Hamtown Smakdown

02/06/2026

Sydney hardcore punks are hitting Auckland, Hamilton and Wellington.

29/05/2026

Kia ora e te whaanau, we're proud to announce Speed from Te Whenua Moemoeaa/AUS will be headlining Hamtown Smakdown 2026 as part of their Aotearoa Tour.

Smakdown presales on sale now. Tickets for the wider tour on sale Monday night.

Saturday 18th July @ Meteor with:


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Friday 17th July @ Contract Bridge Club with:
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It’s been 10 years since our last international act graced the stage, with Outright, going to be a Smakaz for the ages. Big mihi to Candace for her mahi bringing this together and shout out for their work in Te Whanganui-a-tara.

Poster by Dactyl tattoos

23/05/2026

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT

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This year Hamtown Smakdown is fortunate to host an international hardcore act - to be announced -that will be touring the North Island. In today's environment, we want to make sure that those who support Smakdown year after year - and particularly the rangatahi from our community - have a chance to get early bird tickets at an affordable rate before the final announcement is made.

The main festival for Smakdown this year is a full day homecoming on July 18th at the original home of Smakdown, The Meteor. We're also hosting a cheap suburban show on Friday - details TBA.

Early bird tickets are for the main festival on Saturday 18th July only, and are available at utr.co.nz or the link in our bio.

📝 - Smakdown uses the Waikato-Tainui dialect of our region with double vowels.

23/05/2026

EDIT - SORRY WHAANAU, Full tour announcement has been delayed. watch this space!!

This year Hamtown Smakdown is fortunate to host an international hardcore act - to be announced -that will be touring the North Island. In today's environment, we want to make sure that those who support Smakdown year after year - and particularly the rangatahi from our community - have a chance to get early bird tickets at an affordable rate before the final announcement is made.

The main festival for Smakdown this year is a full day homecoming on July 18th at the original home of Smakdown, The Meteor. We're also hosting a cheap suburban show on Friday - details TBA.

Early bird tickets are for the main festival on Saturday 18th July only, and are available at utr.co.nz or the link in our bio.

20/05/2026

More details coming soon...

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13/12/2025

DOORS AT 4PM

PRICES ON DOORS:
ADULTS: $20
YOUTH (UNDER18): $15
13 AND UNDER: FREE WITH PARENTAL SUPERVISION

Check through the slides for health n safety and parking information.

13/12/2025

10/12/2025

Some of Aucklands most talented and pi**ed. They’ve got swag, energy and Attitude, and they're giving grunge for sure. If you ain’t giving someone the one outs during their set, you a bum. Come see at Heavy Nu Year on December 13th. Check out our bio for some cheap pre sale tickets get em quick.

05/12/2024

HAMTOWN SMAKDOWN DAY SHOW - poster by local rangatahi artist

FREE FOR EVERYONE, SATURDAY 14TH DEC 1PM -3PM - Wintec Hub (same location as night shows)
live (Taamaki Makaurau)
(Kirikiriroa)
(Taamaki Makaurau)band.nz (Kemureti Cambridge)
Discreet Discomfort (Kemureti Cambridge)

Shout out to the youth crew for putting this show together. Be sure to come support!

03/12/2024

DO YOU HAWK WARES?

If you are coming to smakdownn and wanna sell your creative outputs or champion a cause that aligns with our communities values, DM or email [email protected].

There will be limited space.

Tunes by Shuv-it playing smakaz next weekend all the way from the south islanddddddd.