Great Sounds Great festival 2025

On Saturday 6 September, the festival will showcase 40 of Aotearoa's best artists across 10 neighbouring venues for one big party you shouldn't miss.

Eyegum has worked hard to curate a programme that is sure to offer something for everyone, from first time gig-goers to seasoned live music obsessives. The eclectic line-up includes perennial indie maestros The Bats, capital hometown heroes The Phoenix Foundation, hip hop superstar JessB, troubadour-turned-party starter Anthonie Tonnon, captivating genre-bender Reb Fountain, the incredible local-by-way-of-Naarm Jen Cloher, plus a selection of up-and-coming artists handpicked from Eyegum's Free Wednesday weekly showcase series, and everything in between.

There will also be plenty more to be announced soon including more music, poetry, live-scored cinema, and a travelling DJ stage curated by Tonic Collective.

Excitingly for 2025, we will be adding three new venues: St Peter's on Willis, Flying Nun Records and 13 Garrett Street. This means more artists and music to experience in a variety of special and unique spaces throughout the night.

Get in quick to grab a discounted early bird ticket to Pōneke's biggest inner-city bash. Ticket holders will receive a wristband that will give them access to each of the participating venues throughout the event. Information on how to pick up wristbands will be provided to ticket holders closer to the time.

Limited early bird tickets are on sale now at eyegum.co.nz/great-sounds-great 

When: from 4pm Saturday 6 September 2025
Where: San Fran, Meow, Valhalla, Rogue & Vagabond, Bedlam & Squalor, Hotel Bristol (2 stages), St Peter's on Willis, Flying Nun Records, 13 Garrett St
Who: The line-up will include Anthonie Tonnon, Baby Zionov, Bad Taste, BADTAB, Bathysphere, The Bats, Cindy, Eveline Breaker, Goya, Half/Angel, Iris Little, Jazmine Mary, Jen Cloher, JessB, JHL, Jim Nothing, LEAO, Louisa Nicklin, The Phoenix Foundation, Reb Fountain, Sig Wilder & Friends, Space Bats Attack!, Star Time, plus many more artists to be announced soon.