What's On

Three towns. Three parties. One mission.

Summer Thieves are loading up the van and heading to Gisborne for the Winter Round Up Tour.

They'll be bringing the hits, the singalongs, and their brand new single “99” for its first run of live shows.

Grab your mates, grab a ticket, and we’ll see you in the crowd!

Surge Audio & Social Practice Presents: East Coast, In The House | Gisborne - Matariki Weekend Special

A collection of local up-and-coming artists, some you’ve seen before, and some getting the chance to play here at Smash Palace for the first time.

A night of high energy house music, ukg, hard house and more. Something for your Matariki Long Weekend, and to get up and dance to!

Need a hug after a long midwinter week? Forget the divorce, the dishes can wait another week! Come down to Smash Palace and wind up your weekend in style with FRISKY BOYY alongside some very special guests SIMON ROFE and JAY TE KIRA.

Just $15 on the door.

WELCOME TO BOOGIE WONDERLAND!

Saturday July 18 is calling, and it’s saying one thing: Disco. All. Night. Long.
We're going full tilt into the golden era—Donna, Diana, Chic, Bee Gees, Earth Wind & Fire and more. 100% CLASSIC DISCO HITS!
Mirrorballs, platform shoes & soul train moves. Dress to impress. Think glitter, glam, and grooves.

Early Bird $15. Second and Final Release tickets $20.

This is not a drill. It’s Boogie Wonderland. A fundraiser for Shockers FC.

A House music focused evening; all encompassing groove, deep sounds, and a whole lot of good energy.

Pushing the deeper sonics of house music, with new faces and more Tairāwhiti local artists.
Bringing a unique and soulful nature of house music earlier in the evening, whilst also bringing more energy as the night progresses.

Presenting XONE, UGO, DJ BLUE LAGOON& DJ PURS.

A night of organic house, deep house, tech house, techno and everything in-between. Come along for a groovy and deep seated boogie.

This is where raw talent meets real energy.

Where artists don’t just perform they make statements.

Major Trap Studio is building something bigger than a show…This is for the ones putting in work, the ones backing themselves, the ones ready to be seen.

If you’ve been rocking with Major Trap Studio, you already know they don’t do average.

Spiral Out Tool Tribute returns to Gisborne at Smash Palace to celebrate 30 years of Ænima!

After selling out shows across NZ in 2024, 2025 and early 2026 Spiral Out brings their tribute to the music of prog metal titans Tool back to Gizzy! Performing Ænima in its entirety, front to back, along with a set of killer fan favourites from across the Tool catalogue.

This is an unmissable journey through one of the most iconic progressive albums of the ’90s, delivering an intense sonic experience with a 2 1/2 hours show no tool fan or music lover should miss.

Hitman Entertainment presents an evening of DnB bangers for your earholes featuring Ex-Freq(AKL).

Ex-Freq comes to you ready with a stack load of the biggest and baddest Drum and Bass records. Influenced by her love for rock music, Ex-Freq prides herself on playing the unusual and putting a twist on sounds that will keep you on your toes.

She has played at nearly every major festival in NZ and has supported acts such as Culture Shock, Sigma, Koven, Bou and many others

Ably supported by Jango, Cbrem and Cirv, this will be a sick night for the DnB heads.

Join us on The New Dawn Tour , a powerful leap into a new musical frontier.

Having moved from the pop scene into the
rock and now into an even heavier sound, this tour marks the start of an epic new chapter.

Alongside all the hits you know and love, you’ll experience the hard hitting new
anthem “ Wembley” and a bigger, bolder show than ever before.
You’ll be part of something larger than life, an adventure we’ll all take together. The New Dawn Tour is where the journey begins, and each night is the next chapter of an
epic tale. Don’t miss the Dawn of something extraordinary.