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Bands from Auckland

The 50 most-read bands based in Auckland, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.

59 bands are ranked in Auckland. The biggest move was Tadpole, up 10 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	Split Enzart rock, new wave	13,983	0
02	Balu Brigadaalternative pop	12,437	0
03	Dragonnew wave, pop rock	12,380	+2
04	The Bethsindie rock, indie pop	6,040	-1
05	The Naked and Famousindie rock	5,867	-1
06	Unknown Mortal Orchestraindie rock, psychedelic rock	4,108	0
07	Alien Weaponrymetal, thrash metal	3,518	0
08	LEISUREalternative rock, alternative pop	2,773	+1
09	The Veilsart rock, rock	1,996	-1
10	Tadpolerock	1,798	+10
11	The La De Da’sblues rock, boogie rock	1,707	+2
12	Ulceratetechnical death metal, atmospheric sludge metal	1,488	-2
13	Elemeno Palternative rock, pop punk	1,242	-2
14	The Swingersrock, new wave	855	0
15	The Mutton Birdsalternative rock	846	-3
16	Steriogrampop punk	787	+1
17	Th' Dudesrock	778	-2
18	Stellar*dance-rock, alternative rock	757	+5
19	Supergroovefunk rock	670	-3
20	SOL3 MIOoperatic pop	624	-1
21	The Brunettesindie pop, twee pop	584	-3
22	Diocletianblack metal, death metal	500	0
23	Concord Dawndrum and bass, dance	460	+5
24	Mt Edendubstep	443	+1
25	Ardijahcontemporary r&b	400	-4
26	Deja Voodoorock, comedy	380	+1
27	The D4garage rock revival	345	-1
28	The Human Instinctfreakbeat, blues rock	338	+2
29	Plutoalternative rock	337	-5
30	8 Foot Sativamelodic death metal, metal	325	-1
31	Tiny Ruinsindie folk	296	+1
32	Avalanche Cityindie folk, folk	228	+1
33	Midnight Youthrock	204	+1
34	Betchadupaindie rock, rock	199	+1
35	The Scavengerspunk	192	+3
35	Larry's Rebelsgarage rock	192	-4
37	No Wyldhip hop	182	0
38	Foleypop	154	+6
39	Cut Off Your Handspost-punk	145	-3
40	Antagonist A.D.hardcore punk, metal	144	-1
41	Suburban Reptilespunk	143	0
42	Screaming Meemeespost-punk	139	+1
43	The Ember Daysindie rock	116	+2
43	The Rabblepunk	116	-3
45	This Kind of Punishmentpost-punk	112	+2
46	Bleederspunk	111	-4
47	Battle Circusprogressive rock	98	+6
48	Superettealternative rock	95	+2
49	Dawn of Azazeldeath metal	93	0
50	Phoebe Ringsdream pop	87	-2

Rising outside the top 50this month

52	Dead Favoursalternative rock	59	+5
53	The Spelling Mistakespunk	57	+3
54	Kerrettainstrumental, post-rock	50	+1
57	PanAmalternative rock	45	+1

Adjacent scenes

How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.