Nadia Reid + Mimi Gilbert (USA) | Strange Universe Summer

Closing out our final 2026 season, Nadia Reid returns from Manchester to share her magic with us once again alongside longtime collaborator Sam Taylor. Saturday 12 December at the gorgeous Pitt St Methodist Church, Nadia will be joined by Californian songwriter and honorary Antipodean Mimi Gilbert. STRANGE UNIVERSE: SUMMER EDITION Banished Music & Strange News are back with nine incredible shows across Tāmaki Makaurau’s finest venues this November & December, featuring synth icons to the art rock underground, ethereal dream songs to experimental trip-hop. Plus… the very first STRANGE UNIVERSE TINY FILM FESTIVAL at Hollywood Avondale! Tickets on sale now! THE LINEUP: SUZANNE CIANI (USA) + DREAM CHAMBERS 25 NOV • HOLLYWOOD AVONDALE ROMI WRIGHTS + EO 27 NOV • KĀHUI ST DAVID’S COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS (USA) + HINA 1 DEC • DOUBLE WHAMMY ALLEGRA KRIEGER (USA) + MALI MALI 2 DEC • WHAMMY BAR DICTAPHONE BLUES + BETH TORRANCE & THE GARDEN PARTY 3 DEC • PUBLIC BAR DIE! DIE! DIE! + OFFICE DOG 4 DEC • DOUBLE WHAMMY PURPLE PILGRIMS + SCHOFIELD STRANGELOVE 5 DEC • KĀHUI ST DAVID’S TARA CLERKIN TRIO (UK) + GREATSOUTH 8 DEC • DOUBLE WHAMMY NADIA REID + MIMI GILBERT (USA) 12 DEC • PITT ST METHODIST PLUS: THE STRANGE UNIVERSE TINY FILM FESTIVAL Every Thursday, 12 NOV - 10 DEC, at Hollywood Avondale, featuring The History of Concrete, Almost Famous, The Outsiders, The Vidiot From UHF & The Cable Guy. And introducing our all-new STRANGE UNIVERSE PATRON PASS, with single or double access to all the shows & movies. TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW www.banishedmusic.com Eighteen of your new favourite acts… Five of our big tiny film favourites… It’s time to get strange! Big thanks to The Karangahape Road Business Association and 95bFM.