FESTIVAL LINEUP 2025

Welcome to our first music lineup for AUM Festival 2025. 4 stages across 3 days and nights packed with top local talent and some international icons. This year we have some Kiwis doing amazing things on the global stage coming home to join us.

MINUIT. Iconic Kiwi live electronic artist Minuit will be performing their only new year’s festival with us, and their first festival in more than a decade.

FREQ NASTY is one of Aotearoa’s great electronic music exports, and a global pioneer of the breakbeat sound. Since the 1990s he’s produced across the dubstep and drum and bass realm and has had records out on leading labels like Skint Records (alongside Fatboy Slim, X-Press 2…)

DJ FUCKOFF, another Kiwi doing big things internationally. Since moving to Europe she’s become a staple in the Berlin bass scene as a DJ, Producer and MC known for provocative lyrics and energy-laden music. She’s been smashing warehouse raves and parties throughout Europe and North America.

DAVE SEAMAN (UK) has been a leading name in progressive house since the mid 1990s, and he’s considered one of the BIG 5 (alongside Sasha, John Digweed, Nick Warren and Hernán Cattáneo). He’s mixed some huge progressive compilation CDs for Global Underground and Renaissance and done countless tours – recently wowing all at the Balance Croatia festival.

DJs Z-CAT (RU) and MEGAPIXEL (Aus) are two special psytrance talents performing for us for the first time. They’re both rising stars who regularly perform at some of the biggest psy festivals around the world.

FLAMINGO PIER make their AUM debut. Their music is a signature live disco, Latin funk and house sound which evolved from their legendary Flamingo Pier parties often held on Waiheke Island. They’ve toured extensively abroad, playing festivals and have collaborated with artists like Nathan Haines, Kédu (from Kédu Carlo)

JAMIE STEVENS (Aus) was half of the Aussie trendsetting artist Infusion in the 2000s, the  golden era of progressive house. Infusion were famous for their live sets and remixes of Bjork, Icehouse, Kate Bush, and Adam Freeland, and ARIA Award-winning productions. Now a solo artist, Jamie has released dozens of records and DJed extensively, including the recent Balance Croatia.

THE UPBEATS are a dynamic bass music duo Hailing from Wellington. They’re one of the country’s most accomplished DJ/production teams with a speaker rattling sound that has seen them perform at Glastonbury, Shambhala and Boomtown. Currently on tour in Europe, they’ll be back for their debut at AUM.

We could go on… But here’s the list grouped into broad genres for easy searching.

DRUM AND BASS/BASS/HARDCORE REALM

FreQ Nasty, DJ Fuckoff, The Upbeats, State of Mind, Optimus Gryme, Paige Julia, Tali & Chiccoreli, Camo MC, Bustaflux (AU), Grommie, Baitercell, Avia & Average K, Audio Junkie, Dub Sensei, Sumthn Ethnic, Bray NZ, MishNZ, T.H.A.W, Georg.e.

PSYCHEDELIC/PSYTRANCE

Grouch in Dub, Z-Cat (RU), Megapixel (AU), Isaac Chambers & Dub Princess, Sharkra, Meraki (AU), Ferksta, Violet Eve (AU), Akasha, Dub Sensei, Tiabeanie, Tom Sawyer, Cosmck J, Neurai and more to come

HOUSE/TECHNO/PROGRESSIVE HOUSE

Dave Seaman (UK), Jamie Stevens (AU), Greg Churchill, Sanoi, Matt Drake, Out of Sorts (live), Finn Jackson, Isaac Denney, Mia Kober, Princess Room, Osey, Simon Flower, Pino, Rob Warner, Ana Teles, Miss Sinton, Ranz, Boznich, Cooper Khan, Felipe Martinez, Littlewild, Mudflat Recordings, Le Stag, Libby K, Carlos Fleming, Sneeky, Nixen, Alixon

LIVE/OTHER

Minuit, Racing, Mazbou Q, Flamingo Pier (live)… and many more to come.

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