Blackout '96

Name: Blackout '96
Start: 2025-08-01T20:00:00+12:00
End: 2025-08-02T00:00:00+12:00
Location: Ding Dong Lounge

Fri, Aug 01

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Ding Dong Lounge

Screaming through the 90s. Britpop swagger, grunge sweat, pop punk panic and metal fury. DJ-led chaos. Just riffs. No bands. No apologies. Oasis to Pantera. Downstroke nostalgia. Upstroke attitude. Blackout ’96.

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Aug 01, 2025, 8:00 PM – Aug 02, 2025, 12:00 AM

Ding Dong Lounge, 26 Wyndham Street, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010, New Zealand

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BLACKOUT ’96. A Night of 90s Rock Chaos

Ding Dong Lounge. Main Bar

Friday 1 August

DJ The Doctor on the decks

$5 Presales. Free presales for Super Members. $10 Door.

From Britpop swagger to grunge sweat. Pop punk bounce to metal mayhem. Blackout ’96 brings it all back, loud and unfiltered. Just DJs. No bands. No compromises.

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General Admission
Get loud in the main bar. Riffs, drinks, and DJs cranking the 90s soundtrack
NZ$5.00
GST included
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About Ding Dong Lounge

Ding Dong Lounge is Auckland's dedicated rock bar and live music venue, with the main bar downstairs and Dead Witch upstairs.

26 Wyndham Street, Auckland city centre
Open from 6pm
Happy Hour 6pm–8pm and 12am–1am
3 min from Te Waihorotiu Station
R18 venue

Food & Drinks

Our kitchen is open all night, with Korean Fried Chicken, Curly Fries and more. Drinks are available throughout the night, with Happy Hour from 6pm–8pm and 12am–1am.

Our commitment to a safe venue

Ding Dong Lounge and Dead Witch are committed to creating a respectful environment free from harassment, intimidation, unwanted sexual behaviour, discrimination and violence. If you experience or witness behaviour that makes you uncomfortable, please speak to our Duty Manager.

Read our full Safe & Respectful Venue Policy

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