Hope Conspiracy - Valve, Wellington, Oct 2; Kings Arms, Oct 3; Youthzone, Hamilton, Oct 4.
Salmonella Dub - Starlight Ballroom, Wellington, Oct 3.
Whirlwind Heat, Mint Chicks - Bodega, Wellington, Fri Oct 3; Kings Arms, Sat Oct 4.
Less Than Jake - Galatos, Oct 4-5.
Neil Diamond Tribute - with Bobby Bruce, Forum North,
Whangarei, Sat Oct 4; Baycourt Theatre, Tauranga, Sun Oct 5; Aotea Centre, Tue Oct 7; Great Lakes Centre, Taupo, Thu Oct 9; Sports Stadium, Whakatane, Fri Oct 10; Civic, Rotorua, Sat Oct 11; Municipal Theatre, Napier, Sun Oct 12; Opera House, Wanganui, Tue Oct 14; TSB Showplace, New Plymouth, Wed Oct 15; Regent, Palmerston North, Fri Oct 17; St James, Wellington, Sat Oct 18.
New Zealand's Annual Salsa LatinDance and Argentine Tango Competition - Ellerslie Convention Centre, Sat Oct 4.
White Stripes - St James, Tue Oct 7.
Roots - St James, Wed Oct 8.
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - St James, Fri Oct 10.
2003 Aotearoa Hip Hop Summit - DJ Jazzy Jeff, Mixologists, Auckland Town Hall, The Edge, October 10-11.
Tidy Trax New Zealand - with Guyver, Cube, Fri Oct 17.
The D4, Deja Voodoo - Indigo Bar, Wellington, Fri Oct 17; Control Room, Ak, Sat Oct 18.
LeAnn Rimes - North Shore Events Centre, Fri Oct 17; Queens Wharf Events Centre, Sat Oct 18.
8 Foot Sativa - album launch, St James, Fri Oct 17.
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.
Jim Rose Circus - Forum North, Whangarei, Oct 27-28; Sky City Theatre, Oct 31-Nov 3; Paramount, Wellington, Nov 13-17.
Manhattan Transfer - Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, Civic, Oct 30-31.
Deep Hard 'n' Funky - Louis Osbourne, Princess Superstar, Hayden Keys, St James, Fri Nov 14.
MacHomer - The Simpsons do Macbeth, Civic, Wed Nov 5-8.
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.
Robbie Williams , Duran Duran - Western Springs, Sat Dec 6
