This weekend Ding Dong Lounge hosts Auckland’s unofficial Tool after party. A two-floor experience for those who aren’t ready to step back into the light. When Spark Arena empties and the final frequencies fade, the city’s alternative metal faithful will gather at the venue that’s long been home to late-night ritual and release. This isn’t for the casuals. It’s for those who stayed present, leaned in, and need somewhere to recalibrate after the sonic architecture Tool just constructed.
DOWNSTAIRS – METAL DJ SETS
Heavy. Intentional. Curated for those who know.
Saturday DJs Trix and Drew Bang.
Sunday DJ Not Blitz Da Maori
UPSTAIRS BOTH NIGHTS – MIDNIGHT LIVE SET AT DEAD WITCH
GIDEON VOON & COREY FRIEDLANDER
Two of New Zealand metal’s most revered instrumentalists unite for a rare midnight set. Corey Friedlander (8 Foot Sativa, City of Souls, In Dread Response, Shepherds Reign) brings decades of double-kick precision and rhythmic force. Gideon Voon (Shepherds Reign) delivers intricate riffs and hypnotic tonecraft that have lit up stages alongside The Hu and Disturbed. Expect pure instru-metal intensity—raw, immersive, and unapologetic.
Tickets are priced for the committed: $10 Early Bird Presales, $15 General Admission, $20 at the door. Book presales to skip the wait and join the fastest queue on the night. Door sales will have their own line. Two floors. One purpose. Total release.
Come decompress, connect, and remind Auckland that metal isn’t just sound, it’s structure, spirit, and shared experience.
R18
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