Datsuns - Wellington Town Hall, Thu Oct 23; Altitude, Hamilton, Fri Oct 24; St James, Sat Oct 25.
Verlaines - Kings Arms, Thu Oct 23; Bodega, Wellington, Sat Oct 25.
Goldenhorse - Bar Bodega, Wellington, Oct 23; Duke of Marlborough, Russell, Oct 26; Contemporary Music Festival, Dorothy Winstone Centre, Oct 27.
Queer Nation
- CD release party with Alex Taylor, Mandy Rollins, Centro, Sat Oct 25.
Carly Binding - London Shed, Oct 29; Beach St, Tauranga, Oct 30; Masonic, Oct 31; Grand Hotel, Helensville, Nov 1; TSB Show Place, New Plymouth, Nov 5; Indigo, Wellington, Nov 6; Colosseum, Palmerston North, Nov 7; Ken's Bar, Hastings, Nov 8; Tongue & Groove, Taupo, Nov 9; Coast, Nov 20; Revert, Hamilton, Nov 21.
Trash to Fashion Awards 2003 - Corban Estate Art Centre, Oct 31-Nov 1.
Manhatten Transfer - Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, Civic, Oct 30-31.
Tempo - Auckland's Festival of Dance, various venues, Oct 31-Nov 23.
Outback Down Under - Local Knowledge, Gudabah, Free.B, Upper Hutt Posse, Bodega, Wellington, Thu Oct 30; Galatos, Sat Nov 1.
Peter Powers - hypnotist, Sky City Theatre, Nov 3-4.
MacHomer - The Simpsons do Macbeth, Civic, Wed Nov 5-8.
Jack Johnson, Donavon Frankenrieter - St James, Tue Nov 11; St James, Welington, Wed Nov 12.
Deep Hard 'n' Funky - Louis Osbourne, Princess Superstar, Hayden Keys, St James, Fri Nov 14.
Birtles, Shorrock, Goble - Founders Theatre, Hamilton, Tue Nov 18; TSB Showplace, New Plymouth, Wed Nov 19; Regent, Palmerston North, Thu Nov 20; St James, Fri Nov 21; Municipal Theatre, Napier, Fri Nov 28; Aotea Centre, Sat Nov 29.
Margaret Atwood - In conversation with John Campbell, Bruce Mason Centre, Thu Nov 20.
Slinky - St James, Nov 28.
Bob Log III - Kings Arms, Thu Dec 4; Aqua Velvet Ballroom, Raglan, Fri Dec 5; Bodega, Wellington, Sat Dec 6.
Robbie Williams, Duran Duran - Western Springs, Sat Dec 6.
Big Day Out - Metallica, Flaming Lips, Mars Volta, A Perfect Circle, the Strokes, Dandy Warhols, Peaches, Aphex Twin, Ericsson Stadium, Fri Jan 16.