Master Frank Fu with Gideon Voon & Corey Friedlander and guests
Fri, 13 Mar
|Nivara Lounge
The night before Homegrown erupts, Nivara Lounge fires first. Master Frank Fu, Gideon Voon and Corey Friedlander unleash fast, technical, movement‑driven heaviness — the kind of Friday‑night show you’ll want to be in the room for.
Time & Location
13 Mar 2026, 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Nivara Lounge, 266 Victoria Street, Hamilton Central, Hamilton 3204, New Zealand
About the event
The night before Homegrown Music Festival rolls into Claudelands Oval, there’s a room in Hamilton that’s already in motion.
Master Frank Fu headline Nivara Lounge on Friday 13 March, with Gideon Voon and Corey Friedlander opening with their instru-metal project, plus guests to be announced.
Master Frank Fu aren’t playing Homegrown, which makes this their only show of the weekend and they treat it like one. Their take on heavy music is fast, technical and physical, built around martial-arts-influenced movement, sharp timing and a sense that the stage is part of the instrument. With players drawn from House of Ousey and Stormforge, they don’t just play songs, they put on something you actually watch.
Voon and Friedlander bring a stripped-back instrumental intensity: no vocals, no frills, just guitar, drums, and intricate arrangements. Their single Ancient Promise is out now and will be part of the set, delivering precise riffing, double-kick…