Ding Dong Lounge Band Competition Heat 4
Sat, Oct 25
|Ding Dong Lounge
The final heat of the 2025 Band Competition is the last chance for Auckland’s original acts to break into the semis. High stakes, bold risks, and a crowd that knows what’s at stake. This is where reputations are made.
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Oct 25, 2025, 8:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Ding Dong Lounge, 26 Wyndham Street, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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Heat Four closes out the preliminary rounds of the Ding Dong Lounge Band Competition 2025. With only two semi-final slots left, the pressure is real—and the performances will reflect it. Expect genre collisions, underdog energy, and sets that swing for the fences.
Anacrusia (Progressive Rock / Latin Jazz / Metal / Art Rock)
Anacrusia fuse progressive rock with Latin jazz, flamenco, metal, and art rock—creating a daring balance of rhythm and fire. Their sound blends intricate polyrhythms, searing guitar lines, and atmospheric riffs into immersive, theatrical live shows. Fans of Mastodon, Opeth, Tool, and Paco de Lucía will find echoes here, but Anacrusia stand apart with a voice entirely their own.
Master Frank Fu (Kung Fu Metal)
The world’s first Kung Fu Metal band, Master Frank Fu blends Eastern instruments and melodies with Western distortion and blast beats. Lyrics in Mandarin and English tell mythic stories through soaring erhu, thunderous double kicks,…
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