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Grunge Night

Sat, Jun 13

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Ding Dong Lounge

A night of fuzz, flannel and the songs that shaped us.... live bands upstairs, acoustic sets and DJs downstairs. Come relive the 90s and help support Lifeline’s life‑saving work.

Grunge Night
Grunge Night

Time & Location

Jun 13, 2026, 7:00 PM – Jun 14, 2026, 1:00 AM

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

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We’re taking it all the way back to the era of distortion, flannel, and beautiful chaos. Grunge Night returns, and this year we’re filling the entire venue with the sound, spirit, and sweat of the 90s. Upstairs at Dead Witch, Skitch Hiker lead a lineup of live bands tearing into the heavy, sludgy, fuzz‑drenched side of the genre.... the kind of riffs that shaped basements, garages, and dive bars. Expect nods to the giants like Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, Hole, and Stone Temple Pilots, alongside tributes to the cult heroes of Mudhoney, Babes in Toyland, L7, Screaming Trees, Tad, Melvins and favourites only true obsessives talk about at 2am.


Downstairs in the main bar, acoustic artists and DJs will be spinning everything from the classics to the obscure, the B‑sides, the soundtrack cuts, the songs that lived on mixtapes and scratched CDs.


This year, every dollar of your $10+…


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    Jun 14, 1:00 AM

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HAPPY HOURS

7–8PM and 12–1AM
Discounted house drinks during both sessions.
Ask our bar staff for details

FOOD MENU ALL NIGHT

Korean Fried Chicken, Mac & Cheese Bites, Broccoli & Cheese Bites, Curly Fries, Onion Rings and more available throughout.

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