Eyegum Music Collective Announces Great Sounds Great 2026 Final Line-Up
Eyegum Music Collective is pleased to add more incredible artists to the lineup for Great Sounds Great, the multi-venue music and arts festival taking over Pōneke’s Te Aro precinct for one night on Saturday 5 September 2026. Showcasing 40 of Aotearoa’s best artists across 10 neighbouring venues, this is one big party that shouldn’t be missed.
New additions include heavy-hitting legends Beastwars, cowboy crooner Hemi Hemingway, and a DJ set from local MP Tamatha Paul. Tonic Collective are back with an impeccably curated lineup for their travelling stage, which includes Pitch Black celebrating 30 years as Aotearoa electronica pioneers and award winning sonic explorer Amamelia. It’s not all music, three of our best poets Chris Tse, Dani Yourukova, and Jackson McCarthy will also perform.
They all join already announced artists like national treasures Bic Runga and Savage, Kody Nielson’s enigmatic project Silicon, math rock wizards So So Modern, powerhouse party starter Mokotron, and local hip hop sensation MĀ.
Excitingly for 2026, we are adding a new venue, the incomparable Meow Nui, helping make this year’s event bigger and better than ever. We are also throwing a warm-up party, The Night Before, across three venues in Newtown village on Friday 4 September. This will showcase 12 incredible up-and-coming artists and is the perfect way to prepare for the main event.
Limited tickets to Pōneke’s biggest inner-city bash are on sale now from eyegum.co.nz and selling fast.
GREAT SOUNDS GREAT 2026
When: from 3pm Saturday 5 September 2026
Where: Meow Nui, San Fran, Meow, Valhalla, Rogue & Vagabond, Bedlam & Squalor, Hotel Bristol, St Peter’s on Willis, Flying Nun Records, 13 Garrett St, Tonic Travelling Stage.
Who: The lineup will include Amamelia, Beastwars, Bic Runga, Bri Louise, Chris Tse, Crook, Cruelly, Dani Yourukova, Deathro (JPN), Dream Chambers, Fazed on a Pony, Groove Council, Hemi Hemingway, Hihi & The Stitchbirds, Hunter Jackson, In Good Company, Jackson McCarthy, JELL, Ludus b2b Rizzo, MĀ, Mauri Aura, mHz, Mokotron, More Blue Noise, Naakz & Babyzoot, Office Dog, Pearly*, Pitch Black, Savage (DJ Set), Savagehine, Sheeps, Silicon, So So Modern, Soft Bait, Tamatha Paul, The Sour, The Spectre Collective: Live-Scored Cinema, Tūi Band, Unsanitary Napkin.
