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ROCK’EN’ROL is a collective of Independent Music Venues, across the Motu, uniting to help get rangatahi/young adults enrolled to vote! Venues are joining forces with local hip-hop crews, punk bands, pop & folk artists, DJs, community leaders, comedians, rabble-rousers & local legends to help create a whole lot of events! The kaupapa is simple: provide enrolment support + a great event, to encourage youth participation. By making enrolment easy, visable & accessible, independent music venues are uniting in support of rangatahi/young adults getting enrolled to vote, ready for the upcoming general election (just around the corner)! JOIN US here in Wairau / Marlborough at Seymour Square this Oketopa/October 9th for an incredible line up, all in the name of reminding/encouraging the good folk of Wairau / Marlborough(particularly the young adults) to enrol, to vote in this years general election. Join a wonderful line up of local artists (all gifting their sets) for an evening of top notch tunes. Free Entry ROCK’EN’ROL is a collective of Independent Music Venues, across the Motu, uniting to help get rangatahi/young adults enrolled to vote! There will be a friendly, non-partisan support crew to talk to. NOTE: New voter restrictions means voters must be enrolled - and have updated their address (if they’ve moved) - by midnight on Sunday 25 October!!! People will no longer be able to enrol at a voting place/on the day, nor can folks enrol during the fortnight leading up to election day. Events will be held throughout Hepetema/September & Oketopa/October across the Motu. Election Day is Saturday 7 November. If you enrol by midnight on Sunday 4 October you’ll be sent an EasyVote card, making voting faster & easier. High recommend. Events will be held throughout September and October 2026 at Independent Music Venues across Aotearoa. Check out a ROCK'EN'ROL event at an Independent Music Venue near you! ROCK'EN'ROL EVENTS program: SEPTEMBER 11 Moon - Make a Move: Gig Series - Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington SEPTEMBER 18 San Fran -Make a Move: Gig Series - Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington SEPTEMBER 26 Mussel Inn - Mohua/Golden Bay Rogue and Vagabond - Make a Move: Gig Series - Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington OKETOPA/OCTOBER 3 Southern Lights Yard - Rock The Vote - Ōtepoti/Dunedin Sawmill Cafe - Leigh OKETOPA/OCTOBER 4 Double Whammy - Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland Space Academy - Ōtautahi/Christchurch Smash Palace -Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa/Gisborne Rogue and Vagabond - Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington WAA! - Whakatū/Nelson Pearl Diver - Ōtepoti/Dunedin Big Fan - Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland Monkey House Lounge & Cabaret - Whitianga OKETOPA/OCTOBER 9 House of Pluto - at Seymour Square - Wairau/Marlborough OKETOPA/OCTOBER 11 Vogelmorn - Make a Move: Gig Series - Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington OKETOPA/OCTOBER 15 Whammy - Sweet Treats Punx - Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland OKETOPA/OCTOBER 17 The Stomach - SwampFest 2026 - Te Papaioea/Palmerston North Poster credit, the magnificent Olly Crawford-Ellis tags: ROCKENROL