It will be the end of one of the great reigns of culture in Auckland. The Golden Dawn Tavern is sadly closing and if you’ve never been to this icon before, this is the time to do it.
Here’s the last of the best…
JANUARY
Tues 16th – DJ Jon Bywater
Wed 17th – Dubtext + Gambit the Gambler (inside)
With DJ Gianmarco Liguori (outside)
Thurs 18th – Size Matters with DJs Nigel Love (12”s) + Dubhead (7”s)
Fri 19th – Don’t Touch Me Tomato: The Final Juicing ($5)
With DJs The Shady Lady, Tobi Jafa, Dubhead + Friends
Sat 20th: Coco Solid + BigFat Raro + Brown Boy Magik (inside, $10)
With DJs DeMeath, Kiran Dass + Ducklingmonster (outside)
Sun 21st: ESP DJs
Tues 23rd: Anthonie Tonnon (inside, tickets from www.anthonietonnon.com)
With DJ Peter Mac (outside)
Wed 24th: DJ Liz Matthews
Thurs 25th: François and the Atlas Mountains (France) with Dictaphone Blues (inside, $10)
With the final Funkwonders, featuring DJ Tido + Friends (outside from 6pm)
Fri 26th: Surfing USSR (inside, $10)
With the Indie 500 DJs (outside from 5pm)
Sat 27th: All the way from Austria: Peter Baecker’s 80s Dance Party (inside, $10)
With DJs Celine Dijon + Friends (outside)
Sun 28th: The Groove Sessions ($10)
With Enenra and special guests Kingsley Melhuish, Darryn Harkness (inside)
And DJs Corysco (Brazil) and friends (outside)
Also…The Beths and Emily Edrosa on February 1st!