasoline, Plush, Interstate Love Song, Creep, Down, and more. Joining them are KNIVES OUT, delivering a hauntingly beautiful and powerful tribute to Radiohead. Get ready for Just, Creep, Paranoid Android, Karma Police, and other classics that defined a generation — performed with such intensity and precision, it's as close as you can get to seeing the real thing. 

Support from special guests JULIAN TEMPLE BAND – one of Dunedin’s most compelling live acts. Fronted by Californian-born singer-songwriter Julian Temple, this genre-defying band blends bluesy chamber rock, alt-folk, and psychedelic textures into a sound both cinematic and raw. With albums like Antarctica (2018) and Tunnels (2023), they bring rich, emotionally-charged songs that’ll transport you.

The band has garnered international attention, with two of Temple's songs reaching the finals and semi-finals of the International Songwriting Competition, judged by notable artists like Tom Waits and members of the Pixies. Known for their energetic live performances, the Julian Temple Band continues to tour extensively across New Zealand, Australia, and the United States, captivating audiences with their dynamic and emotionally resonant music.