Past Shows

A small but enthusiastic crowd gathered to see us play a few new tracks and celebrate our fist gig back after lockdown. The Mean Owls played an awesome set and the entire night was well received. Now we're back in the groove we look forward to announcing a few more...

Another great year at the Whanganui Vintage Weekend Caboodle. Invited back for the second year, Kessel played a great set in front of an enthusiastic crowd enjoying the weather and refreshments. Looking forward to 2021!Main St, Whanganui 4500 19th Jan 2019 Free We...

We had a great crowd in for the night and fun was had by all. Our good mate Aaron Gash joined us on acoustic guitar to do some pared back versions of a few tracks which went over well. Kessel was well supported by local up comers In Business fresh off the back of...

A small but enthusiastic crowd gathered to see Elephants Gerald, Kessel and Serious Happiness on what was a great night of original music. Great fun was had by all and there were certainly more than just a few shapes cut on the D floor! Be sure to keep a look out for...

We had the best time on Friday playing to an awesome crowd with our old mates The Jacks from New Plymouth and new friends Dusk Till Dawnz from Palmerston North. All the bands put on epic performances and we couldn't have been happier with the turn out. Thanks to all...

With the recent break-in at Chronicle Records setting not only the studio back but the Wanganui muso community as a whole, Kessel decided to spearhead a bit of a fundraiser for the great team at Chronicle Records to recoup some of what can never really be replaced. It...

There was an awesome turnout for Mainstreet Whanganui and The Vintage Weekend Caboodle for Wellington Anniversary Weekend. Kessel took the stage just after 3pm and got plenty of attention! Thanks to everyone that came to support us and to the Mainstreet team for...

Our good mate and Jason's former neighbour Mark has suffered a bit of a health set back so to help out his partner Sara has rallied together musicians and friends from all over the place to put on an awesome fundraiser that including bands, auctions and other fun...

We had another brilliant time at Lucky where we took advantage of a larger stage that was used there the night before. A roots band was in town previously and Matt and Georgie received their first ever noise complaint! Our mates The Jacks came down form New Plymouth...

We had an awesome night down at the Savage Club Hall for the May the 4th edition of the Wanganui Musicians Club. A great crowd stayed up with us the whole time and we ripped out a couple of our new tracks, Crowded Room and What You Choose to Take, which were both...

We had a great night down at Frank Bar for our mate Nick's 30th. Guitarist Tim teamed up with long time friend Aaron Gash to play an awesome acoustic set before we hit the stage. Our set was really well received and we debuted two new songs, 'Crowded Room' and 'What...

So awesome that Matt and Georgie had us back to support the Lucky Skate Jam for youth to enjoy their skating in a cruisy supportive environment. It was such a cool thing to play in front of the ramps while the tricks were ripping out. Sure reminded us of our skating...

What an awesome birthday bash for our drummer Alex who turned 30 last Saturday! There were epic performances by 9 different bands and everyone had a super cool time. The night was rounded off perfectly by our good friends The Jacks, Pull Down the Sun and The...

Congratulations to Eve who celebrated a milestone this year and decided to get everyone along to Kessel's hometown of Wanganui. We had a great weekend of camping, partying and rock n roll! If you were lucky enough to have been invited we are sure you had as good a...

We had an awesome time playing on super a hot day for the annual Wheels in Wanganui park up at the Racecourse with all proceeds going to the great people at St Johns Ambulance. Man it was hot up there and the lads certainly deserved a cold beer afterwards! Wanganui...

A great night had by all with a super energetic crowd in the mood for a good time! It was awesome for us to play alongside our mates from Fynthetic and to put on a show everyone could really connect with. It was cool to have the crowd singing along and the band was...

Another awesome night with our friends at Lucky! Great people, great food and great music. Cheers to 80 Grit who came all the way from New Plymouth to support us and to those that came along to the show and made it such a mint time. It's cool for us to play in front...

We were privileged again to be playing amongst great company with our good friends The Jacks and other local acts Darkwater and The Leavings. A great show was put on by all involved and it was definitely a night to remember. Hopefully we can pull some strings and get...

A great night had by all with Levin's local talent 'Melodies of the Disturbed' and 'Fusion'. It was great to get back and play in AEB's temporary premises at the Brass Band Hall and we were treated to some excellent music by some up-and-coming musicians who will be...

What a fantastic night with our friends down at the Lucky Bar! Mosquito Crucifixion slayed it in its very first live performance and put on a really entertaining show and we were stoked with the turnout! Many thanks too to those who braved the cold to make it out to...

Another great performance from the lads to a small but energetic crowd down at the Frank Bar for NZ Music Month. It was awesome to play again with The Jacks and to meet Anj and Olivia from Ready Sett, a great duo from Wellington. A seriously fun night was had by all...

Well, well, well. What an awesome night in our biggest city - and what a turn out! Kessel can't thank everyone enough for coming out to show their support! A great crowd indeed and we are super thankful to The Jacks and Duke Landsford for having us on the bill. And...

What better way to celebrate Easter than by getting down at AEB in Levin! The venue is an old school out of the way joint down a back alley that is as cool as it sounds. We were supported by Levin's own The Vermillion Poets that played great blues rock and our great...

We were very excited to be playing a spot at our very own Wanganui Musicians Club. The club runs on the first Friday of every month and is well worth a visit to check out a great range of diverse talent from all over New Zealand. Unfortunately for the club, the other...

Pauls Road is an annual music gathering held in Wanganui to support charities. Every year there is a diverse range of different bands and we were lucky enough to be asked to play this year. It was a hot sunny day and we were stoked to be playing at the peak time of...

Another great road trip away to play with some great bands including Punch Monkeys, Free Fall Rock and Acidmorph at Biddy Mulligans in Hamilton. And it ain't rock n' roll unless you're packing a gun, or so we found out! For those of you that haven't been there,...

Well you haven't cut your teeth as a band until you've played on the back of a truck, and the inaugural 'Wheels in Wanganui' event held at the Wanganui Racecourse was our chance to do just that! We were really happy to be involved with such a great event to help raise...

New Year's Eve at The Royal in Palmerston North with Tokyo Rock Machine and Apollo Steam Train! What an awesome night supporting our mates Tokyo Rock Machine all the way from London. Jas and Si had spent a fair bit of time with drummer Waka over in London back in the...

Kessel launched with a private gig at The Arena in front of a crowd of one hundred music lovers keen to see what all of the fuss was about! The band organised the entire evening themselves, right down to the free chips and recycling and were really stoked at the...