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BIG NEWS! – Stage to Studio Gig – Sidetracked & Friends – 10 Oct!
An awesome fundraiser gig at the Te Atatu South Community Centre with a huge lineup of local bands – 10 October, 2026
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Opening for Tague James at Big Fan
What a night! We were incredibly grateful to be invited to open for Tague James’ first headline show at Big Fan, alongside Sophie-Maude. Sharing the stage with such talented artists and performing at one of our favourite venues made for an awesome evening. The crowd brought the energy from the moment the doors opened, and it was awesome to…
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June Lila Showcase (with a twist)
The Lila Showcase has become a familiar event for the band, but this one came with an unexpected challenge. With Tuva away on an epic southern adventure, we suddenly found ourselves missing our lead guitarist! Thankfully, Bella Bavin, our Lila coach from Coast Arcade, came to the rescue. Gat in hand and ready to go,…
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New Found Sound: Back for Another Year
We were excited to return to the New Found Sound West Auckland Heat at Zeal West in Henderson after winning the heat last year. This time around, we finished 2nd place, with Incipit taking out the win. Congratulations to them on a great performance.Unfortunately due to the Rockquest rules, we couldn’t perform our original songs…
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Auckland Central Rockquest Final: 2nd Place + Best Song!
We’re stoked to share that we placed 2nd in the Auckland Central Smokefree Rockquest Final, earning one of the two spots advancing to the next stage of the competition. Congratulations to Crying Ivy, who took out first place on the night. We’re also incredibly proud to have won the Best Song Award. As a band that loves writing…
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Cafe 39
On Wednesday the 20th of May, Sidetracked played a gig with @ The Threads in Cafe39. Indi, Madi and Tuva had just raced back from football games, which Tuva had rolled her ankle at and Indi had been kicked in the head. Even with injury and fatigue, we really enjoyed seeing The Threads play and…
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Rockquest heats – We made it through!
The Auckland central Rockquest heats took place on May 17th, and we had the opportunity to play our original song “I Like You?” at the Dorothy Winstone Centre. On the following Monday we were very pleased to see that we had made it through to regional finals! Come support us, June 5, get tickets here!
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Local frequency – Bigfan
On May 16th we had the privilege of playing a gig with @ the vixens, @ mercuri and @ crying ivy. This gig was called local frequency and was organised by the fantastic @ ayla and frankie management. It was so much fun and we all agree it was one of our best gigs to…
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Morningside Mixtape 2026
On Sunday the 19th of April, Sidetracked opened the main stage for Morningside Mixtape. Morningside Mixtape is a mini festival organised by the Albert-Eden local board in Morningside. This was such an awesome opportunity for us, being one of the first industry gigs we had landed. We were lucky enough to win this opportunity by…
