Christchurch Music Timeline

As part of New Zealand Music Month 2007, the CCL began to collect and record the key events in Christchurch’s musical history. As such a comprehensive record currently doesn’t exist, we’re slowly piecing together this timeline as we uncover new items of information...

www.TheBigCity.co.nz - "every single band with at least an EP release since the start of the 80's, and in some cases - even those that haven't."

1960's
Chants R&B Stories - Articles & links on ChCh's 1st 'garage band' (www.mikeruddbillputt.com)
'She's A Mod' by Ray Columbus and the Invaders (www.nzhistory.net.nz)

1980's
Flat City Sounds: The Christchurch Music Scene (Tony Mitchell, 1997)
The Gordons and Beyond (Russell Baillie - www.undertheradar.co.nz)
Christchurch In The 80's (David Swift - www.thebigcity.co.nz)

2000's
Christchurch - Stick Where The Sun Shines (Rosa Studholme, NZ Musician Magazine, April 2004).