Altitude
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Altitude is located at 30 Alexandra St, and has been a venue since the early 2000s. It has played host to Hamilton bands that can pull larger audiences (capacity ~300), including The Datsuns, 48May and Katchafire, and has also hosted events such as the Band Experiments (2002), Battle of the Bands (2004), World Battle of the Bands (Hamilton) (2004) and the MSU best-of CD release gig in 2008. More commonly the venue hosts popular New Zealand bands from elsewhere, including Elemeno P, Shihad, Goodshirt, Goldenhorse, Evermore, Zed and the Feelers.
Significant Gigs
- Shihad 'Pacifier' tour, 26 October 2002
- The Datsuns, 24 October 2003
- Fur Patrol, with The Accelerants and Rumpus Room, 29 April 2004
- MSU Roadkill release party, 14 November 2008
- The Exponents, 20 March 2012
- Shihad, 5 April 2012
- Head Like a Hole, 9 August 2013
- Gemini Party, 1 June 2014
- Knightshade, 5 December 2014
- Head Like a Hole, 7 August 2015
- The Chills, 14 September 2018
