Future City Festival is an event run by
Hamilton Underground Press, organised by
Rob Shirlow. The first event was held on Friday 3 and Saturday 4 March 2017, the second on Friday 9 and Saturday 10 March 2018, and the third on 8 and 9 March 2019. In the first installment, bands played at
Nivara Lounge and
Creative Waikato. In the second, the same venues were used on the Friday night, but in Nivara Lounge and
The Meteor on Saturday. In 2019, bands played at
Nivara Lounge and
ZEAL on Friday, and
Nivara Lounge and
The Meteor on Saturday.
