Yurt Party

About this show

Street party music! Born in Ōtautahi, Yurt Party have spent the past few years riling up dancefloors around Aotearoa, playing backyards, clubs and festivals including Electric Avenue, CubaDupa, Twisted Frequency, Shipwrecked and Woodford Folk Festival (Aus).Their high-energy instrumental music takes inspiration from Balkan, Latin and Dub. The tunes are made for dancing, leaving you with a smile on your face and sore legs in the morning!2026 kicked off with their Australian debut at Woodford Folk Festival, where they were tagged as one of the festival's surprise favourites. They also won Best Band with a Fiddler at the Golden Fiddle Awards in Tamworth. Now they're back home with new music recorded at The Surgery in Wellington, and taking the new tunes around the motu.Come have a dance!Australia datesMelbourne - Revolver Upstairs - 22 Oct with Gusto GustoBrisbane - Black Bear Lodge - 23 Oct with JR Dynamite (DJ) & Jam and SconesTablelands Festival - 24-25 OctNZ datesChristchurch - Sydenham Underpass - 30 Oct with Craigslist (DJ)Auckland - Ponsonby Social Club - 11 Dec with BonitaWellington - San Fran - 12 Dec with Everybody (DJ)Matakanarama Festival - 31 DecAuckland Folk Festival - 29-31 Jan 2027

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