The Nukes

Posted June 06, 2021

The Nukes - Aotearoa’s/NZ’s most beloved and enduring ‘original ukulele trio’.

A family friendly show with children under 16 accompanied by adults with free entry. Physical tickets available at Waihi Stationary & More ph 863 9090. Ltd door sales on the night from 3.30pm for $30 cash, and online at Eventfinda.

Waihi Drama Society running cash bar at the show.

They’ll play a bunch of their originally-crafted tunes, perfectly made for the ukulele. Including some old favourites picked from 3 albums of material, plus a swag of new tunes, as they work towards releasing a new album.

Expect the usual mix of laugh out loud humour, some magic musicianship, plus classic 3 part harmony. What are you waiting for!

Enjoy an afternoon of kiwi-flavoured entertainment, grab a bunch of friends and make a booking right now , oh yeh and happy birthday Queenie.

Part vaudeville, part rat-pack, part musical car crash, this talented trio deliver an engaging mix of humour and originality that audiences of all ages will love.

The Nukes are one of Australasia’s most successful ukulele/ folk acts with more than 10 years under their belts and 3 compelling albums as proof of their creative endeavours (and well in excess of 100,000 streams and views).

Don’t duck and cover, don’t try and be a hero…just gather all your friends and head for ground zero.

The Nukes have appeared at WOMAD NZ, SPLORE, Auckland and Canterbury.

Folk Festivals, Oamaru Heritage Festival, New Plymouth Festival Of Light, Wanaka Festival Of Colour, Coastella Festival, The Taranaki, Southland and Hawkes Bay.

Arts Festivals, Bluff Oyster Festival and a successful nationwide Arts On Tour NZ March 2017, They have also toured extensively in Australia.

Reviews:

“The Nukes blew the audiences’ socks off with the combination of humour, fantastic song-writing, great musicianship and singing“
Megan Peacock-Coyle, Oamaru Opera House.