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Dracula’s: Sanctuary

Auditorium, Isaac Theatre Royal

Thu 27 November 2025

Banished Music & Strange News present...

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory

with Shannon Lay

Auditorium, Isaac Theatre Royal

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"Sharon Van Etten and The Attachment Theory’s self-titled record is an early Album of the Year contender"

– www.independent.co.uk

Presented by: Banished Music & Strange News

Following the gigantic recent announcement that Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory are headlining The Others Way Festival this November, Banished Music and Strange News are delighted to reveal the band are also set to play their very own shows in Wellington and Christchurch, with very special international guest Shannon Lay joining in support at both shows.

Hot on the (six-inch patent black stiletto) heels of their self-titled album, Tuesday 25 November will see Sharon returning to Wellington’s Opera House with her remarkable new band in tow, and playing Christchurch’s Isaac Theatre Royal on Thursday 27 November, before heading up to slay The Other’s Way’s very first outdoor Karangahape Road stage.

That her band’s debut album is her own seventh album is a testament to Van Etten’s willingness to reinvent and follow her instincts for change, even after this long on the job. Now sixteen years into an extraordinary career, it seems our heroine has fully accepted her mantle as one of the world’s great rock stars, fronting her gothic-tinged new outfit to widespread awe and acclaim, Devra Hoff on bass guitar and backing vocals, Teeny Lieberson on keys, guitar, and backing vocals, and Jorge Balbi on drums. 

"The Attachment Theory are a tight unit, woven together by Devra Hoff’s inventive, intelligent bass lines… this show was less about [Sharon’s] past and more about her future, which appears to lie with The Attachment Theory – a band who, on this evidence, are bringing the very best out of her."

– www.independent.co.uk

  • Box Office Opening Time: 7:00pm
    Door Opening Time: 7:30pm
    Support Act Start Time: 8:00pm
    Interval Time: 8:30pm
    Interval Length: 30mins
    Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory: 9:00pm
    Approx. Finish Time: 10:30pm

  • NEW ZEALAND TOUR DATES:

    * with special guest SHANNON LAY (USA)

  • Sharon Van Etten
    Banished Music
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Upcoming performances

Thu 27 November 2025
8:00 pm

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Donate

By donating to the Isaac Theatre Royal, you are helping us with the costs involved in the maintenance and development of the Theatre. Your assistance will ensure she maintains her unique place in our arts heritage as one of the most prestigious and illustrious venues in Australasia for many years to come.

 

Donate

By donating to the Isaac Theatre Royal, you are helping us with the costs involved in the maintenance and development of the Theatre. Your assistance will ensure she maintains her unique place in our arts heritage as one of the most prestigious and illustrious venues in Australasia for many years to come.

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