2025
Sanctuary Sounds
Music Festival
Featuring:
2025 Battle of the Bands NZ National Champions
Kokoa Nashi
Kokoa Nashi is a six-piece band from Palmerston North pushing the boundaries of Aotearoa’s live music scene. Blending progressive rock, soul, jazz, and groove, their sound is both musically complex and emotionally charged — designed to move both heart and body.
2025 has been a breakthrough year for the group. After taking out Battle of the Bands NZ, Kokoa Nashi secured a tour in Japan and further cemented themselves as one of the most exciting emerging acts in the country. They’ve performed at major festivals including Twisted Frequency and Sound Valley, and have shared the stage with international touring artists.
2025 Line-up
Kokoa Nashi . Sam Fowles & The Experience
Donal Gunning & The Bucks . Betsy and The Reckless
The Rude Boyz . Choreboy! . After Expiry . Sidewinder
Just Janie & Sig Wilder . Mammuthus . Jakeen DJ . Detour
Lore Amore . MeanOwls . Ash Sales . Sue Thorby
Half Eaten Horse . Mon Shelford . Bay Batucada
Piripi Whaanga Whānau . Dirty Habits and the Alter boys
Mangla Tribal Bellydance
Sam Fowles & The Experience
Wellington
Betsy and the Reckless
New Plymouth
Sidewinder
Wellington
After Expiry
Palmerston North
2025 Schedule
Times are subject to change
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
4:00 - 4:15
Welcome
4:15 - 5:15
Sue Thorby
5:30 - 6:30
Detour
6:45 - 7:45
Just Janie & Sig Wilder
8:00 - 9:00
Sidewinder
9:15 - 10:15
Sam Fowles & The Experience
10:30 - 11:30
Mammuthus
11:45 - 12:45
After Expiry
11:00 - 11:45
Bay Batucada
11:45
Welcome
12:00 - 1:00
Ash Sales
1:15 - 2:15
Lore Amore
2:30 - 3:30
Choreboy!
3:45 - 4:45
MeanOwls
5:00 - 5:45
Dirty Habits and the Alter Boys
6:00 - 7:00
Betsy & The Reckless
7:15 - 8:15
Dónal Gunning & The Bucks
8:20 - 8:50
Mangla Tribal Bellydance
9:00 - 10:00
The Rude Boyz
10:15 - 11:45
Kokoa Nashi
12:00 - 1:00
Jakeen DJ
SUNDAY
11:45
Welcome
12:00 - 1:00
Piripi Whaanga Whānau
1:15 - 2:15
Mon Shelford
2:30 - 3:30
TBC
3:45 - 4:45
Half Eaten Horse
4:00
Muso Open Mic / Jam