Northen Bass — festival guide

At a glance

Dates

30 Dec – 2 Jan 2027 (4 days)

Location

Mangawhai, Raglan, New Zealand

Sound

Electronic · Hip-Hop

Tickets

€111 · 1 tier tracked

Nearest airport

Auckland Airport

Nearest station

Whangarei Station

Venue type

Natural site

Best nearby base

Auckland · 100 km · about 60 min

On-site camping

Tent camping available; RV camping is not mentioned.

Line-up announced

31 artists so far

The story

Northern Bass is a three-day and night festival celebrating New Year's from December 30 to January 1, taking place in Mangawhai, New Zealand. It features a selection of musicians, DJs, and producers, providing a soundtrack for welcoming the New Year. The festival is accessible from Auckland and caters to an 18+ audience.

Northen Bass is a 4-day electronic, hip-hop festival at Mangawhai in Raglan, New Zealand. The December 2026 edition runs 30 Dec – 2 Jan 2027.

Announced so far: Andy C + Tonn Piper, Culture Shock, The Upbeats, A Little Sound, Break, Pirapus, Rova and S.P.Y and 23 more. Expect stages split between Electronic and Hip-Hop. The line-up is spread across the 4 festival days, so a full-weekend ticket is the only way to catch every name.

Everything happens at Mangawhai, in Raglan. Auckland · 100 km · about 60 min is the organiser's practical nearby base for accommodation and transfers to the festival site. Tent camping available; RV camping is not mentioned.

Northen Bass keeps the same calendar slot each year: December 2026 for this edition, opening on a Wednesday and closing on a Saturday. It is a winter date, so indoor stages and a warm place to sleep matter more than they would in July — and off-season travel is often cheaper. That slot matters for the budget — flights and rooms in Raglan are priced for the festival weekend, not the week around it, so shifting your arrival by a day often saves more than any ticket tier does.

• Located just over an hour north of Auckland in Mangawhai
• Offers camping accommodation at the venue
• 18+ age restriction
• World-class selection of artists and DJs scheduled

Venue, camping & access

Venue type

Natural site

Best nearby base

Auckland · 100 km · about 60 min

Camping

Tent camping available; RV camping is not mentioned.

Getting to the gates

Accessible via public transport or car.

What the trip costs from Paris

Door to door from Paris, a trip to Northen Bass works out at roughly €2,674 per person on the cheapest combination we track — a higher-budget weekend, mostly because of the travel leg.

The ticket is only 4% of that: the rest is getting there and sleeping somewhere, which is exactly the part most ticket sites leave out.

Cheapest travel we price is air · 29h 24m each way, at €2,171 return.

Planning the trip, step by step

1. 1Book the ticket first: tiers at Northen Bass are sold in waves and the cheapest wave is gone long before the line-up is complete.
2. 2Then price the travel from Paris — Cinderella compares train, bus, car and flight for the same dates, and the cheapest option is not always the obvious one.
3. 3Reserve 5 nights rather than 4: the last night of a festival almost always ends after the last train home.
4. 4If you fly into Auckland Airport, check the transfer time to Raglan before booking the earliest departure — the airport bus is usually the cheapest leg of the whole trip.
5. 5Follow Northen Bass on Cinderella to be emailed when a ticket price drops or a new tier opens.

Line-up, day by day

• Day 1 — Wednesday 30 December

  Andy C + Tonn Piper, Break, Subsonic, Axis, Dylan C, Joe Hunt, Quix, Swindle

• Day 2 — Thursday 31 December

  Culture Shock, Pirapus, Ivy Lab, Charli Brix, Emwa, Lamour, Robustt, Tali

• Day 3 — Friday 1 January

  The Upbeats, Rova, 4am Kru, Clova, Irah, Lee Mvtthews, Songer, Waxx Off

• Day 4 — Saturday 2 January

  A Little Sound, S.P.Y, Anais, Dj Zinc, JME, Pearly, Suune

Full line-up

Ordered as the poster reads it — headliners first, then most booked to least. Each name opens that artist's festival dates.

Past editions

Dates are the event's recurring calendar slot, so treat them as approximate — the organiser keeps the official archive.

• 2025

  30 Dec – 2 Jan 2026 (approx.)

  Regulars: Andy C + Tonn Piper, Culture Shock, The Upbeats

• 2024

  30 Dec – 2 Jan 2025 (approx.)

  Regulars: Culture Shock, The Upbeats, A Little Sound

• 2023

  30 Dec – 2 Jan 2024 (approx.)

  Regulars: The Upbeats, A Little Sound, Break

Travel tips from Paris

• Fly into Auckland Airport, the closest airport to the site.
• Rail arrivals come through Whangarei Station; shuttles usually run from there.
• The site itself is Mangawhai, in Raglan.
• Accessible via public transport or car.
• Book a bed in Auckland early — rooms around a festival sell out before the last ticket tier does.

• air29h 24m · €2,171