Metallica Unofficial After Party
Wed, Nov 19
|Ding Dong Lounge
Metallica’s done. Ding Dong Lounge isn’t. Two floors, loud tunes, proper heads. Book presales, skip the rookie queue. Thursday’s cancelled. R18. No ballads. No posers. Just metal, all night. Door sales available from 11PM!
Time & Location
Nov 19, 2025, 11:00 PM – Nov 20, 2025, 4:00 AM
Ding Dong Lounge, 26 Wyndham Street, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
More Details
Presales sold out. Door sales are available from 11:00pm!
On Wednesday 19 November, Ding Dong Lounge hosts Auckland’s unofficial Metallica after party. A two-level eruption for the diehards who booked Thursday off and aren’t ready to call it. When Eden Park shuts down and the final note fades, the city’s metal faithful will converge on the venue that’s long been home to late-night chaos and community. This isn’t for the casuals. It’s for those who live loud, stay late, and need somewhere to burn off the adrenaline still surging from Metallica’s set.
Upstairs at Dead Witch, the onslaught begins at midnight.
Neural Decay (Brad Ion, Junior Grant, Jake Single, Pablo Retamales Bustamante) tear into a set of thrash mayhem — raw, fast, and unapologetic. Their sound channels the fury of the Big Four — Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax — with a bouncy, high-energy edge for fans of Sepultura and…
Ticket Details
General Admission
Includes access to Ding Dong Lounge and Dead Witch
NZ$15.00
GST included
Sold OutEarly Bird
Includes access to Ding Dong Lounge and Dead Witch
NZ$10.00
GST included
Sold Out
This event is sold out
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