bar italia

Hot on the heels of announcing their highly anticipated new album Some Like It Hot, the eternally enigmatic UK post-punk darlings bar italia have also unveiled two huge New Zealand shows for this December, brought to you by Strange News Touring and Banished Music. Saturday 13th of December, the band will take the stage at Auckland’s glorious Hollywood Avondale for an all-ages show, and Wellington for the very first time at Meow on Sunday 14th December. 

After bursting onto the scene with two incredible albums in a single year - the brilliant Tracey Denim and the noisy niceness of The Twits - bar italia spent the next while earning a reputation as one of the best live bands in the game, including a sold out and sweaty show at Auckland’s Neck of the Woods. Since then, the band have been plotting their next move in world domination, dropping fan favourite single Cowbella in June, and this week lifting the lid on Some Like It Hot with accompanying tune Fundraiser - with a video featuring Matt “Super Hans” King.

The London based band, built around the core of Nina Cristante, Jezmi Tarik Fehmi and Sam Fenton, may have looked to be hiding out this year while cooking up this new batch of tunes, but in reality they’ve been anything but dormant. Cristante teamed up with Yves Tumor for a dangerously good duet on We Don’t Count, while Jezmi and Sam dropped another full-length album under their Double Virgo moniker just last month.

With the album dropping on Matador this October, local fans will have a couple of short months to learn the words and get ready to scream and swoon along when bar italia hit our shores this December. Shit yeah!

THIS IS AN ALL AGES SHOW BUT Under 15s must attend with a guardian

- Main venue contact: +64 9-300-1950
- Booking inquiries: +64 9-300-1951

- Available for pre-purchased tickets
- ID required for pickup
- Open 1 hour before event start time
- Tickets can be collected at main box office

- Street parking available
- Limited on-site parking
- Nearby public parking lots
- Recommended to arrive early

- Wheelchair accessible spaces
- Companion seating available
- Ground floor entry
- Accessible restrooms

- No outside food or drinks
- Valid ID required for entry
- No smoking inside venue
- No large bags or backpacks
- Must be 18+ for most events

- Under 18 must be accompanied by adult
- Some events may have age restrictions
- Children's ticket prices vary by event
- Parental discretion advised