Auckland scene guide
Auckland scene guide — find your venue by sound. House lands at The Mothership. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Auckland’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- House — if you like Greg Churchill: The Mothership, Neck of the Woods, Vogue Lounge
- Techno — if you like Cam Harris: Whammy Bar, Neck of the Woods, The Mothership
- Tech House — if you like Greg Churchill: The Mothership, Neck of the Woods, Whammy Bar
- Drum & Bass — if you like Basstripper: Logan Campbell Centre, The Trusts Stadium, Studio the Venue
- Dubstep — if you like Basstripper: Matakana Country Park, Studio the Venue, Wild Estate - The Untamed Winery
- Jazz: Neck of the Woods, Goblin
- Bass — if you like DJ Vadim: Matakana Country Park, Shipwrecked Festival Site
Busiest venues
How big is Auckland’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 611 club nights across 140 venues in Auckland, featuring 384 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in Auckland tonight.
Which Auckland venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
What time do Auckland club nights actually start and end?
From the 611 listings publishing door times: the median Auckland night opens at 22:00 — 37% open before 22:00, 62% between 22:00 and midnight, and 1% after midnight. Of the 61 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 04:00, 70% run past 04:00 and 7% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Auckland cost?
Across the 68 listings publishing prices (11% of all nights): the median advance ticket is $20, with half of all nights between
5 and $40. When does Auckland go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (49% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 84% of the week. The busiest month of the year is August.
What does Auckland sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 28% · Techno 22% · Drum & Bass 15% · Tech House 14% · Bass 10% · Disco 4%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
All figures derived from soundcheck’s listings database over the trailing 365 days; updated with each rebuild.
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